Rarely has a Supreme Court case had less legal meaning and greater moral weight than the decision Thursday morning in Moyle v. United States.
The case was of such little legal consequence that you might have already forgotten about it; you’ve lost it in the haze of a shocking presidential debate and a host of far more consequential Supreme Court decisions.
But Moyle illuminates a deep conflict within the anti-abortion movement, and the way the pro-life movement resolves that conflict will affect American life and politics for decades to come.
The court dismissed the case as “improvidently granted.” In plain English, it means that it never should have taken the case in the first place.
Even though Justices Elena Kagan,Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito wrote their own opinions, those opinions do not bind the lower courts the way a true Supreme Court majority opinion binds every federal court.
Persons:
you’ve, Moyle, “ improvidently, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, Samuel Alito, ”, Reagan
Organizations:
Labor
Locations:
Moyle v, United States, Idaho