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Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years

  • Written by Dara E. Purvis, Professor of Law, Penn State
imagePro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 15, 2024.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently recognizes – like the...

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