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For those who said @ProfMMurray @kateashaw1 and I were too "pessimistic" about the Chief Justice's reasoning in June Medical and suggested his standard might be _better_ for abortion rights, today #SCOTUS asked CA7 to rethink 2 WINS for abortion rights in light of June Medical
SCOTUS first asked CA7 to rethink its decision invalidating Indiana's requirement that women have an ultrasound 18 hours before they have an abortion.
SCOTUS also asked CA7 to rethink its decision invalidating Indiana's requirement that minors inform their parents about having an abortion (unless a court finds that notification would be against the minor's interest).
As @ProfMMurray @kateashaw1 and I explained @StrictScrutiny_ the Chief Justice adopted a standard that litigants seeking to _restrict_ abortion had argued for. https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/podcast/save-your-yarn/
Changing the standard _now_, & rejecting the standard from an abortion-protective decision, in light of the current composition of the federal courts was pretty transparent wink and nod by the Chief to uphold abortion restrictions that the Court hadn't previously invalidated.
I wrote about how this would play out @ShallTakeCare: https://takecareblog.com/blog/june-medical-as-the-new-casey
And @ProfMMurray did in @PostOpinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/29/problem-with-relying-precedent-protect-abortion-rights/
CASSANDRAS, PEOPLE! LISTEN!
