Barrett also signed onto a letter that praised the Catholic church’s teachings “on marriage and family founded on the indissoluble commitment of a man and a woman.”. At the time, he stated he was looking for justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. Judge Larsen had also penned a 2004 piece in which she attacked the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Texas’ Sodomy law. This time could be different.
“First and foremost, we continue to have serious concerns about Justice Larsen’s willingness to comply fully with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.”, “In 2016, when Justice Larsen was serving on the Michigan Supreme Court, she refused to review an appellate court’s decision in Mabry v. Mabry. Five years from now, is this going to be possible in the same way?
“Needless to say, her evasive answers to these and similar questions have done nothing to allay our concerns.”. The LGBTQ community has long complained some Democrats aren't fully on board with our civil rights. Lambda Legal and the National LGBT Bar Association were among the 27 LGBT rights groups who sent a letter to the Judiciary Committee protesting Larsen's confirmation.
Sam Clovis, chosen to be Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics in the Department of Agriculture, withdrew his nomination today, after being implicated in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. The list includes Judges Steven Colloton and Raymond Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; Judge Thomas Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Judge Raymond Kethledge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Thomas Lee, brother of conservative U.S. Rep. Mike Lee; and Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid. So she's suing. She wrote that “the lack of reflection [in the ruling] should alarm us”, suggesting the Supreme Court had “simply cited international conventions and the opinions of foreign and international bodies as if they were well-accepted sources of domestic constitutional interpretation”. “What I am saying is if you’re in a position to do those things, and you’ve been thinking it’s not necessary or you wouldn’t need those protections, I think there’s a good argument to be made that you might.”. Our stories are free to republish in accordance with these guidelines.
“Specifically, her criticisms of Lawrence closely align with one of the arguments advanced in the dissenting opinion of her former boss, Justice Scalia, whom she has described as ‘a great judge for the people of the United States’. “But perhaps the most eminent one is the assertion of religious objections to compliance with the civil rights laws.”. The letter adds: “Justice Larsen’s scholarship and speeches do offer some insight into her narrow view of LGBT rights under the Constitution. Afghanistan vet David Ortiz will be Colorado’s first out bisexual lawmaker, Meet six new LGBTQ state lawmakers who just won their first elections all over the country, Nevada voters turn same-sex marriage ban into legal protections for gay couples, Republican candidate who died of COVID-19 wins his election, Kathy Griffin posts the bloody Trump image that ruined her career after he declares fake victory. Trump recently nominated an Agriculture official who said same-sex marriage could result in paedophilia being legalised. “Sam Clovis certainly fit that description, and while his nomination has today been withdrawn, it’s absolutely essential that the Senate reject the scores of other dangerous nominees this administration continues to push forward.”. The couple has been together for a year. Clovis has previously said that homosexuality is a choice, “as far as we know”. The letter adds: “Justice Larsen’s scholarship and speeches do offer some insight into her narrow view of LGBT rights under the Constitution. “We wish to call to your attention aspects of their records that illustrate why these nominees pose a grave threat to the communities that our organizations serve. Senate, Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Gary Peters (D-MI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Mark Warner (D-VA), apparently didn’t care. Across the nation, queer people are debating fast-tracking major life changes, expecting that rights they now have could be stripped away. © 2010 - 2020 LGBTQ Nation, All Rights Reserved. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen: The Advocate has not uncovered any major LGBT rights rulings or statements by Larsen, but it’s worth noting that she wrote a … The judge was confirmed by a vote of 60-38 in the Senate. Some SCOTUS Justices Seem to Support 'Freedom' to Discriminate, Amid a Rainbow Wave, Some Losses in Statewide and Congressional Races, Nevada Is First State to Protect Same-Sex Marriage in Constitution, LGBT Support for Trump Doubled Since 2016, Early Exit Polls Show, Oklahoma's Mauree Turner Makes History as Nonbinary State Legislator, Meet the 2020 'Rainbow Wave' of LGBTQ+ Election Victories, Ohio's Hamilton County Elects First Woman, First LGBTQ+ Sheriff. Most immediately, queer legal experts are eyeing Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case over whether Philadelphia rightfully terminated a foster care contract with Catholic Social Services after the agency refused to place kids in same-sex households. homophobic, We, the undersigned 27 national, state and local advocacy organizations, representing the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and everyone living with HIV, write to oppose the nomination of Joan Larsen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Essentially, he fears that marriage for LGBTQ+ people would be largely symbolic. The letter from LGBT groups cited her record. “But I don’t think that will be a one track attack for them. “Justice Larsen’s attempt to shield her views on this and other matters from public view, her record speaks for itself. NSFW photos: The popular Warwick Rowers calendar has rebranded after a decade as Worldwide Roar. Mabry, Justice Larsen voted against hearing an appeal by a lesbian mother who sought parental visitation from an ex-spouse with whom she lived before the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584 (2015), that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and to marital benefits.
And a case involving Drew Adams, another transgender student who won his federal case in Florida to use a bathroom at his high school, might also be headed to the Supreme Court. He also dissented from the Texas court’s decision not to take up a case on the validity of a same-sex divorce.