May 15 Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future By Ashraf Khalil, David Sharp, Associated Press Incensed after a leaked draft opinion suggested the court's conservative majority would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, activists spoke of the need to mobilize quickly because Republican-led states are poised to enact tighter restrictions. Continue reading
May 14 Justice Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court leak on Roe ‘changes the institution’ By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The conservative Thomas, who joined the court in 1991 and has long called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, described the leak as an unthinkable breach of trust. Continue reading
May 14 Hundreds of U.S. rallies planned in show of support for abortion rights By Associated Press Demonstrators facing down a Supreme Court decision that could overturn the constitutional right to abortion planned rallies from coast to coast Saturday to express their outrage – and to mobilize for the fight ahead. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:19 U.S. senators go on the record with their stance on abortion Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked efforts on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on codifying abortion access, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 7:09 Former Pennsylvania attorney general who argued against Roe reflects on Supreme Court leak The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion shows justices appear poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would result in the biggest change to abortion rights since the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed the right to an abortion… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 7:38 Lawyer in a landmark abortion rights case discusses a potential Roe reversal A leaked early draft of a coming Supreme Court decision suggests Roe v. Wade could be struck down. The landmark decision established the constitutional right to abortion and the last major challenge to it came in a 1992 case called… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:27 Senate Democrats seek to codify abortion rights into federal law This week brings the first big test in the political fight over abortion rights. Senate Democrats will try to pass federal legislation guaranteeing the right to an abortion, an effort that will fail because they do not have the votes. Continue watching
May 08 WATCH: Schumer holds news briefing to discuss plan to codify Roe into law By Michael D. Regan Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reiterated during a news briefing Sunday that he planned to hold a vote this week in the Senate on a bill that would codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. Continue reading
May 08 Supreme Court leak further erodes public trust in government By Calvin Woodward, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Is there a new American motto: In nothing we trust? By lots of measures, most in the U.S. lack much confidence in large institutions and have for years. Congress? Two big thumbs down. The presidency? Ehh. Americans… Continue reading
May 08 Abortion rights protesters rally in cities around U.S. By Associated Press Hundreds gathered in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and other cities days after a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion was leaked to the public suggesting the court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Continue reading