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Roberts May Switch, Join SCOTUS Liberals On Major Abortion Case, Report Says

Hank Berrien
Roberts May Switch, Join SCOTUS Liberals On Major Abortion Case, Report Says
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On Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts reportedly hinted that unlike four years ago, when he sided with the conservatives on the Supreme Court on a major abortion case, he might abandon them and side with the liberal justices on the Court in a similar abortion case.

The case in question, June Medical Services v. Russo, is similar to Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, from 2016. Whole Woman’s Health’s background was this, as explained by oyez.org:

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