Voters backed abortion rights, but the state judges they elected might not
CBS News: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, noted growing conservative influence in state supreme courts post-Dobbs, as abortion rights battles shift to these venues. For example, in Montana, new Chief Justice Cory Swanson’s stance raises uncertainty, despite voter-backed abortion protections. Similar clashes unfold nationwide, amid debates over partisan judicial elections and legal challenges to abortion laws.
