Recently, The Supreme Court of the United States(SCOTUS) has been making many so-called “landmark cases” for a conservative perspective in 6-3 rulings.
One of the rulings was over Affirmative Action in colleges, brought to court by Students For Fair Admission v Harvard University. The concept being challenged was whether race could play a factor in college admissions. The conservative point of view argues that this is an example of racial discrimination and thus unconstitutional, whereas the social-liberal point of view states that this is necessary to create a diverse point-of-view in colleges and give previously disadvantaged minorities better chances. This policy has been challenged for decades by conservatives, and was finally overturned on June 29th, with a 6-3 vote.
Another major ruling was 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. A Christian web designer refused to provide her services to a gay couple due to her beliefs. After the state of Colorado decreed this refusal of service illegal, she brought it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court decreed that this refusal of service was protected under the First Amendment, in a similar 6-3 victory on May 29th. There was a minor controversy after the ruling, with some claiming that the gay couple in question either did not exist or was a heterosexual couple. Regardless, the ruling stays in place
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, was very upset with this ruling, and stated the following
“In America, no person should face discrimination simply because of who they are or who they love. The Supreme Court’s disappointing decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis undermines that basic truth, and painfully it comes during Pride month when millions of Americans across the country join together to celebrate the contributions, resilience, and strength of the LGBTQI+ community.”
However, Mr. Biden’s opposition does naught to change the ruling.
These are just two among a flurry of resolutions passed by SCOTUS recently. There were a few victories for the democrats, such as forcing the state of Alabama to change racial gerrymandering of their districts. However, this doesn’t change the larger picture, especially following the extremely controversial overruling of Roe vs Wade from 1973 concerning abortion rights; it is extremely evident that SCOTUS will continue to vote predominantly for conservative viewpoints, and will remain doing so for the foreseeable future.
This article is about a month old now, I was unable to post due to our transition period.
