TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Barry Kolar on May 3, 2022

Publication of a leaked Supreme Court draft majority opinion suggests the court is ready to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Written by Justice Samuel Alito the draft opinion was published Monday night by POLITICO, which called it an unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito writes in the document, labeled as the “Opinion of the Court.” “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” The Supreme Court confirmed the authenticity of the draft, but noted it could change before it is finalized, the New York Times reports. In Tennessee, Nashville public radio station WPLN offered an outline of what might happen in the state if the draft ruling is adopted by the court.