Social Issues
Texas Border Wall nears completion6/26/22 06/20/22: Texas Facilities Commission announces that the the 1.7 mile border wall in Starr County is largely complete, but the final gates, lighting, and road work is still being completed. ref
Roe V. Wade Overturned6/25/22 On 6/24/22 the U.S. Supreme Court released an Opinion in the Dobbs Vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization pdf (213 pages). The Dobbs Opinion overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which declared that abortion was a Constitutional right.
Note: This is a placeholder and will be expanded upon quite a bit as I read through the decision. I am sure there will be books written about this decision.
Supreme Court of Iowa Rules State Constitution Does Not Guarantee the Right to Abortion6/17/22 The Supreme Court of Iowa ruled today, 6/17/22, that the Iowa state constitution does NOT guarantee a woman's right to an abortion (pdf, ref [includes video of oral arguments]), thus overturning the 2018 Iowa Supreme Court 5-2 ruling (pdf, ref [includes video of oral arguments]) that found there WAS a right to an abortion in the Iowa state Constitution. ref
2018 Opinion delivered by Chief Justice CADY
2018 Opinion dissented by MANSFIELD and WATERMAN
2022 Opinion delivered by MANSFIELD de
. . . [more]Texas Border Wall Reaches 1 Mile2/20/22 On 2/16/22, the Texas Facilities Commission announced that it has completed just over 1 mile of the new border wall for Starr County. When completed, the border wall will be 1.7 miles long. ref
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