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The Supreme Court of the United States is the judicial branch of the United States. Its members are not elected and have no term limits.
Decisions
In March 2022, after Abu Zabaydah was tortured in a CIA black site in Poland and waterboarded over 80 times, he sent a petition to the Supreme Court asking for the testimony of two psychologists who were at the site. The Supreme Court blocked the testimony, claiming it would reveal "state secrets," and sent Zabaydah to Guantánamo Bay concentration camp, where he remains today.[1]
In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing U.S. states to ban abortion. At least 55% of the U.S. population opposed this decision.[2] The Supreme Court has also threatened to ban gay marriage[3] and contraception.[4]
References
- ↑ Marjorie Cohn (2022-03-14). "Supreme Court says torture at CIA Black Site is a “State Secret”" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ William A. Galston (2022-06-24). [https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-despite-public-opinion/amp/ "Roe v. Wade overturned despite public opinion William A. Galston Friday, June 24, 2022"] Brookings. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ Eric London (2022-05-06). "The Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion: The spearhead of a massive assault on democratic rights" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ "The Rightwing’s Supreme Court Coup" (2022-06-24). Against the Current. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-29.