Tag: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs’s Destructive Originalism: Using “History and Tradition” to Undermine Liberty
This analysis by the Center explains the Dobbs majority’s approach to determining what liberty interests the Fourteenth Amendment protects; considers the ways in which the U.S. Supreme Court has previously assessed protected liberty interests; and concludes that Dobbs will, if accepted, stymie constitutional protection of reproductive autonomy and a host of rights grounded in bodily […]
Legal Analysis: What Dobbs Got Wrong
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed nearly 50 years of precedent and, for the first time, eliminated a right grounded in personal liberty: the right to abortion. Its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled Roe v. Wade and held that the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of liberty does not encompass […]
The Center’s Jenny Ma Joins Panel at Brooklyn’s On Air Fest
"Revisting Dobbs v. Jackson with Slow Burn" conversation scheduled for February 24.
