The president’s first appointee to the high court, Neil Gorsuch, is now responsible for writing the most impactful ruling for gay rights since same-sex marriage was codified as a constitutional right in 2015.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Equal rights decision something to celebrate
The Supreme Court’s decision offers long-overdue protection for LGBT people in the workplace.
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Posted inNation & World
Justices won’t take up Trump challenge to California law shielding immigrants
The law forbids local law enforcement in most cases from cooperating with aggressive federal action to identify and deport undocumented immigrants.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court takes a pass on several gun rights cases for next term
Gun rights advocates had hoped the court would expand the constitutional right to “keep and bear arms” beyond the home.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court rules gay, transgender people are protected from job discrimination
The decision was a defeat not just for the employers, but also the Trump administration, which argued that the law’s plain wording compelled a ruling for the employers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: No one is above the law – end ‘qualified immunity’ for police
In Augusta and Washington, lawmakers should take steps to address violations of the Constitution by the officers sworn to uphold it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine quarantine ruling shows everything old is new again
Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine’s out-of-state bait fish ban.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Now, let’s have video from the U.S. Supreme Court
Audio hasn’t gotten in the way of oral arguments – why not let ordinary people watch them as they happen?
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump’s immunity claim
However, the justices appear divided over the president’s effort to prevent his accounting firm and 2 banks from handing over his tax and business records to House committees and the Manhattan district attorney.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Catholic schools, ex-teachers clash in Supreme Court case
A disability discrimination lawsuit to be heard next week involves a teacher at a Catholic school who developed breast cancer, asked for time off for treatment, then learned her contract wouldn’t be renewed.