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The first #SCOTUS decision is in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, reversing the 9th Circuit. 7-2 opinion by Alito. Sotomayor, joined by Ginsburg, dissent: supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf…
The Court holds that people who don't have the title of "minister" can nonetheless play a minister-like role and those people cannot sue for employment discrimination claims.
Sotomayor, in dissent with Ginsburg, decries the "simplistic approach" taken by the court, saying it "has no basis in law and strips thousands of schoolteachers of their legal protections."
We have Little Sisters. Opinion reversing the Third Circuit and allowing the contraceptive mandate exemptions, by Thomas. Breyer and Kagan join the judgment but not Thomas's opinion. Ginsburg, joined by Sotomayor, dissent. supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf…
Those are the only two decisions from #SCOTUS today.
Tomorrow morning is it. The last #SCOTUS decision day for this term. The two Trump tax cases, along with tribal lands and prosecutions, remain outstanding.
Thomas's conclusion for the Court in Little Sisters:
FWIW, Kagan and Breyer say, in concurring in the judgment, "let's not say this is over" —>
Ginsburg and Sotomayor go a step further, and just say the Court got it wrong altogether here, noting that more than 100,000 women "would immediately lose access to no-cost contraceptive services" under the Court's ruling.
Back in the majority, Alito and Gorsuch would go further than the majority opinion, not just allowing the contraceptive mandate exemption, but requiring it under RFRA.
Alito, joined by Gorsuch, really dove in today.
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