(Faithwire)
Newly seated Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with his liberal counterparts in a recent decision to pass on a case involving states’ efforts to pull Planned Parenthood funding from Medicaid programs.
Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch joined Justice Clarence Thomas in his dissent, meaning they each voted in favor of hearing the case. Kavanaugh, however, sided with Justices John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
In his dissent, Thomas criticized the court for its “particularly troubling” decision, arguing the case itself really had nothing to do with abortion.
“So what explains the Court’s refusal to do its job here?” Thomas wrote. “I suspect it has something to do with the fact that some respondents in these cases are named ‘Planned Parenthood.’ That makes the Court’s decision particularly troubling, as the question presented has nothing to do with abortion.” Read more