Justice Thomas Says , Contraception, Same-Sex Marriage Rulings , Should Be Reconsidered.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that the Supreme Court "should reconsider"
past rulings regarding Americans' rights.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that the Supreme Court "should reconsider"
past rulings regarding Americans' rights.
Politico reports that Thomas suggests re-examining rights to contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage.
The suggestion comes on the same day the Court ruled to revoke the constitutional right to an abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade.
Thomas wrote that the Court should now reconsider three cases regarding the rights to fundamental privacy, due process and equal protection. .
Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and
Elena Kagan opposed the decision on abortion rights, saying , “no one should be confident that
this majority is done with its work.”.
Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and
Elena Kagan opposed the decision on abortion rights, saying , “no one should be confident that
this majority is done with its work.”.
In May, President Joe Biden warned that overthrowing Roe v. Wade would bring into question other rulings regarding peoples' rights.
If the rationale of the decision as released were to be sustained, a whole range of rights are in question. A whole range of rights, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via Politico.
And the idea [that] we’re letting
the states make those decisions,
localities make those decisions,
would be a fundamental shift
in what we’ve done, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via Politico.
However, Conservative Justice Samuel Alito has repeatedly insisted that the decision to overthrow Roe v. Wade
will not pose a threat to other precedents.
However, Conservative Justice Samuel Alito has repeatedly insisted that the decision to overthrow Roe v. Wade
will not pose a threat to other precedents.
Our decision concerns the constitutional
right to abortion and no other right.
Nothing in this opinion should
be understood to cast doubt on
precedents that do not concern abortion, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, via Politico
