• invo_rt [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      My guess is that the right was worried about Roberts being a squish when it came to overturning decades of precedent. With Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, they have enough hardcore ghouls that Roberts is a non-factor.

      Also, court cases take a long time to wind through the courts. The case that resulted in Roe being overturned started in the lower courts all the way back in 2018, right around the time Gorsuch and Kavanaugh got seated.

      EDIT: The case in OP started in 2017. You're just seeing the speed of the judiciary.