US supreme court poised to overturn abortion law: what the leaked opinion says and what happens next: According to news website Politico, the US supreme court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade – the key 1973 decision that gave women a broad right to abortion. Roe currently protects, within limits, a woman’s right …
Why the UK government’s plan to overturn court decisions is a bad idea: Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Justice Minister Dominic Raab. Number 10/Flickr , CC BY-NC-SA The UK government is pursuing multiple legal reforms designed to rebalance “the relationship between the government, parliament and the courts” – a commitment made in the Conservative party’s …
Fossil lamprey larvae from South Africa overturn assumptions about vertebrate origins: A reconstruction of the Priscomyzon family. Kristen Tietjen Lampreys are an extremely bizarre order of fishes. Together with their cousins, the hagfish, they are the only living group of vertebrates branching from the family tree of animals before they had developed jaws. Vertebrates are …
Democrats should avoid pledges to overturn the Trump revolution – there hasn’t been one: The battle to oppose Donald Trump in 2020 has begun. A large field of Democrats has embarked on the complex strategic game of choosing policies and styles as each candidate strives to win attention in a crowded field. Over all of …