Abortion, Social Media, Guns: Supreme Court Poised to Impact Religious Freedom
COMMENTARY: Several cases this term have the potential to further safeguard religious freedom and protect the unborn and their mothers.
COMMENTARY: Several cases this term have the potential to further safeguard religious freedom and protect the unborn and their mothers.
After the Colorado ruling, an Illinois judge issued a similar order, while Maine’s attorney general said the state would bar Trump from the ballot. Several other states signaled similar plans.
COMMENTARY: If the Court overturns 1984’s ‘Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, it will be an important check that will rein in the administrative state.
The Cause of Action Institute, a legal advocacy group, says that the Loper case was brought by several herring fishermen challenging a rule that said they were liable for the cost of federal inspectors on their boats.
Idaho law prohibits all abortions from the moment of conception, except when necessary to prevent the death of a pregnant woman.
Several cases the high court will take up in the next term impact religious freedom, pro-life laws, and freedom of conscience.
The court did not disapprove all use of abortion pills but rather ruled that the FDA must reinstate restrictions in place before 2016, most notably banning administering the pills through the mail or via telemedicine.
Unfettered, and sometimes even assisted by legislative and judicial authorities, both local and executive leaders across the country struck at Americans’ fundamental freedoms, Gorsuch said.
Groff’s lawyer, Aaron Streett, asked the court to adopt a new nationwide standard to clarify the meaning of undue hardship to ensure religious rights receive stronger protections.
Erin Hawley, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, the firm representing the pro-life groups in this case, said Alito’s ruling wasn’t unexpected.
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