"Thomas is a textualist who does not hesitate to reject court precedents when necessary, and he made that explicitly clear yesterday." - W. Examiner
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"The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case involving an Oregon bakery that refused to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding... foregoing an opportunity to clarify its position on the matter after ruling narrowly in favor of a Colorado baker in a similar case last year." - National Review
"Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in New Doe Child #1 et al v. United States, a challenge to use of the motto 'In God We Trust' on national currency. The denial means the 8th Circuit’s ruling dismissing the case remains in place." - BJC
"The Supreme Court decided not to hear a case involving a challenge to a Pennsylvania School’s District’s policy of allowing students to use the restroom which matches their gender identity rather than their biological sex. Their refusal to hear the case upholds to lower court rulings which favored the school district." - Christian Headlines
"The high court's refusal to review Indiana's appeal... left standing a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision that invalidated the measure. The action also rejected requests by some organizations that the justices reconsider their 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion." - BPNews
"The high court announced April 22 it would review appeals in three different cases on an issue that touches on the continuing conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty." - BPNews
"The high court opted not to review a Hawaii Court of Appeals decision against a bed and breakfast that declined to rent a room to a same-sex couple. By their refusal, the justices permitted the lower court ruling to stand in their March 18 orders." - BPNews
"The U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised during oral arguments Wednesday to let a 93-year-old war memorial cross stand, although it remains uncertain how far the justices will go in their legal reasoning." - Christian Headlines
