{"id":580315,"date":"2023-06-27T00:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T21:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T00:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T21:25:12","slug":"five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five Supreme Court decisions to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e2a770a1b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e2a770a1b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/#Affirmative_Action\" >Affirmative Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/#Student_Debt\" >Student Debt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/#Same-sex_wedding_websites\" >Same-sex wedding websites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/#Employee_religious_accomodations\" >Employee religious accomodations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-supreme-court-decisions-to-watch\/#Election_law\" >Election law<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/scotus_050323gn04_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Supreme Court is set to release its next opinions on Tuesday morning, with several landmark cases still to be handed down with just days left until the summer recess.<\/p>\n<p>The court did not indicate Tuesday will be the final decision day, meaning that at least one additional day is likely later in the week.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Here are five decisions to watch for at the Supreme Court:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affirmative_Action\"><\/span>Affirmative Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court is weighing the future of race-conscious admissions policies in two separate lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).<\/p>\n<p>Colleges nationwide are watching closely for how the decision may require changes to their admissions practices.<\/p>\n<p>The decision could upend affirmative action programs nationwide by overturning the court\u2019s 2003 landmark decision, Grutter v. Bollinger, that allowed the narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body.<\/p>\n<p>Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), led by anti-affirmative action advocate Edward Blum, has been challenging the two schools\u2019 policies for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>In the UNC case, a public university, SFFA argued race-conscious admissions policies didn\u2019t comply with the 14th Amendment\u2019s Equal Protection Clause.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But since Harvard is not bound by the 14th Amendment, because it is a private university, SFFA challenges the policy as a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p>Title VI prohibits programs that receive federal funds from engaging in racial discrimination, and SFFA contends Harvard\u2019s admissions practices discriminate against Asian Americans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Student_Debt\"><\/span>Student Debt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Millions of student loan borrowers eligible for the Biden administration\u2019s debt relief program are bracing for the court\u2019s decision on whether the plan can move ahead.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Six GOP-led states and two individual borrowers are challenging the relief as exceeding the administration\u2019s authority. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has attempted to justify the plan by tying it to emergency authority during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The administration cites the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act, which Congress passed after the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks. The law gives the education secretary authority to \u201cwaive or modify\u201d federal student financial assistance programs \u201cas the Secretary deems necessary in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conservative majority <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared skeptical at oral argument that the HEROES Act authorized the hundreds of billions of dollars in debt relief.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But beyond the merits of the case, the justices are first weighing whether any of the challengers had legal standing. At least one of the challengers must have standing for the court to strike down the plan.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Same-sex_wedding_websites\"><\/span>Same-sex wedding websites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The justices are weighing a challenge to Colorado\u2019s public accommodation law, which prevents businesses that serve the public from discriminating based on sexual orientation and other protected characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Evangelical Christian Lorie Smith, who runs a web design company, filed a lawsuit against the state arguing the law would amount to a violation of her First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Smith is opposed to gay marriage, but she wants to expand her business to offer wedding websites. Colorado\u2019s law would mandate she do so for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.<\/p>\n<p>The justices are weighing whether Colorado\u2019s public accommodation law, as applied to Smith and other artists, compel their speech in violation of the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>It marks the second time the high court has considered a challenge to Colorado\u2019s law. The justices previously resolved a cake baker\u2019s challenge to the law on narrower grounds.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Employee_religious_accomodations\"><\/span>Employee religious accomodations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gerald Groff, a former postal worker, sued the U.S. Postal Service after being disciplined for missing scheduled Sunday shifts to deliver Amazon packages.<\/p>\n<p>A Christian, Groff says working on Sundays would violate his religious beliefs to rest during the Sabbath. Groff ultimately opted to resign from his job rather than face termination.<\/p>\n<p>He contends that the postal service was required to accommodate his religious views under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee because of their religion unless it would cause an \u201cundue hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The court is now poised to clarify what exactly constitutes an \u201cundue hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For decades, lower courts have looked to the Supreme Court\u2019s 1977 Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison decision, which defines the standard as \u201cmore than a de minimis burden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Groff and the Justice Department, representing the postal service, agree that the language shouldn\u2019t be taken literally. But they sparred on the new verbiage the court should replace it with and whether Hardison should be outright overturned.<\/p>\n<p>Groff has argued that Hardison should be overruled and replaced with a \u201csignificant difficulty or expense\u201d standard.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Solicitor <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Elizabeth Prelogar cautioned the court against completely disavowing the 45-year-old precedent, saying it would disrupt decades of case law that has relied upon the Hardison decision.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the standard, also at issue is whether the burdens that the religious accommodation would pose on other employees can factor into the analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has advocated for those to be included as courts weigh religious accommodation disputes. But Groff pushed back, saying businesses should only be able to cite burdens that the accommodation imposes on the conduct of the business itself.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_law\"><\/span>Election law<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A dispute over North Carolina\u2019s congressional maps could change the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for partisan gerrymandering fights and other federal election court battles.<\/p>\n<p>Known as the \u201cindependent state legislature\u201d theory, North Carolina Republican lawmakers are asking the justices to rule that state legislatures have exclusive authority to set federal election rules under the Constitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A state court had struck down North Carolina\u2019s GOP-drawn congressional map, but the Republican lawmakers argue that the court had no constitutional authority to issue its decision.<\/p>\n<p>That maximalist argument would give near-total authority to state legislatures in drawing congressional maps and setting rules surrounding federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>Court watchers are awaiting to see if the justices sidestep the dispute by ruling that they have no jurisdiction to resolve the case.<\/p>\n<p>The state court ruling that underlies the Republican lawmakers\u2019 appeal has since been overturned, and the justices have twice questioned whether they still have authority to move ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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