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Scholars of Supreme Court Procedure Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amici are law professors who research, write, and teach about court procedure, federal courts, judicial decision making, and civil procedure. Amici argue that the Supreme Court does not generally allow a party to challenge established precedent in its merits briefing if its certiorari petition did not ask the Court to do so. This is a […]
Information Society Project Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amicus is the Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School. Many of the scholars associated with the ISP have special expertise in First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence, including the impact of this jurisprudence on reproductive rights and justice. Amicus argues that the Court’s precedent recognizes that the right to abortion stems from and […]
Equal Protection Constitutional Law Scholars Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amici are equal protection constitutional law scholars. Amici argue that under the Court’s precedent, the Equal Protection Clause supplies an independent basis, in addition to the Liberty Clause, for the constitutional right to an abortion. Amici explain why laws that regulate pregnancy, including abortion bans, are sex classifications subject to heightened scrutiny. Amici argue that […]
Civil Rights Organizations Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amici are the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and other civil rights organizations. Amici address the significant reliance interests at stake in this case, particularly for Black women, and argue that low-income individuals and Black women would be disproportionately impacted and shoulder the burden of Mississippi’s […]
Constitutional Law Scholars Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amici are constitutional law scholars. The brief argues that the right to abortion is well grounded in the Constitution under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and rejecting a Due Process right to abortion would upend other Due Process rights. Amici argue that stare decisis requires the Court to uphold precedent establishing the right to […]
Constitutional Accountability Center Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amicus is the Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank, public interest law firm, and action center dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution’s text and history. The brief argues that the text and history of the Fourteenth Amendment protect individual rights essential to liberty. It demonstrates that the State’s arguments for overruling Roe […]
American Bar Association Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amicus is the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary association of attorneys and legal professionals in the world. The brief explains that, if granted, Mississippi’s request that the Court overturn Roe v. Wade would severely undermine the rule of law and gender equality, two principles core to the ABA’s mission. The ABA argues that stare […]
American Civil Liberties Union Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Amicus is the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with nearly two million members dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality. The brief addresses how Mississippi’s arguments for overturning Roe and Casey conflict with core constitutional principles and misapprehend the Court’s long-standing jurisprudence on privacy, liberty, and autonomy. This brief argues that […]
Submission to the European Court of Human Rights regarding B.B. v. Poland (ECHR, App. No. 67171/17)
Submission by the Center for Reproductive Rights to the European Court of Human Rights regarding B.B. v. Poland (ECHR, App. No. 67171/17), 24 September 2020
