Wade, the landmark ruling passed in 1973 establishing the constitutional right to abortion. One of the most important decisions was the court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Several notable case decisions occurred in the Supreme Court’s prior term. This, as Donziger convincingly argues, means that the United States would join other illiberal states, like Hungary, Poland, Turkey or Russia, where leaders “ostensibly ‘won’ elections that were structurally rigged to virtually guarantee they could not lose.” A historic term: The impact of recent Supreme Court decisions

On October 6, Steven Donziger, a human rights lawyer and environmental justice advocate, rang the alarm, with a chilling article published in the UK Guardian, arguing that if the US Supreme Court takes on a little-known case called Moore v Harper, which at its heart has a ” formerly fringe legal notion called the Independent State Legislature (ISL) theory”, it could “lock in rightwing control of the United States for generations.” Since the end of former President Donald Trump’s term, the Supreme Court has been ruled by a 6 to 3 conservative majority - many speculating this trend could continue into the next term.Īlongside a right-leaning majority, others question the court’s legitimacy, citing that personal opinions are determining the Supreme Court’s agenda and decisions. Wade were overturned and the Environmental Protection Agency lost its regulatory abilities to control carbon emissions.

Updated October 7, 2022: On Monday, the Supreme Court began its new term after a quite memorable one ended this year in which historic events like Roe v.

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