Leaked document shows Supreme Court preparing to overturn abortion rights

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision is devastating for abortion rights supporters. Reset has legal analysis.

By Andrea Guthmann
A crowd of people gather outside the Supreme Court, early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington.
A crowd of people gather outside the Supreme Court, early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. Alex Brandon / Associated Press
A crowd of people gather outside the Supreme Court, early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington.
A crowd of people gather outside the Supreme Court, early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. Alex Brandon / Associated Press

Leaked document shows Supreme Court preparing to overturn abortion rights

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision is devastating for abortion rights supporters. Reset has legal analysis.

By Andrea Guthmann
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Politico publishes a leaked opinion drafted by conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, showing the nation’s highest court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Reset provides local legal analysis and looks at the future of abortion rights in America.

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