At issue in the case was a 1964 civil rights law that barred workplace discrimination "because of" sex. Over 107 pages, including a lengthy appendix, Alito, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, lambasted the opinion. AbortionAlito's frustration could also be seen during oral arguments for a major abortion case concerning a Louisiana abortion law that requires doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Alito repeatedly pressed a lawyer for abortion clinics on what he suggested was a conflict of interest between the clinics and state laws meant to regulate the doctors. "The constitutional right at issue is not a constitutional right of abortion clinics, is it?

Source: CNN June 28, 2020 22:18 UTC