'The Supreme Court's sweeping rulings on guns and abortion sent an unmistakable message. Conservative justices hold the power and they are not afraid to use it to make transformative changes in the law.'
, notwithstanding the approaching election and McConnell's opposition during Obama's term to filling an opening in an election year. She took her seat just days before the 2020 election and solidified the conservative hold on the court.
In his guns case dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer accused his colleagues in the majority of acting “without considering the potentially deadly consequences” of their decision, which came on the heels of a recent series of mass shootings and as Congress was working to pass gun control legislation signed by In the abortion decision, Breyer, Sotomayor and Justice Elena Kagan issued an unusual joint dissent, speaking as one.
The dissent included a warning that “no one should be confident that this majority is done with its work.” The justices suggested the decision’s logic also imperiled previously recognized rights to same-sex marriage and contraception. Next term promises more of the same: Affirmative action and voting rights already are on the agenda and an important elections case could be added to the mix.
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