Attention to where the court is sitting god save the United States and this honorable court. We will hear arguments this morning case number 19123 fulton versus city of philadelphia. Mr. Chief justice and mia please the court, and failing to understand where the controls and where it doesnt smith it doesnt control when the government uses a system ofndividualized exemptions or when it makes other exceptns to undermine the rule or when it changes the rules to prohibit a religious practice philadelphia made all three of those errors here. U can identify and apicable law even after six tempts and our kwledge is the decisions are subjective d individualized. The courts bel said smith would be a dead letter if petitioners prevailed and respondents asked the cou for a newly minted constitutional standard that approach has no basis in the traditions of the free exercise clause. The city has no compelling reason that is exercised by harris children in philadelphia for two centuries nor does it
Morning and case number 19123, fulton v. The city of philadelphia. Ms. Windham. Mr. Chief justice, and may it please the court. The courts below made a simple error. They failed to understand where Employment Division versus smith controls and what doesnt. Smith doesnt control when the government uses a system of individualized exemptions or when it makes other exceptions that undermined its rules or when it changes the rules to prohibit a religious practice. Philadelphia made all three of those errors here. The city still cant identify a neutral, generally applicable attempts. Fter six it now acknowledges its decisions are subjective and individualized. Yet the courts below still applied smith. Even set Smith Wouldve be a dead letter if petitioners prevail. That. That demonstrates the confusion and instability smith has caused. Respondents, rather than defend smith, asked the court for new limited constitutional standard thats even less protective of religious exercise. That approach
A surprise discovery on the moon a frozen water on the sunlit surface could be just the tone from manned missions. The u. S. Senate has begun voting on the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court appointment to the lifetime post seems assured by the republican controlled body the process to get her into the role was fast tracked following the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg last month a confirmation will give conservatives a 63 majority on the countrys highest Court Democrats say your appointment should have come after the upcoming president ial election as bring in al and fisher hes on capitol hill for the debate is taking place the democrats really did not want this to go ahead but despite their best efforts it seems the republicans are going to be able to push this through. Im just watching the pictures from the senate floor gone through the voting yes its been announced my understanding in my total is that 52. 00 republican senators have voted in favor 48. 00 hav
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Aljazeera. In georgia the governor is poised to sign one of the most restrictive anti abortion laws in the country Missouri State Senate Passed and we go bush in banning containing no exceptions for victims of rape incest or even the crimes right on the heels of alabamas even stricter legislation in 20199 u. S. States passed laws that would ban abortion in the beginning stages of pregnancy as early as 6 weeks before many women even know theyre pregnant. The state of georgia recognize the benefits of providing all legal recognition im born child alabama went the furthest and banned the procedure from the moment of conception. Just a few years ago the bills were considered politically toxic. And extreme proposal by a fringe element of the Antiabortion Movement over 60000000 innocent babies have illegally made it up there. This is a crime against humanity and a sin against god this but this year they swept through public and controlled state houses and were signed into law. The laws are b