As Jay Kuo explains, the Supremes' punt on the Idaho abortion case is designed to hold off on ruling on the volatile subject of abortion — a political hot potato for Republicans — until after the election:
"Viewed cynically, as we should anything coming out of this Court, the conservatives appear to have punted this case just so they can take it up again when no election looms."
@wdlindsy Hmmm... so did Alito leak that one too because it suggested they are considering exceptions for life threatening emergencies? You know... a false tease of humanity.
"This outcome reeks of a cynical compromise, secured by the more tactical conservative justices, to push this explosive issue past this fall’s election. The Republican Party’s position—that states may force patients to the brink of death before allowing them to terminate a failing pregnancy—is politically toxic."
~ Mark Joseph Stern
The right-wing bloc controlling the court will stand on its head to promote GOP interests.