After Dobbs, Far Right Turns Its Focus to Vulnerable Civil Rights Protections
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturned federal abortion rights, advocates feared that other essential civil rights—most notably the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing same-sex marriage—would be next in the crosshairs of a polarized, far-right movement. However, recent shifts suggest that conservative strategists are pivoting toward even more vulnerable targets, reshaping the landscape of civil rights battles in the United States. Since Dobbs was announced last June, progressive activists have been bracing for a wave of judicial and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, contraception access, and other












