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Mother Jones: These Four Cases Will Quickly Show Who Gorsuch Really Is
These Four Cases Will Quickly Show Who Gorsuch Really Is
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/gorsuchs-impact-likely-be-immediate
Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: In 2012, a Colorado baker named Jack Phillips refused to make a custom wedding cake for two men getting married in Massachusetts, one of the few states where same-sex marriage was legal at the time. The couple was planning a reception in Colorado, where they lived and wanted to celebrate. Phillips claimed making the cake would violate his religious beliefs. The couple sued and has prevailed at every level in Colorado courts, which found that baking a gay wedding cake would not violate Phillips' free speech or religious freedom rights, but refusing to make one would constitute illegal discrimination based on sexual orientation.The case has been stuck in conference purgatory, relisted multiple times for consideration, but probably not for long.
Salazar-Limon v Houston: Even though police shootings have been in the news and the source of intense protest over the past couple of years, the eight-member Supreme Court seems to have been reluctant to wade into the fray. This case is another one that's been languishing at the court for many months, waiting for a decision on whether it will be heard. It involves what might be called the "reaching for the waistband" defense frequently deployed by cops who shoot unarmed people of color.
Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Zinke: One of the biggest concerns raised by those opposing Gorsuch's confirmation was that his record suggested he would be hostile to environmental regulations and the agencies that create them. That theory will be tested soon after Gorsuch's swearing in, with a case involving the fate of polar bears.
Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer: The court agreed to hear this case last year, shortly before Justice Scalia died, but it took its own sweet time scheduling it for oral arguments. When it finally did, a year later, the case was set for the second-to-last week of arguments for the term. The court's reluctance to decide this case may stem from the fact that it's the most controversial church-state separation case on the docket this year, and the closest thing to a culture war case that's likely to break out before the court recesses in June.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/gorsuchs-impact-likely-be-immediate
Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: In 2012, a Colorado baker named Jack Phillips refused to make a custom wedding cake for two men getting married in Massachusetts, one of the few states where same-sex marriage was legal at the time. The couple was planning a reception in Colorado, where they lived and wanted to celebrate. Phillips claimed making the cake would violate his religious beliefs. The couple sued and has prevailed at every level in Colorado courts, which found that baking a gay wedding cake would not violate Phillips' free speech or religious freedom rights, but refusing to make one would constitute illegal discrimination based on sexual orientation.The case has been stuck in conference purgatory, relisted multiple times for consideration, but probably not for long.
Salazar-Limon v Houston: Even though police shootings have been in the news and the source of intense protest over the past couple of years, the eight-member Supreme Court seems to have been reluctant to wade into the fray. This case is another one that's been languishing at the court for many months, waiting for a decision on whether it will be heard. It involves what might be called the "reaching for the waistband" defense frequently deployed by cops who shoot unarmed people of color.
Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Zinke: One of the biggest concerns raised by those opposing Gorsuch's confirmation was that his record suggested he would be hostile to environmental regulations and the agencies that create them. That theory will be tested soon after Gorsuch's swearing in, with a case involving the fate of polar bears.
Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer: The court agreed to hear this case last year, shortly before Justice Scalia died, but it took its own sweet time scheduling it for oral arguments. When it finally did, a year later, the case was set for the second-to-last week of arguments for the term. The court's reluctance to decide this case may stem from the fact that it's the most controversial church-state separation case on the docket this year, and the closest thing to a culture war case that's likely to break out before the court recesses in June.