#SCOTUS, by vote of 5-4, strikes down Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have right to admit patients at nearby hospitals
Here is the 5-4 opinion in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo written by Justice Breyer. Chief Justice Roberts concurred in the judgment only. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-1323_c07d.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/...
Breyer explaining the court& #39;s rationale in striking down Louisiana abortion law:
Roberts joins the four liberals. He says Whole Women& #39;s Health, the 2016 case about a near word-for-word similar abortion law in Texas, controls this case—even though Roberts continues to think Whole Women& #39;s Health was wrongly decided.
Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh all filed separate dissents. Here& #39;s Alito& #39;s opener:
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