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Summary: The Constitution will gradually lose the support of the nation it governs if the court binds its interpretation of unenumerated rights, or its interpretation of abstract provisions like “liberty,” so closely to the past. The draft opinion is not just an assault on abortion, or on same-sex marriage, or on contraception. It’s an assault on the future of the Constitution.

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Rights in the constitution. the right to marry, the right to vote, the right to travel across state line, none of these are enumerated in the constitution and in fact, the ninth amendment says the enumeration in the constitution, rights will not be construed to deny, by the people, so there are texts in the constitution that tells toss there are nontext ule rights in the constitution if you will. so the question is not whether there are unenumerated rights but which ones are going to be protecte...

A few weeks ago (“We can do better than this,” April 5), I took a swipe at Senate Judiciary Committee members who distorted Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jacksons record in order to make her sound her goal in life is soft-pedaling child...

Despite assurances to the contrary, Alitos draft opinion on abortion has broad implications on which are recognized.

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There are many reasons to hope that the freedom to marry victory remains secure—even while there is reason, of course, to fear.

The Supreme Court intends to overturn the United States’ federal protections of abortion rights, paving the way for over half of U.S. states to either heavily limit or outright ban the practice, according to a bombshell leaked draft majority opinion released by Politico on May 2. While not currently binding — justices can and occasionally...

On this Monday, it goes without saying that many Americans know little about the history of their country, and some, incredibly, could not care less about our laws and tradition. We all are living in an age of deep narcissism where individual desires often overwhelm the public good. The pursuit of intoxication, rejection of laws you dont like, and selfish behavior outside the home all fall into that category.  

Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts noted that Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe and Casey’s abortion rights doesn’t represent a final decision in the...