For the first time in this country's history, an unelected majority of Supreme Court justices have taken away a fundamental constitutional right.

In this rapid reaction episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy try to process the Court's decision to overturn the right to abortion set by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

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Further reading:

• What the Hell Is Substantive Due Process, Anyway?

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