Article content continuedThe court only takes cases the justices choose to hear. Five votes on the nine-member court make a majority, but four is the number required to take a case. They also include new abortion regulations that states will implement in anticipation of legal challenges and a favorable hearing at the court. A rights reformationThe rise of a 6-3 conservative court would also mean the end of the expansion of rights the court has overseen during the past half-century. These also include LGBTQ rights, voting rights, health care rights, and any other rights not specifically protected in the text of the Constitution.

Source: National Post September 22, 2020 18:00 UTC