The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments regarding the legality of a Mississippi law that effectively bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. As court-watchers and pro-life advocates have noted, it is the strongest opportunity in
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett writes that in accepting to hear the legality of a 2018 Mississippi law that prohibits most abortions after the unborn child is 15-weeks-old, the Supreme Court has an
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett examines the nomination of his friend, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Garnett writes: “I have had the privilege and pleasure of knowing Judge Barrett for
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett writes that Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that overturns a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to hold admitting privileges at a nearby hospital “deeply disappointed not only pro-life Americans but all