Tag Archives: Undetermined
Dobbs Sentences #15: Part II A 1
Dobbs Part II A 1 Paragraph 4 of 5 Sentence 4 of 6 The fourth sentence of this paragraph looks like a single claim, but it’s actually two claims: “And as the Court has stated, the ‘goal of preventing abortion’ does not constitute ‘invidiously discriminatory animus’ against women. Bray v. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic, 506 […]
Dobbs Sentences #13: Part II A 1
Paragraph 4 of 5 Sentence 2 of 6 This sentence raises several points that will require support that isn’t immediately apparent. As the paragraph develops I’ll probably have to come back to revise what I’ve written here. That’s true of the whole decision generally, though. What is undetermined in the moment could very well be […]
Dobbs Sentences #12: Part II A 1
Paragraph 4 of 5 Sentence 1 of 6 The next paragraph addresses a side-issue, something not discussed in either Roe or Casey but introduced in amicus briefs for Dobbs: “We discuss this theory in depth below, but before doing so, we briefly address one additional constitutional provision that some of respondents’ amici have now offered […]
Dobbs Sentences #11: Part II A 1
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 6 of 6 The snark of the last couple of sentences continues to the end of the paragraph. We’re still just establishing arguments made in the past—in this case in the Casey decision—and haven’t made a move toward deciding the case yet. Here’s the last sentence of this paragraph: “The […]
Dobbs Sentences #3: Part II A 1
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 1 of 3 There isn’t a good way to mark the next sentence as true or false, and there may never be. It is an assertion. It is a claim. It’s just not exactly verifiable or falsifiable. Here it is: “Roe, however, was remarkably loose in its treatment of the […]
Cynical Jason 
Dobbs Sentences #1: Part II A 1
Now it’s time to start looking at the sentences and claims in Dobbs. I’m going to take each sentence, identify the claim or claims made in that sentence, and sort them into three categories: true, false, or undetermined. Paragraph 1 of 5 Sentence 1 of 2 Constitutional analysis must begin with “the language of the […]