The Tragedy of This Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court building behind an insecurity barrier (still frame from an NBC News video)

Recent rulings rolling back established civil rights, like abortion, have been described by some legal experts as a “tragedy” for this current Supreme Court.

“That’s the tragedy — one of the tragedies — of this opinion today is that it destabilizes the Court,” said MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance.

“Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public…