Famous lawyer Alan Dershowitz Already predicted Supreme Court Will eventually be knocked down New anti-abortion laws in Texas.
“I do predict that the Supreme Court will repeal the Texas law,” Dershowitz said in an interview with the conservative network Newsmax on Thursday. “They may not do this right away. They may wait until the next disputed case in the fall. But Texas law will not survive.”
“I think it’s too unconstitutional, I don’t even know where to start,” he continued. “Texas is just trying to overthrow Rowe v. Wade“He added, citing the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling. The ruling stated that pregnant women have the right to have an abortion from 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy without excessive government restrictions.
He said the Supreme Court’s decision to let the law go into effect ignored Follow precedent.Follow precedent It is a legal term that refers to the doctrine that court decisions should be guided by legal precedents established by previous judicial decisions.
“we need Follow precedent, Especially for conservatives. Conservatives should support and support the previous decision,” the lawyer continued. “Don’t fundamentally change the law just because you have a temporary majority in the Supreme Court.
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In his comments, Dershowitz said he believed that Supreme Court Justice John Roberts and Brett Cavano Will question the enforcement mechanism.
law Authorize private citizens to sue Anyone who “helps or abets” an abortion. These helpers and instigators may include any health care workers, drivers, or sponsors who assist pregnant women with abortions.Any ordinary citizen who successfully sued such an assistant The right to receive a reward of at least $10,000 From the person being sued.
In her objection, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (Sonia Sotomayor) stated that Texas legislators are likely to have enacted laws to use ordinary citizens as law enforcers to prevent them from being blocked in court. Usually, people can sue state officials in court to prevent enforcement of the law.
But Texas laws can only be enforced by individuals who do not work for the Texas state government. As a result, Supreme Court reporter Ian Millhiser wrote in a recent Vox article that this makes it difficult to challenge in federal court. Although the Supreme Court did not rule on the constitutionality of the law, the court still allowed it to take effect by a vote of 5 to 4.
“The Supreme Court’s decision… effectively supports this method of evading judicial review,” Mill Heather wrote.
Millhiser added that abortion providers can still challenge the law by breaking the law, being sued, and then arguing in court that the law is unconstitutional. However, he added that if many ordinary citizens file multiple lawsuits against a person, then that person may go bankrupt and defend himself legally.
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