Mirror of Justice

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Principles or Improvisations? Why (and how) the Justices Should Reject Anti-religious Discrimination

A little over two years ago, concurring in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, Justice Neil Gorsuch insisted – quoting the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist – that “our cases are ‘governed by general principles, rather than ad hoc improvisations.’” A case on the Supreme Court’s docket this term, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, will – among other things – put this claim to the test.

Read the entire post by Richard Garnett at SCOTUSblog

https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2019/09/principles-or-improvisations-why-and-how-the-justices-should-reject-anti-religious-discrimination.html

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