Now that briefing is wrapped up for Yeshiva’s still-pending #SCOTUS application, I have to say how miraculous it feels to have seen so much amicus support for Yeshiva—literally from around the globe. Some of our amici, like Professor Doug Laycock, were already preparing briefs in a separate state-court appeal that is being briefed right now (though it won’t be decided until next year).

#BREAKING: Catholic & Anglican nuns, Roman Catholic dioceses, Baptist & Lutheran churches and other religious ministries just asked #SCOTUS to protect them against the State of New York’s mandate that all employers cover abortions in their health plans. becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Roman-Catholic… It all goes back to the 2011 #HHS mandate—the same one the Little Sisters of the Poor have been fighting for a decade. In 2017—when the Little Sisters were already 2 #SCOTUS victories in—NY created a similar state-wide mandate, but this time requiring coverage for abortion.

1/ A diverse group of amici and prominent legal scholars just urged #SCOTUS to take an important new religious freedom case. Here’s the story: [THREAD] 2/ Last term, 4 justices—Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh—suggested it was time to reconsider #SCOTUS precedent that “drastically cut back on the protection provided by the Free Exercise Clause.”
supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…