Abortion, public corruption decisions end Supreme Court term with a bang

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two stunners on abortion and public corruption in its final opinions of the 2015-2016 term.
In its highest-profile abortion decision in decades, Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the court’s liberal wing in a 5-3 ruling that spelled the demise of new restrictive laws in Texas.
The high court’s eight justices also unanimously moved to give public officials more wiggle room in corruption cases than many prosecutors wou