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The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights

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Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end. But May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible. It appears unlikely that Roberts' best prospect -- Justice Brett Kavanaugh -- was ever close to switching his earlier vote.

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The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights

It appears unlikely that Roberts' best prospect -- Justice Brett Kavanaugh -- was ever close to switching his earlier vote.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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KVIA

The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights

CNNBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographerChief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May’s unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible, multiple sources familiar with negotiations told CNN.It appears unlikely that Roberts’ best prospect — Justice Brett Kavanaugh — was ever close…

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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The Mercury news

Inside John Roberts’ failed bid to save abortion rights

In the past, Roberts himself has switched his vote, or persuaded others to do so, toward middle-ground, institutionalist outcomes, such as saving the Affordable Care Act. It’s a pattern that …

2 years ago·San Jose, United States

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Political Wire

How John Roberts Failed to Save Abortion Rights

"Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible," CNN reports."It appears unlikely that Roberts' best p

2 years ago·New York, United States

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The Billings Gazette

The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights

Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible.

2 years ago·Billings, United States

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