Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights – to freely participate in our political community.
John Roberts
Judge / Justice
The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to ‘every free-born person in this land.’ We keep that promise today.
I think they view us as purely political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do.
ADA and Rehabilitation claims based on educational services should be subject to the same standards that apply in other disability discrimination contexts.
The plain text of both the ADA and Section 504 plainly applies to 'qualified individuals with disabilities,' without any reference to where the disabled person obtains a covered service.
It would be good if people appreciated it's not the judges' fault that a correct interpretation of the law meant that, no, you don't get to do this.
For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.
Impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.
This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field.
Questions regarding the law’s policy are thus appropriately left to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process.