Which case overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022?

Which case overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022?

• A. Grutter v. Bollinger
• B. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health
• C. Brown v. Board of Education
• D. Loving v. Virginia

Answer: (B)

The question tests understanding of how the Supreme Court can overturn a prior ruling by reversing the constitutional interpretation it relied on. In 2022, the Court’s decision in a case involving Mississippi's abortion law held that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to abortion, thereby overturning Roe v. Wade (and the accompanying Casey framework) and returning the authority to regulate abortion to the states. This is why it’s the best answer: it directly and explicitly reversed Roe’s protection, changing the national legal landscape rather than addressing a different issue. The other listed cases deal with separate topics—granting admissions preferences, desegregation, and interracial marriage—and did not overturn Roe.

The question tests understanding of how the Supreme Court can overturn a prior ruling by reversing the constitutional interpretation it relied on. In 2022, the Court’s decision in a case involving Mississippi's abortion law held that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to abortion, thereby overturning Roe v. Wade (and the accompanying Casey framework) and returning the authority to regulate abortion to the states. This is why it’s the best answer: it directly and explicitly reversed Roe’s protection, changing the national legal landscape rather than addressing a different issue. The other listed cases deal with separate topics—granting admissions preferences, desegregation, and interracial marriage—and did not overturn Roe.