America’s socio-political left is up in arms about the Supreme Court’s April 18 decision to uphold a ban on partial-birth abortions. Conservatives are pleased with the case but consider it somewhat small potatoes.

How can one side claim to have suffered a big defeat while the other claims only a small victory? The answer lies in the differences between how the left and the right approach the entire concept of constitutional law.

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