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Tag Archives: Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT WATCH: The Supreme Court Hears its Second Challenge to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Does it Protect Transgenders?)
by Diane Rufino, October 10, 2019 The Supreme Court just began its 2019-2020 term on Monday, October 7. The following day, on Oct. 8, the justices heard oral arguments in two potential landmark cases, both challenges to Title VII of … Continue reading
ANATOMY of a SUPREME COURT CASE: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
(Photo credit: Median) by Diane Rufino, May 25, 2019 The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at … Continue reading
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Why Can’t Women Be Both Pro-Choice AND Pro-Life? It’s Possible With Common-Sense Limitations on Abortions
by Diane Rufino, January 30, 2019 On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial opinions in its history. It issued its opinion regarding the constitutionality of state laws banning and even criminalizing abortion. In … Continue reading
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Religious Liberty is Still Under Attack
(Photo Credit – Matthew Staver for The New York Times) by Diane Rufino, January 11, 2019 GREAT NEWS !! But first the bad news: Religious liberty continues to be in jeopardy in Colorado, the home of Christian baker and … Continue reading
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Tagged ADF, Alliance Defending Freedom, anti-discrimination laws, cake artist, Christian baker, Christian baker refuses to bake cake for transgender, Christian cake artist, Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, Colorado cake artist, Colorado Christian cake artist, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, compelled speech, Diane Rufino, discrimination, expressive speech, first amendment, free exercise of religion, free speech, hostility towards religion, intolerance, intolerance towards religion, Jack Phillips, LGBT, LGBT case against Christian baker, LGBT lawsuit, LGBT supporters, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Phillips v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, religious intolerance, religious liberty, religious tolerance, Supreme Court, tolerance, tolerance goes both ways
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The Politics of Character Assassination and Personal Destruction: Evidence that Evil Has Co-opted the Democratic Party
(credit: Reuters photo) by Diane Rufino, October 8, 2018 Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as the 114th associate justice to the Supreme Court on Saturday, October 6. It almost didn’t happen. And if everything went the way Democrats planned, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Kavanaugh, character assassination, Christine Blasey Ford, Christine Blasey Ford v. Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Ford, Chuck Schumer, confirmation hearings, confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, Democrats, democrats are evil, Diane Rufino, Dianne Feinstein, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Dr. Ford, Dr. Ford's unverified accusations, Judge Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, politics of personal destruction, Senate confirmation hearings, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Supreme Court
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The Federal Courts Have Become Political, as Judge Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearing Made Clear
by Diane Rufino, Sept. 22, 2018 The United States is a constitutional republic. It is not a democracy, as most people believe. A “republic” is a form of government in which supreme power is held by the people and their … Continue reading
Looks Like Whoopi Goldberg Put On Her “Thinking Cap” Again
by Diane Rufino, June 28, 2018 On this morning’s airing of “The View” (the show with cackling, often deranged, liberal women), Whoopi Goldberg addressed Supreme Court Anthony Kennedy’s resignation and her concerns over President Trump’s chance to pick a replacement … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abortion right, Diane Rufino, Get out of my vagina, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Kennedy, Justice Kennedy's replacement, pussy hats, Supreme Court, supreme court nominee, The View, Trump, vagina caps, vagina hats, Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi Goldberg's rant, Whoopi's rant, Women's March
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The Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban!
by Diane Rufino, June 26, 2018 Today, the Supreme Court handed down its “opinion” in the case challenging Trump’s Travel Ban (Trump v. Hawaii), and it rejected the decision of the uber liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which struck … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Rufino, Muslim travel ban, Supreme Court, travel ban, Trump, Trump v. Hawaii, Trump's travel ban
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OBERGEFELL v. HODGES: An Example of the Very Real Tendency of the Federal Courts to Render Unconstitutional Opinions
Photo credit: Photo is from FreakingNews.com) by Diane Rufino, March 26, 2018 We are all used to the accusations that a certain Executive Action is unconstitutional or a federal law is unconstitutional, and we are used to challenges to them … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Rufino, federal courts, federal judiciary, gay marriage opinion, judicial activism, liberal justices, Obergefell, Obergefell dissent, Obergefell v. Hodges, progressive judges, progressive justices, progressives judges, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, unconstitutional court decisions, unconstitutional court opinions, unconstitutional judicial opinions
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OBERGEFELL v. HODGES: The Scathing Dissent by Chief Justice John Roberts Explains Why the Majority Opinion Was an Abuse of Judicial Power under the US Constitution
by Diane Rufino, March 16, 2018 “If you are among the many Americans—of whatever sexual orientation—who favor expanding same-sex marriage, by all means celebrate today’s decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal. Celebrate the opportunity for a new expression … Continue reading
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