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●State Supreme Courts: The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has brought new attention to the fight for abortion rights at the state level, and elections for state supreme courts will be one of the most consequential battlegrounds. In the wake of recent Supreme Court rulings that have severely weakened the Voting Rights Act and barred federal courts from policing gerrymandering, some of these state courts have already stepped in to play a crucial role in protecting the right to vote in free and fair elections. Now they'll be called on to do the same to preserve and even restore the right to an abortion.