U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 23, 2021
What next for Roe v Wade? The Mississippi attack.
In March 2018, the state of Mississippi enacted a statute entitled the Gestational Age Act specifically to give the U.S. Supreme Court a vehicle for overturning Roe v. Wade.
James McManis
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McManis Faulkner
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Email: jmcmanis@mcmanislaw.com
In March 2018, the state of Mississippi enacted a statute entitled the Gestational Age Act specifically to give the U.S. Supreme Court a vehicle for overturning Roe v. Wade. Predictably, the district court held the statute unconstitutional and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. The state petitioned for a writ of certiorari, and after more than a dozen conferences, the Supreme Court granted certiorari limited to the single quest...
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