Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor said they would have denied review of both issues in the case. The case, Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, No. 18-483, had been closely watched because it could have given the Supreme Court its first chance to consider the constitutionality of a state law restricting abortion since Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh replaced Justice Anthony M. Kennedy last year. Justice Kennedy had been a cautious supporter of abortion rights, while Justice Kavanaugh’s limited record on the subject as an appeals court judge suggested some skepticism. The Indiana law was enacted in 2016 and signed by Gov.

Source: New York Times May 28, 2019 14:15 UTC