On March 4, the court hears oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana law, passed in 2014, that requires abortion providers to have “active admitting privileges” at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion facility.
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The Editors: Congress has a duty to protect immigrants
Congress cannot continue to sit idly by while the executive branch continues to demolish our already broken immigration system. This body has been negligent for far too long in its duty to pass a fair and humane immigration reform.
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How James G. Blaine became the face of anti-Catholicism in education
And what the editors of America magazine had to say about Blaine amendments
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Catholic leaders condemn Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Trump’s ‘wealth test’ on immigrants
Catholic Charities USA condemned the decision, calling it “harsh and unnecessary.”
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Supreme Court to reexamine contraceptive mandate for religious employers
In 2013, religious groups and houses of worship were granted a religious exemption by the Supreme Court from the government’s mandate in the Affordable Care Act to include coverage of contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs in their employee health plan.
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Supreme Court leaves temporary stop on federal executions in place
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced in July that the government was reinstating the federal death penalty
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Supreme Court divided over future of DACA
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said more explanation was needed about ending DACA because she said it was “a choice to destroy lives.”
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DACA’s uncertainty prompts Catholic Charities employee’s move to Canada
Because of the future of the DACA program is so uncertain, an immigration counselor for Catholic Charities in Wisconsin has decided to move her family to Canada.
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As Supreme Court hearings begin, advocates say DACA was always a short-term fix
“Our nation made a promise to these ‘Dreamers,’” Archbishop Gomez wrote. “We have a moral obligation. It is time for the president and Congress to honor that promise and live up to this obligation.”
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Supreme Court decision on L.G.B.T. discrimination sets up religious liberty clash
How faith-based employers could be affected by a ruling in favor of L.G.B.T. employees remains to be seen. More than 20 states and Washington, D.C., have passed job protections for L.G.B.T. people.