The majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a former high school football coach who said his postgame prayers on the field amounted to private speech.
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Podcast: What Catholics need to know about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation
A look at the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court and the key questions raised during the Senate hearings for Catholics
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Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks on historic appointment: ‘humbled and honored’ to be on Supreme Court
During a ceremony celebrating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Jackson said she would rule independently “without fear or favor.”
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‘We need her’: Faith leaders urge senators to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
“We need her,” Mary Novak, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby, said at the rally about Judge Jackson. “Network’s got your back.”
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Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to questions about abortion, critical race theory and her faith
The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson included 13 hours of questioning about her her views on abortion, critical race theory and her own faith.
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The racism behind the attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria discusses the racism underpinning the negative reaction to President Biden’s announcement that his Supreme Court nominee would be a Black woman.
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Dred Scott’s great-great-granddaughter has a lot to teach us about racial reconciliation
“Our word isn’t racism. It’s relationship.” Those are the words of Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, who joined “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” to discuss the Dred Scott decision and its ripple effects today.
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March for Life still on this year despite omicron surge — but expect to mask up
There is considerable anticipation that this year’s march could be the last one with the Roe v. Wade decision hanging in the balance before the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court doesn’t halt Texas abortion ban, but allows abortion clinics to sue
The high court ruling came a day after a state court judge in Texas ruled that the controversial “heartbeat law” is unconstitutional, yet left the law in place.
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Supreme Court leans toward blocking Maine program that excludes religious schools
In oral arguments that took nearly two hours, several of the justices found fault with the state’s decision process in determining just how religious a school was to decide if it could participate or not.