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The '''Supreme Court of the United States''' is the judicial branch of the [[United States of America|United States]]. Its members are not elected and have no term limits.
The '''Supreme Court of the United States''' is the judicial branch of the [[United States of America|United States]]. Its members are not elected and have no term limits.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=[[Party for Socialism and Liberation]]|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=PSL statement: Supreme Court eviscerates abortion rights, the time to fight back is NOW!|date=2022-06-24|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/psl-statement-supreme-court-eviscerates-abortion-rights-the-time-to-fight-back-is-now/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628012242/https://www.liberationnews.org/psl-statement-supreme-court-eviscerates-abortion-rights-the-time-to-fight-back-is-now/|archive-date=2022-06-28|retrieved=2022-06-30}}</ref>


== Decisions ==
== Decisions ==
In March 2022, after Abu Zabaydah was tortured in a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] black site in [[Republic of Poland|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 detention camp|Guantánamo Bay concentration camp]], where he remains today.<ref>{{News citation|author=Marjorie Cohn|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Supreme Court says torture at CIA Black Site is a “State Secret”|date=2022-03-14|url=https://mronline.org/2022/03/14/supreme-court-says-torture-at-cia-black-site-is-a-state-secret/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315064355/https://mronline.org/2022/03/14/supreme-court-says-torture-at-cia-black-site-is-a-state-secret/|archive-date=2022-03-15|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref>
In March 2022, after Abu Zabaydah was tortured in a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] black site in [[Republic of Poland|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 detention camp|Guantánamo Bay concentration camp]], where he remains today.<ref>{{News citation|author=Marjorie Cohn|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Supreme Court says torture at CIA Black Site is a “State Secret”|date=2022-03-14|url=https://mronline.org/2022/03/14/supreme-court-says-torture-at-cia-black-site-is-a-state-secret/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315064355/https://mronline.org/2022/03/14/supreme-court-says-torture-at-cia-black-site-is-a-state-secret/|archive-date=2022-03-15|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{News citation|author=William A. Galston|newspaper=Brookings|title=Roe v. Wade overturned despite public opinion
In June 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', allowing U.S. states to ban abortion. 72% of the U.S. population opposed overturning ''Roe v. Wade''.<ref name=":0" /> The Supreme Court has also threatened to ban gay marriage<ref>{{News citation|author=Eric London|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=The Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion: The spearhead of a massive assault on democratic rights|date=2022-05-06|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/07/ukvl-m07.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625092406/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/07/ukvl-m07.html|archive-date=2022-06-25|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref> and contraception.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Against the Current]]|title=The Rightwing’s Supreme Court Coup|date=2022-06-24|url=https://againstthecurrent.org/atc219/the-rightwings-supreme-court-coup/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625104837/https://againstthecurrent.org/atc219/the-rightwings-supreme-court-coup/|archive-date=2022-06-25|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref>
William A. Galston Friday, June 24, 2022|date=2022-06-24|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-despite-public-opinion/amp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627205034/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-despite-public-opinion/amp/|archive-date=2022-06-27|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref> The Supreme Court has also threatened to ban gay marriage<ref>{{News citation|author=Eric London|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=The Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion: The spearhead of a massive assault on democratic rights|date=2022-05-06|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/07/ukvl-m07.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625092406/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/07/ukvl-m07.html|archive-date=2022-06-25|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref> and contraception.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Against the Current]]|title=The Rightwing’s Supreme Court Coup|date=2022-06-24|url=https://againstthecurrent.org/atc219/the-rightwings-supreme-court-coup/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625104837/https://againstthecurrent.org/atc219/the-rightwings-supreme-court-coup/|archive-date=2022-06-25|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:United States of America]]
[[Category:United States of America]]

Revision as of 16:53, 30 June 2022

Supreme Court building

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.[1]

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.[2]

In June 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade, allowing U.S. states to ban abortion. 72% of the U.S. population opposed overturning Roe v. Wade.[1] The Supreme Court has also threatened to ban gay marriage[3] and contraception.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Party for Socialism and Liberation (2022-06-24). "PSL statement: Supreme Court eviscerates abortion rights, the time to fight back is NOW!" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "The Rightwing’s Supreme Court Coup" (2022-06-24). Against the Current. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-29.