Tag Archives: Chief Justice John Roberts

Krauthammer: Chief Justice Roberts “goes to China” (Why did he do it? Here’s why.) – POLL

Posted on 29 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

[Lively discussion about the SCOTUS decision is HERE.]
There is alot of speculation about what Chief Justice Roberts did and why in his majority opinion effectively upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by coming at it as a tax rather … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS unanimous decision upholding religious liberty, “ministerial exception”

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My mind returns to the moment in Pres. Obama’s State of the Union Address when he chose to scold the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, while they sat and, from decorum and custom, could do nothing … Continue reading →

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Chilling: SCOTUS hears case touching on right of Churches to self-determination, “ministerial exception”, discrimination

Posted on 10 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CWN:
In argument before the Supreme Court on an anti-discrimination case, the solicitor general—representing the Obama administration—said that the government would uphold the right of the Catholic Church to preserve an all-male priesthood, [NB:] but only “because the balance of … Continue reading →

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