Supreme Court Justice Presentation

Question 1

Dobbs v Jackson women’s health organization

Answer 1

Gorsuch joined the 6-3 opinion that the US constitution did not provide a right to abortion

Question 2

Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v Texas

Answer 2

Gorsuch authored a 5-4 majority opinion that acts of gambling which are prohibited by Texas law are also prohibited on the reservation and on the lands of the tribe.

Question 3

McGirt v. Oklahoma

Answer 3

Gorsuch authored the 5-4 majority opinion that under the Indian Major Crimes act, the state of Oklahoma lacked jurisdiction to prosecute Jimcy McGirt for his convicted offenses committed on reservation boundaries.

Question 4

What prompted dobbs vs Jackson women’s health organization

Answer 4

One of the doctors of Jackson women’s health organization which was the only licensed abortion facility in Mississippi filed a lawsuit challenging the gestational age act which prohibited abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy

Question 5

What prompted the ysleta del sur pueblo vs Texas

Answer 5

The tribe had engaged in gambling activity that violated state law, which prompted Texas to file a lawsuit prohibit the tribes gaming operations

Question 6

What prompted McGirt vs Oklahoma

Answer 6

Jimcy McGirt a member of the creek nation was convicted of sex crimes against a child by the state of Oklahoma. He argued that Oklahoma couldn’t exercise jurisdiction over him.