Tag Archives: 14th Amendment
Dobbs Sentences #154: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 1 of 3 This sentence contains at least four claims: “In drawing this critical distinction between the abortion right and other rights, it is not necessary to dispute Casey’s claim (which we accept for the sake of argument) that ‘the specific practices of States at the time of the adoption […]
Dobbs Sentences #105: Part II B 3
Paragraph 3 of 11 Sentence 1 of 2 The next paragraph starts with a sentence containing two claims: “Not only are respondents and their amici unable to show that a constitutional right to abortion was established when the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, but they have found no support for the existence of an abortion right […]
Dobbs Sentences #104: Part II B 3
Paragraph 2 of 11 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence has two claims. I feel like I’ve been pretty careless lately and might have missed some nuance in recent sentences, but that’s why this is just a first pass. Anyway, here’s the sentence: “But that argument flies in the face of the standard we have […]
Dobbs Sentences #103: Part II B 3
Paragraph 2 of 11 Sentence 2 of 3 Another sentence with a single claim: “Instead, respondents are forced to argue that it ‘does [not] matter that some States prohibited abortion at the time Roe was decided or when the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted.’ Brief for Respondents 21.” That’s a weird phrase: “respondents are forced to,” […]
Dobbs Sentences #90: Part II B 2 c
Paragraph 4 of 6 Sentence 2 of 3 This sentence is similar to the last one: “By 1868, the year when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified, three-quarters of the States, 28 out of 37, had enacted statutes making abortion a crime even if it was performed before quickening.34” One claim, and it doesn’t need isolating […]
Dobbs Sentences #52: Part II B 1
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 4 of 4 I’m frustrating myself a bit by sticking to the strategy of only looking into claims that can be quickly investigated. This sentence wouldn’t take too much time to look into, but it’s also more trivia than vital information. Just two claims here, and they’re pretty simple: “By […]
Dobbs Sentences #43: Part II A 2
Paragraph 9 of 9 Sentence 4 of 4 The final sentence of Part II Section A is a declaration: “When we engage in that inquiry in the present case, the clear answer is that the Fourteenth Amendment does not protect the right to an abortion.” I have to admit that on this pass through this […]
Dobbs Sentences #42: Part II A 2
Paragraph 9 of 9 Sentence 3 of 4 The next sentence contains four claims, the first of which is the whole sentence: “Instead, guided by the history and tradition that map the essential components of our Nation’s concept of ordered liberty, we must ask what the Fourteenth Amendment means by the term ‘liberty.’” Here they […]
Dobbs Sentences #37: Part II A 2
Paragraph 8 of 9 Sentence 2 of 4 On the surface the next sentence seems innocuous, but there’s a sly maneuver happening in this single claim: “That is why the Court has long been ‘reluctant’ to recognize rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution. Collins v. Harker Heights, 503 U. S. 115, 125 (1992).” […]
Dobbs Sentences #36: Part II A 2
Paragraph 8 of 9 Sentence 1 of 4 The next sentence is a single simple claim that makes an important distinction: “In interpreting what is meant by the Fourteenth Amendment’s reference to ‘liberty,’ we must guard against the natural human tendency to confuse what that Amendment protects with our own ardent views about the liberty […]
Cynical Jason 