If you watched any of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of the U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, you heard two very different views of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Either Judge Barrett is President Trump’s puppet, a reincarnated version of the...
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Storm Ahead
Late last Friday afternoon, I was checking email and news like I usually do at the end of the day. All of a sudden up popped the news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away. My mind raced to a number of thoughts but the most prominent one was how man knows...
This is Going to Hurt
“The position that the court now adopts will threaten freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and personal privacy and safety. No one should think that the Court’s decision represents an unalloyed victory for individual liberty.” – Justice Samuel Alito Religious...
Rulings Could Bring Radical Change, Vindication
June could be a culture-shifting month as the U.S. Supreme Court will issue rulings in several major cases that have the potential to redefine American values as we know them. Here is what you need to know about five key cases. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Should a business...
Will SCOTUS Redefine Sex?
On Tuesday, October 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for three cases to determine whether a federal law that prohibits employment sex discrimination includes the concepts of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” Title VII of the Civil Rights...
Missed Opportunity?
SCOTUS declines to take Planned Parenthood case Newly confirmed Justice Kavanaugh joined Chief Justice Roberts and the Court’s liberal bloc in declining to take Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast. Kavanaugh’s decision not to take the case raises concerns as to...
NEWS RELEASE: Herrod Statement on SCOTUS Nominee
A Statement from Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod Tonight, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Our founders never intended for the judicial branch to be a policy-making body. Yet that’s what we have...
BREAKING NEWS: Herrod Statement on SCOTUS Nominee
Tonight, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Our founders never intended for the judicial branch to be a policy-making body. Yet that’s what we have witnessed for decades. I look forward to seeing our highest court set the...
What a week, what a month
Let’s pause for a few seconds and reflect on the incredible developments of the last few weeks: U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rules in favor of Jack Phillips. Free exercise of religion affirmed. SCOTUS tells Washington Supreme Court to reconsider Arlene’s Flowers, the...
BREAKING NEWS: SCOTUS Orders Justice for Jack
Center for Arizona Policy Participates in Win at U.S. Supreme Court This morning, in a 7-2 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. I applaud this ruling for...