ANALYSIS: Three Decisions Law Firms Will Have to Make Post-Dobbs

The implications of the US Supreme Court’s June decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization are rippling through the legal landscape—putting significant pressure on one key player: law firms.

While many firms have already released public statements regarding where they stand on the issue of reproductive rights, the more pressing question is: What happens next?

As states continue to pass abortion-related legislation and the debate unfolds, law firms will have to make three major decisions: First—whether to stay in states where legislation is under way to ban abortions or make it more accessible; second—whether to keep clients whose views ...