What Would Happen in the Bay Area if Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade?

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May 2, 2022
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Legal experts said the leak from the court is unprecedented.

“That someone would leak a draft opinion, it’s a marked draft. It’s a marked first draft, it’s never happened,” said Bernadette Meyler, Stanford University constitutional law professor.

So, what happens next?
Professor Meyler said the final ruling likely will be released in June.

“I wonder if the court will issue a statement about this leak … I think this could really foreshadow an even broader roll-back of individual liberty and individual rights, including same sex marriage and contraception,” she said.

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