Following the June 24, 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dobbs v. Jackson, two William & Mary legal scholars discussed the ruling’s legal implications.

Allison Orr Larsen ’99 is the Alfred W. & Mary I.W. Lee Professor of Law and director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law. Neal Devins is the Sandra Day O’Connor Professor of Law, a professor of government and director emeritus of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law.

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