Tag Archives: United States Constitution
Dobbs Sentences #48: Part II B 1
Paragraph 1 of 3 Sentence 5 of 5 To finish the first paragraph of Part II B1, we get a sentence with three claims. Kinda. “And although law review articles are not reticent about advocating new rights, the earliest article proposing a constitutional right to abortion that has come to our attention was published only […]
Dobbs Sentences #44: Part II B 1
Course corrected. Okay. I got myself under control again. My purpose here isn’t to synthesize information to create broader judgements—it’s to break down complex ideas into their component parts for examination. I lost track of that for a bit. I’m going to continue with the breakdown of sentences until I get to the end of […]
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 #30: Part II A 2
Paragraph 6 of 9 Sentence 1 of 2 The first sentence of the next paragraph contains two claims: “Timbs and McDonald concerned the question whether the Fourteenth Amendment protects rights that are expressly set out in the Bill of Rights, and it would be anomalous if similar historical support were not required when a putative […]
Dobbs Sentences #28: Part II A 2
Paragraph 5 of 9 Sentence 2 of 3 The next sentence is packed with references: “The lead opinion surveyed the origins of the Second Amendment, the debates in Congress about the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, the state constitutions in effect when that Amendment was ratified (at least 22 of the 37 States protected the […]
Dobbs Sentences #26: Part II A 2
Paragraph 4 of 9 Sentence 2 of 2 The next sentence is only one claim, but it contains a number of elements: “In concluding that the Eighth Amendment’s protection against excessive fines is “fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty” and “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition,” 586 U. S., at ___ (slip […]
Dobbs Sentences #20: Part II A 2
Paragraph 2 of 9 Sentences 1 of 3 The first sentence in this paragraph is framing the discussion. It’s technically a claim, but its role is support: ”The first consists of rights guaranteed by the first eight Amendments.” It’s simple. No citations or references or footnotes. The truth of this claim will be established by […]
Dobbs Sentences #18: Part II A 2
Paragraph 1 of 9 Sentence 1 of 2 Even though we’re beginning a new section, this paragraph flows so completely from the last paragraph of the previous section that a reader who takes a break between sections might have to reverse gears a moment to make sense of this first sentence in Part II Section […]
Dobbs Sentences #9: Part II A 1
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 4 of 6 This feels like it’s covering the same ground as previous sentences, but it probably isn’t, which can just serve as a reminder to me about how little I really know about legal theory. Here’s the sentence: “And a third path was that the First, Fourth, and Fifth […]
Dobbs Sentences #8: Part II A 1
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 3 of 6 The next sentence involves ideas that will take some investigation at some point. For now I’ll just make sure they are what they say they are. “Another was that the right was rooted in the First, Fourth, or Fifth Amendment, or in some combination of those provisions, […]
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