Dobbs decision

Maine Senator Susan Collins is running her first re-election campaign since voting to confirm Supreme Court justices who later helped overturn federal abortion rights. Her 2022 vote for Brett Kavanaugh has become a central issue, with opponents and voters revisiting her assurances that Roe v. Wade would remain settled law. Coverage from Spectrum News and PBS highlights how the abortion decision continues to shape her race.

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has spoken publicly about the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, and addressed questions about whether he plans to retire from the bench. His remarks are drawing attention from commentators across the political spectrum, with debate focusing on his defence of the ruling and speculation about his future on the Court and its ideological balance.

A group of Republican-led states has filed a lawsuit targeting so-called shield laws, the state-level protections that allow doctors in states like New York and Massachusetts to prescribe abortion pills by telemedicine to patients in states where abortion is restricted. The suits test whether one state's laws can shield providers from enforcement actions by another, escalating the legal battle over medication abortion after the Dobbs decision.