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Abuturab Hashi, a Somali native, at right, was among the protesters of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Trump administration's travel ban outside the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis on June 26. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Thomas C. Berg
The Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case was correct, but the Trump travel ban showed even more bigotry toward religious belief.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, June 27.
Politics & Society
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Kennedy is one of five Catholic justices on the Supreme Court.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
In a 5-4 decision June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban on people entering the U.S. from some Muslim-majority countries, saying the president's action was within his power.
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Mark Sherman - Associated Press
The Supreme Court says a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion probably violates the Constitution. The 5-4 ruling Tuesday also casts doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.
Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, pictured right, June 4 (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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The Editors
This decision offers Catholics—and indeed all Americans—a welcome opportunity to step away from the trenches of the culture war.
Politics & SocietyNews
Ellen K. Boegel
The chairman of the bishops’ conference said the decision “confirms that people of faith should not suffer discrimination on account of their deeply held religious beliefs.”