Unflinching SCOTUS Hews to Text and History, On Guns and Abortion | Independent Outlook 41

June 29th, 2022

Independent Outlook is the regular round-table conversation from the Independent Institute that provides timely insights and cutting-edge commentary on the most pressing issues of the day. It features Independent’s Dr. Graham H. Walker (President of the Independent Institute), Independent’s Director of the Center on Educational Excellence, Williamson Evers, Supreme Court jurisprudence: Stephen P. Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms, and William Watkins, Jr., author of Crossroads for Liberty.

Resisting unprecedented political and ideological pressure—including public violence and an attempted assassination of a sitting Justice—the U.S. Supreme Court just issued two 6-3 decisions demonstrating the majority’s resolve. In Bruen, the Court struck down New York state’s discretionary handgun licensing law, as a violation of the 2nd Amendment. In Dobbs, it ruled that there is no Constitutional right to abortion, as asserted by Roe, and that therefore states, not federal courts, have jurisdiction over abortion law. Was the Court wise—or foolish—to turn a blind eye to public opinion regarding these momentous rulings?

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