Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett wrote dissenting opinions, joined by the other dissenters.Īdditionally, the Supreme Court on Thursday sent three abortion-related cases back down to lower courts to be reconsidered now that the court has overturned Roe v. Roberts was joined by the liberal justices and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with Kavanaugh also filing a concurring opinion. “The use of the word ‘may” in” the law question, Roberts wrote, “makes clear that contiguous-territory return is a tool that the (DHS) Secretary ‘has the authority, but not the duty,’ to use.” In addition, the court cut back agency authority in general invoking the so-called “major questions” doctrine – a ruling that will impact the federal government’s authority to regulate in other areas of climate policy, as well as regulation of the internet and worker safety. It's a major blow to the Biden administration’s attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming.
The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants. Read more about her background here and watch the moment she was sworn in here. “I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models," she said during a White House event marking her historic confirmation. I am truly grateful to be part of the promise of our great Nation,” Jackson said in a statement.ĭuring her confirmation hearings earlier this year, she vowed to be fair and impartial as justice in deciding the law. “With a full heart, I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States and administering justice without fear or favor, so help me God.
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