The Next Big Judicial Fight: Dobbs Architect Set for Powerful Appeals Court Seat

The Supreme Court isn’t the only battleground.

President Donald Trump is set to fill a crucial vacancy on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the expected top nominee is Erin Hawley—the lawyer who successfully argued Dobbs v. Jackson (overturning Roe v. Wade) and secured the win in the 303 Creative LGBTQ+ rights case.

Hawley is a “near-perfect judicial nominee” for the conservative legal movemen…