Nev. likely insulated from possible action on Roe v. Wade
By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal
CARSON CITY — President Trump is set to announce his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the issue of women’s reproductive rights looms large over the decision.
But while talks of the high court potentially overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade case swirl in the wake of Kennedy’s retirement, political observers and legal experts say that Nevada should be insulated from any such a move.
“I think we’re in sort of a unique position for a state, really,” said Ian Bartrum, a constitutional law professor at UNLV.