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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

The SCOTUS case that could tip the 2020 scales

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

Politics, News, Government

4.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana abortion law could motivate conservative voters at the ballot box — and progressives, too. Health care reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein explains. Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.Alice Miranda Ollstein is a health care reporter for POLITICO.Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The court today said this really wasn't about Roe versus Wade, but it always is.

0:06.0

The US Supreme Court today struck down a restrictive abortion law in Louisiana.

0:10.0

With Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts again casting the deciding vote with liberals.

0:15.2

Abortion rights advocates claim cautious victory.

0:17.8

Roe versus Wade may need one more justice.

0:22.4

For conservatives, they are telling their voters,

0:26.9

you know, look, we just need one more.

0:28.9

This president has the opportunity to name at least one and perhaps more.

0:34.1

They're saying we're so close to being able to go after Roe versus Wade,

0:37.4

we just need one more and that's why we need to re-elect President Trump.

0:40.2

You know, when I think of all of the reasons to re-elect this president that might be my bias, slight bias on the matter.

0:46.5

Basically the same message as being shared by progressives.

0:49.9

This wasn't a five-four decision. It was 4-4-1 and a very cautious one.

0:54.8

They said, look, they just need one more.

0:56.4

They're so close to be able to take away these rights.

0:58.8

That's why we have to mobilize and defeat President Trump

1:01.8

at the ballot box.

1:03.0

We hold women's rights and abortion rights by a very thin thread on this court

1:08.0

and this is going to be an important issue in the November elections.

1:19.4

Today on Nurdcast, we are digging into a razor-thin Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.

1:20.7

And it was a win for liberals, although some conservatives think it'll turn out to vote for Trump.

1:25.0

But honestly, it seems like it's just got everyone on both sides feeling a bit nervous.

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