1/ Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case that I want to some time on-- The opinion is written by Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch-- and joined by Roberts and the four liberal justices-- The outcome of the case is unquestionably the right one... 
2/ ...Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- since it will protect many Americans from unjustified firings-- But it is Gorsuch's reasoning that concerns me-- First of all-- Justice Gorsuch’s opinion sets the stage for a religious exception challenge...
3/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- -- Specifically-- it makes clear that because the employers in these cases didn’t ask the court to consider religious accommodations...
4/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- -- “how these doctrines protecting religious liberty interact with Title VII are questions for future cases--”...
5/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- In other words-- employers could still cite their religious beliefs as a legal justification for firing gay or trans employees--...
6/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- Secondly-- Gorsuch bases his ruling on the following: "This Court normally interprets a statute in accord with the ordinary public meaning of its terms at the time of its enactment...
7/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- -- After all-- only the words on the page constitute the law adopted by Congress and approved by the President--...
8/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- If judges could add to-- remodel-- update-- or detract from old statutory terms inspired only by extratextual sources and our own imaginations--...
9/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- we would risk amending statutes outside the legislative process reserved for the people’s representatives--...
10/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- And we would deny the people the right to continue relying on the original meaning of the law they have counted on to settle their rights and obligations--...
11/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- But that’s an invitation no court should ever take up-- The place to make new legislation-- or address unwanted consequences of old legislation-- lies in Congress--...
12/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- When it comes to statutory interpretation-- our role is limited to applying the law’s demands as faithfully as we can in the cases that come before us--...
13/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- As judges we possess no special expertise or authority to declare for ourselves what a self-governing people should consider just or wise-- ...
14/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- And the same judicial humility that requires us to refrain from adding to statutes requires us to refrain from diminishing them--" ...
15/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- While I understand the logic of his argument and even how reasonable it sounds--...
16/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- I am afraid that future decisions will not take into account the changes that the world in general and our country in particular have gone through--...
17/ ...--Per Alan G. Ehrlich, “the ruling in the LGBTQ case -- Limiting a statutory ruling to only the words on the page can prove to be too limiting in a changing world
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