Justice sotomayor said, look, even though the commission may have made commissioners may have made disparaging comments about religion, this was assessed by other entities, by courts, and there was no need to say that the context here affected t case. That these two individuals did face discrimination and it should be read as that. So they were the only two that broke off, but as i say, Justice Kennedy, i think he wanted to caution everyone in the courtroom, and probably anyone reading this opinion, that this is a very small step in the case of these particular men. Again, Justice Ginsburg and sotomayor said otherwise, but i think it really opens the door to what would come next from the next case. I would just add one other thing, Justice Kennedy noted that in 2012, when this had happened, colorado was not
is interesting, how this is going to play out over the next six months or so. And i said, well, explain. He said, well, is going to bed by republicans as an effort for freedom, for
resolving. abortion rights and gun control and many other momentous decisions are expected. but she will then take the oath of office, her constitutional oath and judicial oath at the end of june or july when this term finishes up, and then, ana, starting right away, she ll probably handle several emergency petitions that will come in over the summer, but the big next time we ll see her in person in on any kind of national stage will be at the supreme court on the first monday in october when the new session starts. and what will then come before the court, that she will have a hand in, will be major voting rights cases that are already on their calendar, an important test of racial affirmative action in higher education for both the university of north carolina and harvard. she has already said she ll sit out the harvard case because she s currently a member of the harvard board of overseers. and then a major case involving gay rights in america. as you know, in 2015, the
is interesting, how this is going to play out over the next six months or so. and i said, well, explain. he said, well, is going to bed by republicans as an effort for freedom, for ligi going to help us with our base. but in the near term, he thinks that it is actually going to hurt republicans a little bit because it is going to be framed as discrimination or this is what he thinks by the media, that in fact that they re allowing discrimination to move forward. now, whether or not this plays out in the midterm elections we ll have to see what happens, but whenever y talk about religious freedom, these are the kind of hot button issues that do get people out to vote. so i would expect conservatives and republicans to really play this out. you know, john, kennedy was the deciding voice in the 2015 gay marriage decision, writing the majority opinion here. in your view, is this decision by the justices complicatin things or clarifying things with regard to gay rights in america
ago it s a wonderful feeling to know we will be recognized in the entire country and for our children it s incredibly validating it s an emotional momen moment. i m glad you had time to talk to us today. i have to admit i m losing my signal. i m in the west village live at the stonewall inn, it s famous, especially among those who have fought for gay rights in america and new york city on the weekend of day pride. with that in mind, i want to mention there is the legal challenges that lie ahead, believe it or not. scotus speaks is not the end of the story. not for some states who still are digging in because there is the issue i apologize for the language but it s an excited air here. there is the religious freedom
that radically changed gay rights in america. on the day it was decided, president obama phoned in to msnbc to speak to california couples that challenge the prop 8 case. [ inaudible ] so the chief justice professor of constitutional law at tnyu school of law. he joins me. explain the kinds of questions heard inside the court especially from justice kennedy. i think you re exactly right to focus on justice kennedy. it was clear there were four justices in favor of it. he is going to end up being the swing vote. it was hard for me to focus on justice kennedy given it was an epic argument and the religious