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John Roberts picks up slack for absent RBG, votes to BLOCK Louisiana abortion law
2019-02-09
[Right Scoop] John Roberts just became the new favorite judge of liberals everywhere as he sided with the liberals on the court to block a Louisiana abortion law:

WASHINGTON TIMES ‐ A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views on abortion rights.

The justices said by a 5-4 vote late Thursday that they will not allow the state to put into effect a law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the court’s four liberals in putting a hold on the law, pending a full review of the case.

President Trump’s two Supreme Court appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh, were among the four conservative members of the court who would have allowed the law to take effect.

Kavanaugh wrote a dissenting opinion in which he said the court’s action was premature because the state had made clear it would allow abortion providers an additional 45 days to obtain admitting privileges before it started enforcing the law.

If the doctors succeed, they can continue performing abortions, he said. If they fail, they could return to court, Kavanaugh said.

The law is very similar to a Texas measure the justices struck down three years ago. Roberts dissented in that case.

Does Roberts want to be the new swing vote? I don’t know the particulars, but the AP is suggesting that Roberts dissented three years ago but then switched his position this time? Is he trying to protect the court again like he did with Obamacare?

Mark Levin says Roberts is a disgrace:
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  O dM2118 may be right. The Bezos flap suggests to me that quite a few people have access to surprising details about other people's lives.

I suspect that the big data trawling won't find a lot of terrorists, but the same data might be very useful for drilling down on particular people's details.
Posted by: james   2019-02-09 14:58  

#14  RBG did vote. No one needed to pick up the slack.

This was a procedural vote, not a final disposition of the case.

And the LA law clearly runs afoul of a 2016 SCOTUS ruling. If the court is going to reconsider after just 3 years, I'm not against dotting the i's and crossing the t's.
Posted by: Iblis   2019-02-09 14:46  

#13  I don't know but I'm guessing the purpose of this law is so if something goes wrong with the abortion the abortionist can have the victim admitted to hospital. What happens if he can't? Delays could be disastrous.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-02-09 14:14  

#12  #11 He understands; he just doesn't care.

When it comes to the Ruling Class, never ascribe to ignorance that which could be rooted in malice.
Posted by: charger   2019-02-09 12:56  

#11  So he does not understand the Right to Life, and he is a Justice?
Posted by: newc   2019-02-09 12:19  

#10  #6 I think we can all agree now that W's legacy is officially shit.

The Bush family.The gits that keep on grifting.


#8 I believe someone has some dirt on Roberts and at certain times when a vote comes up .. has influence on his decision.

I'm thinking there' needs to be a GoFundme (or non-pozzed equivalent) to hire investigators to dig into Roberts (and a lot of other judges, besides)
Posted by: charger   2019-02-09 12:13  

#9  I believe someone has some dirt on Roberts and at certain times when a vote comes up .. has influence on his decision.

Yes, strange his obvious transformation. Very strange. Life-time appointment should go the way of the Studebaker.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-02-09 09:42  

#8  I believe someone has some dirt on Roberts and at certain times when a vote comes up .. has influence on his decision.
Posted by: Omomons de Medici2118   2019-02-09 09:38  

#7  I think we can all agree now that W's legacy is officially shit.

The Roberts appointment certainly hasn't turned out to be a high point.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-02-09 09:02  

#6  I think we can all agree now that W's legacy is officially shit.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-02-09 08:56  

#5  John Roberts has been a disgrace, but not a particularly surprising one, for most of his career. Only fools keep getting surprised by a useful idiot continuing his ways.
Posted by: Vernal Hatrack2366   2019-02-09 08:45  

#4  The overturned milk truck "blocked" traffic causing many motorists a delay.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-02-09 08:22  

#3  Yes, and I can see him doing an RBG just as an intentional balance so that it CAN get before the SC. He delayed it, but didn't block it, just as Frank G. said.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2019-02-09 08:17  

#2  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the court’s four liberals in putting a hold on the law, pending a full review of the case.

Not exactly "BLOCK". "Delayed" would be more accurate
Posted by: Frank G   2019-02-09 06:31  

#1  Mark Levin says Roberts is a disgrace:

A 'disgrace' yes. A surprise? Hardly.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-02-09 01:44  

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