The question of whether or not rovey wade is go to be overruled in its entirety remains live. That's probably going to be decided in the dobbs case, which is being argued on december one. Even as the supreme court is sort of hustling to answer these procedure questions about who, if anyone, is allowed to sue to block the texas law,. there's this other case looming, which is an existential threat to the right to an abortion.
Since the Supreme Court’s "shadow docket" decision to allow the Texas abortion ban to go into effect, a growing chorus of politicians and legal experts have questioned the court’s legitimacy. Vox's Ian Millhiser says the justices aren’t taking the criticism well.
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