Yesterday in Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, (Sup. Ct., March 3, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court by an 8-1 vote ruled that the newly-elected Kentucky Attorney General (a Republican) should have been allowed to intervene to defend a Kentucky statute that banned D&E abortions prior to fetal demise. The newly elected Democratic governor (through a cabinet official) had agreed not to pursue appeals of the 6th Circuit's decision holding the law unconstitutional. Justice Alito wrote the opinion for the Court. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Kagan, joined by Justice Breyer, concurred in the judgment, writing an opinion that reached the same conclusion as the majority, but through a different rationale. Only Justice Sotomayor dissented. CNN reports on the decision.
