Catholic Quote of the day yesterday from the USCCB: Following enactment of ACA, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has not joined in efforts to repeal the law in its entirety, and we do not do so today.The decision of the Supreme Court neither diminishes the moral imperative to ensure decent health care for …
Category Archive: Supreme Court
Jun
29
Jun
29
Did Chief Justice Roberts’ Ruling Give Catholics an Out on the HHS Mandate?
So I believe there’s a larger issue at play in yesterday’s Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act. But first, let me offer a preview of a few issues. First is, the ruling was not about the HHS Mandate which requires employers who offer healthcare to include provisions for contraception and other controversial procedures. …
Jun
29
Honest Thoughts on the Supreme Court Ruling
So the Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare is interesting. Justice Roberts, who is Catholic, by the way, ruled with the majority that the government’s plan is constitutional–but he did so in a most interesting way. From the Washington Post: If you read the opinions, he sided with the conservative bloc on every major legal question …
Mar
21
Should Teens Be Given a Life Sentence for Crimes They Commit?
That’s the question that the Supreme Court will be deciding for some time this spring and summer culminating in a probable decision this June. Here’s some sparring amongst the Justices on this issue from the Huff Post: (Justice) Alito soon asked (Lawyer Bryan) Stevenson to “tell us where the age line needs to be drawn …
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