Conference of Catholic Bishops, joined by the Colorado Catholic Conference and other religious groups, are siding with the designer as they did with the baker five years ago. The case, which does not have a date yet for oral arguments, is similar to the 2017 case involving a Colorado baker who refused to make a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple based on his religious beliefs. Elenis about a Colorado graphic designer who does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples based on her Christian beliefs about marriage. One case getting a lot of attention is 303 Creative v. 15 preview by the American Constitutional Society, that the court was not taking a breather after just finishing “a tumultuous term.”Īnd this term, as in many previous sessions, Catholic leaders have something to say about major cases coming up. In the weeks leading up to the court’s new session, law schools and think tanks have presented previews of big cases coming up and speculation on how the justices might respond.Īdam Liptak, a Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times, who moderated a few of these panels, pointed out in a Sept. Supreme Court opens its next session Oct. The investigation into that leak, ordered by Chief Justice John Roberts, is still continuing.įor now, the court has agreed to hear 27 cases and has scheduled 18 of them. Barriers around the court since May - after protests erupted following a leak of the court’s draft opinion on its Dobbs decision - have now been removed. 28 news release, the court announced that it will continue to provide live audio of oral arguments this term.Īnother change is outside. The building will will remain closed to the public - except for oral arguments - until further notice.
It also will be the first time the public will be allowed back inside the court since the start of the pandemic. This term will include a new member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired at the end of last session. 3, jumping right back into the fray with cases that take on affirmative action, voting, immigration, the environment and freedom of speech.
WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Supreme Court begins its new term Oct.
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