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Roberts Says Abortion Ruling Settled as Precedent
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts defended the 1973 abortion ruling as settled precedent and a right to privacy, while dodging firm answers on abortion and voting rights during a contentious confirmation hearing. Several senators pressed him on specifics, but he invoked stare decisis and said some issues could come before him as chief justice. If confirmed, he would be the youngest chief justice in two centuries, with potential long term influence.
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