Law Practice
Apr. 27, 2007
Thomas Raises Surprise Issue in Abortion Case
Forum Column - By Hirbod Rashidi - The most important opinion from last week’s Supreme Court decision upholding the federal ban on partial-birth abortions was neither Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s majority nor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissent. It was Justice Clarence Thomas’ one-paragraph concurring opinion.
By Hirbod Rashidi
The most important opinion from last week's Supreme Court decision narrowly upholding the federal ban on partial-birth abortions was neither Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's majority nor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissent.
It was Justice Clarence Thomas' one paragraph concurring opinion, joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, inviting another challenge to the abor...
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