and welfare laws—a dubious holding premised on a fanciful interpretation of the Eighth Amendment. We are the first and only federal circuit to have divined such a strange and sweeping mandate ...

The Eighth Amendment which effectively banned abortion in the Republic of Ireland has been formally repealed. Irish President Michael D Higgins signed the abortion referendum bill into law on Tuesday.

At the same time, the order focuses on the specific facts of Smith’s case, rather than diving into deeper questions about how to interpret the Eighth Amendment. So that suggests the Court may ...