Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances.  Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.  —  “Roe is 45 years old, it has been reaffirmed many times, lots of people care about it a great deal,” the justice told the senator, according to notes from a private meeting before his confirmation.

The lonely chief: How John Roberts lost control of the court  —  As the shock waves spread Friday from the Supreme Court's momentous decision striking down Roe v. Wade, one notable casualty of the ruling became evident: Chief Justice John Roberts.  —  After nearly seven months of deliberations …

Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith: We've Seen What Will Happen Next to America's Women  —  Ms. Warren is a Democratic senator from Massachusetts.  Ms. Smith is a Democratic senator from Minnesota — and the only senator to have worked at Planned Parenthood.  —  The Supreme Court has spoken: Roe is gone.

The Constitution Is Whatever the Right Wing Says It Is  —  The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing state governments to force women to give birth, is the result of decades of right-wing political advocacy, organizing, and electoral victory.

18 Ways the Supreme Court Just Changed America  —  The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will create two Americas when it comes to abortion access — the mostly red states where abortion is illegal in most circumstances, and the mostly blue states where it is mostly available with restrictions.

Sens. Warren, Smith urge Biden to declare public health emergency following abortion ruling  —  Two of the leading Democratic senators in the reproductive rights space are urging President Joe Biden to declare a public health emergency as nearly two dozen states move to ban the procedure following Roe v. Wade's official repeal Friday.

Hundreds rally for abortion rights at RI State House; chaos erupts within crowd  —  PROVIDENCE — Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the State House on Friday, voicing rage, fear and resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion.