by Robin Abcarian Last week, I got an earful from readers who were angry that I defended peaceful protests at the homes of three conservative Supreme Court […]
Tag: US Supreme Court
Reversing Roe v. Wade will make American democracy harder to fix
by Clive Crook If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as the recently leaked draft opinion suggests, arguments over how to regulate abortion will move from […]
The day could be approaching when SCOTUS rulings are openly defied
The breakdown of U.S. Supreme Court legitimacy may already have begun as the public perception of the court morphs from one of respectful observances of the law […]
I’ve had an illegal abortion and a legal abortion. The experiences couldn’t have been more different
by Joan Steinau Lester CONTENT WARNING: This commentary contains graphic descriptions of illegal abortion procedures. There is a huge difference between illegal and legal abortions. I know. […]
Abortion-rights activists are targeting justices’ homes. That’s fine by me
by Robin Abcarian Before we delve into the ethics of peacefully protesting in front of a Supreme Court justice’s home, I’d like to remind you about some […]
If Roe goes, birth control is likely next
“Nothing changes instantaneously: In a gradually heating bathtub you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.” — The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood After our editorial […]
If the Court loses its legitimacy, can its authority be far behind?
To the Honorable Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Dear Sir: Have you ever met your wife? Yes, it’s an impudent […]
Why choose Mother’s Day weekend to picket justices’ homes?
Irony doesn’t begin to explain why pro-choice activists chose Mother’s Day weekend to picket the homes of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, who appear […]
Don’t thank Trump; this Supreme Court cataclysm is all Mitch
by Gene Collier The architect of this fresh American madness should take his rightful bows today, deep and from the waist, and it’s not Donald Trump, whose […]
Pro-life? Get ready to prove it
There’s a sort of … irony? … bittersweetness? … to talking about the almost certain death of Roe v. Wade on Mother’s Day. In part because the […]