One year after erasing abortion rights, it scraps long-established progressive polices in three emphatic rulings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Each saw the court’s six conservative justices under Chief Justice John Roberts flexing their biceps over its three liberals.
The court rooted its decision in the US Constitution’s guarantee of free speech, saying she could not be forced to create products that effectively forced her to say things she did not agree with. Colorado graphic designer Lorie Smith refused to design a website for a same-sex couple due to her Christian beliefs. PHOTO: REUTERS
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