Supreme Court’s Conservatives Duck ‘Big Waves’ as Storms Loom
- Consensus reached with liberals on Obamacare, religious rights
- Justices avoid controversy in term with three Trump appointees
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Even with a 6-3 conservative majority, the U.S. Supreme Court has its limits.
With two rulings on Thursday, the court added a note of moderation to what has been a rightward shift since the arrival of three Donald Trump appointees. The court rejected the latest Republican attack on the Affordable Care Act and gave religious-rights advocates only a narrow victory in a clash over Philadelphia’s foster-care program and same-sex parents.