The morning read for Wednesday, April 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected] Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Justice Breyer Rejects ‘Conservative’ Tag for U.S. Supreme Court (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg) Justice Breyer says expanding the Supreme Court could erode trust (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) Why Is the Supreme Court Hesitating on Abortion? (Ed Kilgore, New York...
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"Why Is the Supreme Court Hesitating on Abortion?"

Asks Ed Kilgre at Intelligencer. Mississippi petitioned for SCOTUS review [in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization] last June, of course; the whole point of the state’s provocative law [banning abortion after 15 weeks] was to invite the Court to [overrule] or significantly modify Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the landmark decisions establishing and affirming a constitutional right to abortion. The Dobbs case has repeatedly been on the list for discussion at the Court’s c...
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