A Treasury of Justice Ginsburg’s Real Talk In Her Hobby Lobby Dissent


One bright, shining light did come out of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby cases this morning: a 35-page dissent by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You might find it depressing to be the position of seizing what hope is left from the losing parties on this one, but we have to learn to accept it.

Source: gawker.com

This is the sort of descent that can help future–and much more sane Justices–fix the mistakes of the majority in this case. I NEVER talk about the religious affiliations of Justices, but in this case, it is pretty telling that all but one Catholic on SCOTUS, –Justice Sotomayor–voted in favor of Hobby Lobby.

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