Tag Archives: American law
Dobbs Sentences #85: Part II B 2 c
Paragraph 3 of 6 Sentence 1 of 4 There are three claims in the next sentence: “At any rate, the original ground for the quickening rule is of little importance for present purposes because the rule was abandoned in the 19th century.” Just when I was feeling like a slacker for not pursuing the citations […]
Dobbs Sentences #77: Part II B 2 b
Paragraph 1 of 2 Sentence 3 of 3 There’s a lot going on in the next sentence: Manuals for justices of the peace printed in the Colonies in the 18th century typically restated the common-law rule on abortion, and some manuals repeated Hale’s and Blackstone’s statements that anyone who prescribed medication “unlawfully to destroy the […]
Dobbs Sentences #76: Part II B 2 b
Paragraph 1 of 2 Sentence 2 of 3 This thought continues with a sentence comprising three claims: “The ‘most important early American edition of Blackstone’s Commentaries,’ District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. 570, 594 (2008), reported Blackstone’s statement that abortion of a quick child was at least ‘a heinous misdemeanor,’ 2 St. George […]
Dobbs Sentences #75: Part II B 2 b
Paragraph 1 of 2 Sentence 1 of 3 The next section opens with a simple claim: “In this country, the historical record is similar.” I guess we will see. This is undetermined for obvious reasons:
Cynical Jason 