Robert Yoon

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Robert Yoon @robyoon

As such, Blackmun dropped the "rue" language & replaced it w/: "I fear for the future. I fear for the liberty & equality of the millions of women who have lived and come of age in the 16 years since Roe was decided. I fear for the integrity of, and public esteem for, this Court" — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 3, 2022

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Robert Yoon @robyoon

Chief Justice Rehnquist himself wrote several draft opinions trying to hold together a slim majority to overturn Roe, but swing vote Sandra Day O'Connor eventually broke away from the majority on the key point of Roe. In the end, Webster would weaken Roe but not overturn it. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 3, 2022

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Robert Yoon @robyoon

More from Blackmun's final Webster dissent, July 3, 1989: "…For today, at least, the law of abortion stands undisturbed. For today, the women of this Nation still retain the liberty to control their destinies. But the signs are evident and very ominous, and a chill wind blows." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 3, 2022