Abstract:On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, which had been upheld since Roe v. Wade in 1973. Roe, overruled by Dobbs, had represented constitutional revolution led by liberal Justices starting from the Warren Court.
Conservative lawyers have tried to put an end to judicial activism since early 1980s.
This paper reviews the conservative judicial movement in terms of constitutional interpre… Show more
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