Abortion

In what will surely be the last case regarding abortion to come before the current make up of the Supreme Court, the Supremes chose to punt the case back to a lower appeals court. From the New York Times:

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a lower court was wrong to strike down New Hampshire abortion restrictions, steering clear of a major ruling on they placed an undue burden on women.

The opinion was written by retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a key swing voter at the court on abortion rights.

Justices said a lower court went too far by permanently blocking the law that requires a parent to be told before a daughter ends her pregnancy.

An appeals court must now reconsider the law, which requires that a parent be informed 48 hours before a minor child has an abortion but makes no exception for a medical emergency that threatens the youth's health.

The question is whether or not this will push any wavering Dems toward a filibuster of Alito. I hope so.