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Brown Jackson, who was sworn in as the 116th judge of the court during a ceremony this afternoon, is the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court in its 233-year history, but her rise will not change the Conservative 6-3 majority on the sidewalk. . In another first, the three liberal judges of the court are now women: Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.
Chaos has erupted since the court’s decision to overturn Roe last week, with women fighting for services as clinics closed, while a number of legal challenges have been mounted in as abortion advocates try to gain more time against state bans.
The latest took place on Thursday (U.S. time) when a Florida judge temporarily blocked a law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, ruling that it violated the privacy protections of the state constitution. The law was to come into force the next day.
Protests have also continued across the country, with election advocates foreshadowing a “summer of rage,” including another major rally in Washington on July 9 to call on Biden and Democrats to act.
“We handed over their seats, we offered a Democratic convention, we handed over a Democratic presidency,” Women March managing director Tamika Middleton said, “and so we are telling them without any doubt that we hope they do. what we chose. ”
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The president’s renewed push to codify Roe v. Wade into law comes after a similar attempt was made in May following the leaking of Judge Samuel Alito’s draft opinion, but he did not have the votes to approve it.
Biden said he also plans to meet with governors Friday (U.S. time) to discuss other ways to protect abortion.
The Supreme Court ruling was one of many controversial opinions it has issued in recent weeks, culminating in one of the most controversial terms in its history.
Last week, it also repealed a long-standing New York law that placed strict limits on carrying weapons in public and on Thursday (U.S. time), again for the Biden administration, limited the capacity of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). to regulate carbon emissions from power plants.
The court’s six Conservative magistrates handed down the sentence, while the three Liberal judges issued a dissent, saying the majority had stripped the EPA of “the power to respond to the most urgent environmental challenge of our time.”
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