As the Supreme Court comes to the end of this, the justices handed down two rulings that deliver victories to Christians against atheist activists who were trying to strip the words “In God We Trust” from US currency and have a World War I memorial in the shape of a cross removed from public property.
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Justice Ginsburg Admits Abortion Intended to Control Unwanted Populations
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a recent interview with The New York Times, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she always believed Medicaid should cover abortions and admitted that she expected Roe v. Wade to facilitate such coverage in order to control the population of groups “that we don’t want to have too many of.”
Supreme Court Reverses Controversial Sotomayor Decision
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled in favor of white firefighters who claimed they were discriminated against by the city of New Haven, Conn., reversing a decision by Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Many believe the decision proves that Sotomayor’s personal biases in favor of gender and ethnicity will negatively impact her decisions on the bench.
Sotomayor Admits Says She’s Not Pro-Life
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a meeting with a member of the Senate Steering Committee, Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor said she does not share the Catholic Church’s position on abortion and has never given much thought to whether or not the unborn have rights.
Pro-Abortion Catholic on Supreme Court “Short List” Visits Washington Today
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a pro-abortion “Catholic” politician who is on the Obama Administration’s “short list” of possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, will be in Washington today, raising speculation about whether or not she will meet with the president about the vacancy.
