Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the court, wrote that while plaintiffs have “sincere legal, moral, ideological, and policy objections to elective abortion and to FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone,” that does not mean they have a federal case.
Curve ball Kavanaugh is so hard to pin down. I’m grateful he voted to protect access, but I can’t seem to predict his position. Maybe with time he’ll turn into the right-wing version of Thomas and become a full throttle traitor to his party.
Good point. I realized after I commented that he was just writing on behalf of the court. Regardless, he’s been the only Justice to dissent from party opinion on several cases recently.
They voted that the case is obviously lacking on technical grounds of standing. That’s not the same as voting to protect access. They just want a better set of plaintiffs.
Moreover, the law has never permitted doctors to challenge the government’s loosening of general public safety requirements simply because more individuals might then show up at emergency rooms or in doctors’ offices with follow-on injuries. Citizens and doctors who object to what the law allows others to do may always take their concerns to the Executive and Legislative Branches and seek greater regulatory or legislative restrictions
Pg 3 of the opinion
No one wants to set a precedent for sueing the government every time they don’t stop a potential bad thing from happening.
It’s taking up headlines because it directly affects millions of women, immediately.
The NLRB decision (also unanimous) limits their ability to obtain injunctions, but the NLRB only does this a couple of times a month nationwide and most people will never notice a change.
Curve ball Kavanaugh is so hard to pin down. I’m grateful he voted to protect access, but I can’t seem to predict his position. Maybe with time he’ll turn into the right-wing version of Thomas and become a full throttle traitor to his party.
Not just Kavanaugh in this case. This was a 9-0 decision, even Alito and Thomas voted to protect access.
Alito gotta raise his reputation points after the leaks and flag debacle.
Good point. I realized after I commented that he was just writing on behalf of the court. Regardless, he’s been the only Justice to dissent from party opinion on several cases recently.
They voted that the case is obviously lacking on technical grounds of standing. That’s not the same as voting to protect access. They just want a better set of plaintiffs.
“Our corruption to the core would be too obvious if we heard this case”
That’s wholly incorrect.
They refused to consider the case because “the plaintiffs failed to show they had suffered any injury”.
Pg 3 of the opinion
No one wants to set a precedent for sueing the government every time they don’t stop a potential bad thing from happening.
Meanwhile, this case is taking up headlines at the same time the Supreme Court released another decision eroding union rights.
The NRLB case didn’t erode anything. The decision followed precedent and kept things status quo.
It’s taking up headlines because it directly affects millions of women, immediately.
The NLRB decision (also unanimous) limits their ability to obtain injunctions, but the NLRB only does this a couple of times a month nationwide and most people will never notice a change.