A District Court had rejected the Louisiana law because of that precedent, but a court of appeals ruled otherwise. "The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas law, for the same reasons. ROBERTS EMBRACES ROLE AS SUPREME COURT SWING JUSTICE, WITH LATEST CHURCH RULINGJeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, said her organization was "appalled" by the Supreme Court's decision. This is just the latest closely watched court case where Roberts has cast a critical vote, and angered conservatives. Democrats running for the White House promised throughout the primary season to nominate justices to the Supreme Court that will respect abortion rights.

Source: Fox News June 29, 2020 14:20 UTC