Word: roes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...January the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case which the White House hopes will overturn the Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion 15 years...
When the Webster case was presented to the Supreme Court, the Justices could have chosen not to schedule the case for argument, but to rule on it with a summary decision that would not affect Roe. They chose instead to hear the case...
Immediately after it was announced that the Webster case would be heard--and probably ruled on--this spring, the White House sent a brief to the Court urging it to use this case to overturn Roe, This caused an immediate outcry from pro-choice groups around the country...
Although these groups are concerned that the Court's decision to hear Webster means that it will completely overturn its decision in Roe, it seems more likely that the Court will modify its decision, allowing states more control over regulations on abortion clinics...
...Louis Sullivan, nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, is called to White House woodshed because he whispered around Capitol Hill that perhaps he might not want the Roe v. Wade abortion decision to be rescinded. This is leaked instantly, contradicting Bush's pro-life stand. Note to newcomers to heed John F. Kennedy's rule: "If there is more than one person (yourself) in a room, consider anything said to be on the record and a probable headline in the morning paper...