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The Supreme Court turned away Kim Davis' case, but Thomas (joined by Alito) wrote a jaw-dropping rant taking direct aim at Obergefell and suggesting that SCOTUS must overturn the right to marriage equality in order to protect free exercise. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100520zor_3204.pdf
Thomas and Alito give a full-throated defense of Kim Davis, saying she was persecuted for her "traditional Christian values."
"Davis may have been one of the first victims of this Court’s cavalier treatment of religion in its Obergefell decision, but she will not be the last."
"Davis may have been one of the first victims of this Court’s cavalier treatment of religion in its Obergefell decision, but she will not be the last."
"Since Obergefell, parties have continually attempted to label people of good will as bigots merely for refusing to alter their religious beliefs in the wake of prevailing orthodoxy." -Thomas
Two Supreme Court justices have essentially said that Kim Davis is a modern-day martyr.
Two Supreme Court justices have essentially said that Kim Davis is a modern-day martyr.
Folks, a round of applause for the attorneys—including @Public_Citizen's @pulvinator—who successfully opposed Kim Davis' petition by explaining that the case is way too messy to be a clean vehicle. Even Thomas and Alito acknowledged that fact. https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-926/141350/20200410122411578_Davis%20v%20Ermold%20BIO.pdf
By the way, the Supreme Court took no action this morning on an Indiana case that seeks to let states discriminate against same-sex parents by refusing to place them on their child's birth certificate. It worries me that the justices didn't turn away Indiana's petition.
SCOTUS already ruled that states must place same-sex parents on their child's birth certificate. But Indiana is giving the justices an opportunity to revisit and reverse that decision, making same-sex parents legal strangers to their own kids. Background: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/indiana-same-sex-marriage-birth-certificate.html
Marriage equality was on shaky ground before Justice Ginsburg's death.
It is now all but certain to fall if Barrett is confirmed—unless Democrats expand the Supreme Court.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/supreme-court-ready-to-overturn-obergefell.html @Slate
It is now all but certain to fall if Barrett is confirmed—unless Democrats expand the Supreme Court.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/supreme-court-ready-to-overturn-obergefell.html @Slate
