The Supreme Court’s current term is coming to an end. Over the course of the next two weeks important decisions will be released to the public. Here are a few key cases to keep an eye on.
303 Creative v. Elenis – This case concerns Lori Smith, a graphic and website designer who wishes to not make websites for same-sex weddings. This case will be decided on free speech grounds, rather than free exercise grounds. This case will have a significant impact on religious liberty and could be a huge win for constitutional principles.
>>>Read Heritage’s Sarah Parshall Perry’s legal analysis HERE
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and North Carolina – These two cases could mean the end of racial preference in college admissions, also known as affirmative action. These will likely be the most consequential cases involving racial preferences since 2003, where the Supreme Court erroneously decided in Grutter v Bollinger that race based admissions practices did not violate the Constitution.
>>> Read Heritage’s Jonathan Butcher’s analysis HERE
Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown – These two cases could strike down the Biden administration’s student loan bailout. The Biden administration and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claim that the 2003 HEROES Act, which was designed to provide financial relief for soldiers being deployed in the aftermath of 9/11 in the form of debt forgiveness, gives the current administration the authority to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt for 95% of borrowers.
>>> Read more from Heritage’s legal experts HERE
These are just a few of the critical decisions coming down the pipeline.
These hopeful wins for the Constitution and the American people would not be possible without Sentinels’ dedicated work to confirm three constitutionally-minded justices to the Supreme Court during the Trump administration.