Category: Supreme Court

Students for Life Applauds Record Number of Abortion Bans: Pro-Lifers Prepare for a World Without Roe
Samantha Kamman | June 30, 2021
According to Governing Magazine, more than a dozen states considered total or partial bans on abortion this year, furthering protections for preborn children. All in all, 2021 saw states enact more than 80 restrictions on abortion, the most in any year since Roe v. Wade forced the country to tolerate abortion on a nationwide scale. With the U.S. Supreme

Most People Support a 15-Week Abortion Limit
Brenna Lewis | June 8, 2021
Since the Supreme Court granted review of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion limit by adding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to their docket, the nation is buzzing about abortion limits. Are they good? Are they bad? What does the majority believe? Abortion groups like Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and others post on social as if all Americans believe in limitless abortion.

Sorting Fact from Fiction: An Upcoming Challenge to Roe v. Wade
Brenna Lewis | May 18, 2021
On May 17th, the Supreme Court made the significant decision to pick up the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case out of Mississippi. This case, according to SCOTUS Blog, is “a challenge to the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that (with limited exceptions) bars abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.” Hey hey, ho ho. Roe v. Wade is

Pro-Abortion “Feminists” Canceled Me — So I Started a Newspaper
Brenna Lewis | May 3, 2021
Guest Post by Chloe Folmar President of William and Mary’s Tribe for Life In October, I was part of Students for Life’s SCOTUS Squad, living in Washington, D.C. and advocating for the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. One of the highlights during our time there was the Women’s March. As it approached the Supreme Court, other representatives for

THIS is the Case that Could Reverse Roe v. Wade
Brenna Lewis | March 23, 2021
Right now, the Supreme Court of the United States is deliberating picking up the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, an abortion case out of Mississippi. The Justices have been stalling big time. And that’s because this case is a really big deal. According to SCOTUS Blog, this is Dobbs v. Jackson in a nutshell: Issues: (1) Whether all

Did We Just Agree with an Abortion Activist?
Brenna Lewis | March 12, 2021
Mary Ziegler is a law professor at Florida State University College of Law and serves as the “intellectual thought leader” on abortion law and policy (on the pro-abortion side). In light of Arkansas’s recent near-total abortion ban, Ziegler penned an op ed that ran on CNN this week and contains many themes that will likely be echoed by other abortion

Abortion Cases on the List for the Supreme Court this Year
Jessica Nardi | February 2, 2021
There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the U.S Supreme Court right now. Yes, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a champion for pro-life women, was confirmed but the continued swirls of whether President Biden will “pack” the court with abortion supporting justices is another question. Meanwhile, there’s a series of abortion-related cases that may be heard by SCOTUS this year. CBSNEWS

Justice4Life and Activism Tours Across 10 States a Resounding Success
Brenna Lewis | October 27, 2020
On Monday night, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the Supreme Court of the United States in a vote of 52-48. She was sworn in that very night by Justice Clarence Thomas. In addition to efforts from our SCOTUS Squad members, Students for Life took part in a Justice4Life tour in ten states. Students and team

Democratic Proposals to Alter the Court Continue to Be Terrifying
Brenna Lewis | October 23, 2020
Unfortunately, Thursday’s presidential debate failed to mention the issue of court packing; the American people were once more denied full transparency when it comes to knowing just how much Joe Biden would transform the courts. We’ve written plenty before about Democratic proposals to pack the Supreme Court, though, because there is plenty at stake. It doesn’t help that Joe Biden

Gallup Poll: Americans Support Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Brenna Lewis | October 21, 2020
The results are in from a September 30-October 15 Gallup poll and the American people want to see Judge Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, by 51 to 46 percent. And, “the public is likely to continue to back Barrett’s confirmation,” according to poll analysis. The results are so decisive because only 3 percent have “no opinion,” the
