The Supreme Court closed out its 2023-24 term by handing then-candidate Donald Trump a major victory, holding that former presidents have at least presumptive immunity for their official acts. That ruling

As the conservative justices noted, the decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health did not outlaw abortion nationwide. However, it did allow conservative states to do so. Since then, 17 Republican-led states in the South and Midwest have adopted new laws to prohibit most or all abortions.