Supreme Court allows minor who was raped to terminate pregnancy at 29 weeks
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Scroll.in— Noting the urgency of the situation on Monday, the court said that the 14-year-old victim’s welfare was of paramount importance.
Scroll.in—Supreme Court recalls order allowing minor who had been raped to have abortion at 29 weeks. The court issued new directions after the 14-year-old survivor’s parents said that terminating her pregnancy could cause health complications.
Mother Jones—The Supreme Court is about to have a very busy week. Monday marks the Supreme Court’s final week of oral arguments until October 2024, and the justices have saved some of their most consequential matters for last. On the court’s schedule are cases regarding former President Donald Trump’s immunity, abortion rights, and the criminalization of homelessness. Here’s a preview of what will be on the docket. […]
Los Angeles Times—Editorial: The Supreme Court cannot allow homelessness to be a crime. If you are homeless and have nowhere to go — neither a temporary shelter bed nor a permanent home — can you be fined or, worse, jailed for sleeping on a sidewalk? Or is that cruel and unusual punishment? That’s the question that the Supreme Court wrestled with Monday when it heard oral arguments in the case of Grants Pass vs. Johnson regarding the Oregon city's ordinance allowing police to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping outside. A federal district court ruled that the law violated the...