Abortion case could cost judges their jobs for ruling correctly

Judges made the correct ruling on an abortion case and that jeopardizes their careers. Left-wing activists are coming after them. Courts aren't set up to fend off partisan attacks.

Bolick’s decision in the abortion case exemplifies judicial fortitude. Upholding a law that predates Arizona’s statehood while knowing that it would ignite a political firestorm and jeopardize his career is a testament to his integrity.   Ilya Shapiro is the director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute. He is also author of the forthcoming "Lawless: The Miseducation of America’s Elites" and writes the Shapiro’s Gavel newsletter on Substack.

But now the majority has drawn intense criticism in an election year when Democrats have seized on abortion as one of the few issues that seem to benefit them nationwide. Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King face hotly contested retention elections this November as Democrats see an opportunity to shift a court all of whose members were appointed by Republican governors.