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State supreme court cannot adopt and use that clause when judging a law passed by the state legislature. guess what? many, many state constitutions and many state constitutions have similar clauses because citizens, when states joined the union were entitled to a republican form of government which has been understood to mean a form of government where there are free and fair elections and where courts protect the rights of citizens. if we take the state courts out of that equation, then we will...

State court system has no basis in fact or in law or in history, and if you did that you would essentially revert to a system where republican-controlled legislatures could, on their own, decree that this is a voting law or this is a right or this is the method by which things are going to happen in their state. >> well, and we know that states are moving in this direction on their own, the georgia law cuts out the georgia secretary of state. some states are already moving in this direction. wha...

Strategy that is both a legislative strategy and a legal strategy. theres a host of issues that are going to come up back through the courts with respect to medication abortion, with respect to states that might try to limit or pose penalties on women trying to travel to other states or individuals who might assist them. there might be action and state constitutions. state legislation. i mean, there is a whole range of activities the president could have introduced legislation that protects mate...

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could drastically limit state court authority over congressional redistricting, elections for Congress and the presidency.

Court should overturn roe and he wanted to have the middle ground, the incremental step. and oral argument before the supreme court, while it seems like a matter of justices asking questions or the lawyers, it is the first time the justices have discussed them together and it is discussion by way of asking questions of the lawyers and it was obvious then he was looking for takers for the middle ground. nobody seemed to be with him on that. nobody was with him at the final step. so now that reall...

States that banned abortion. thats one of the primary things that were going to do for a litigation perspective. >> but i guess, going to court at the state level is extremely important, but the highest court of the land has already made up his mind. is there any real hope for real legal action that will help? >> there is. luckily, the state constitutions can protect the right to abortion. separately and independently of the federal constitution. regardless of with the u.s. supreme court has sai...

Others say maybe ten days, two weeks. but well be seeking to stop those from going into effect, so stay tuned for that. also to make sure that at every level of government and every branch of government we look to both the white house and the executive branch for the full ability to use their power to keep abortion access. we look to states that are going to be able to strengthen their own laws. michigan has got a issue on the ballot, protect abortion rights this fall. thats going to be importan...

As roe versus wade is overturned, they will be banning abortion, some say right away, like louisiana. others say maybe ten days, two weeks. but well be seeking to stop those from going into effect. so, stay tuned for that. also to make sure that at every level of government and every branch of government, we look to both the white house and the executive branch for the full ability to use their power to keep abortion access. we look to states that are going to be able to strengthen their own law...

Now, what would you be hoping that politicians would do? i would hope that congress would enact a federal statute that codifies a right to abortion, codifies a right to abortion, codifies a right to contraception, and then i would hope that state legislatures do the same, that they amend state constitutions in order to guarantee rights to access abortion in state constitutions, edition of the two passing —— in addition to passing statutes in all of the states as well.— passing statutes in ...

With the U.S. Supreme Court on the cusp of issuing a decision likely to devastate abortion rights and access in the U.S., the Center for Reproductive