prohibiting suing over workplace matters, and that the case tested a federal rule that allows churches to make employment decisions without government interference. The rebuttal was so resounding coming from the left and right that the Obama administration had to fight off accusations that it opposed religious freedom.Photo by Reuters.
Since Kruger’s name surfaced as a SCOTUS contender, her boss at the time, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli,and Kruger was merely following instructions. He says he regrets his decision on the case, calling it tone-deaf on issues of religious liberty. Still, Republicans are not going to let Kruger off the hook if she’s nominated. She did the oral arguments.
While not being privy to the internal arguments at the White House, or what Biden might be thinking as he juggles a foreign policy crisis, if he’s looking for the smoothest ride politically, Jackson checks more boxes than the others. Emily Galvin-Almanza with Partners for Justice is among the signatories to the letter urging Jackson’s nomination.
It’s noteworthy that this decision will be coming in the same time frame Biden is dealing with a foreign policy crisis because other than war and peace, there is no more consequential decision than who gets to sit on the Supreme Court.
EleanorClift Expand the court - population has grown why not the court?