The Stakes Are Higher Than You Thought

The following piece for members is from Robert M. Shore, who as a partner of Raines Feldman LLP focuses on appellate work and constitutional law.

Much news coverage of Donald Trump’s upcoming Supreme Court appointment focuses on the effect of that pick on abortion rights, and deservedly so.  Over their lifetimes, more than one-third of American women will face that choice, and for the last 45 years, they’ve largely been able to do so free from overt government interference.  There is little doubt that Trump’s pick will oppose abortion rights, and it’s unlikely that a majority of senators will stand in the way of that nomination.  So Roe v. Wade is on its way out the door, likely to be expressly overruled before the next presidential election.  To that extent, the news media probably has it right.