Justice Sotomayor temporarily blocks Yeshiva University from having to recognize LGBTQ group

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-ruling-required-jewish-university-rec-rcna46107

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed an Orthodox Jewish university in New York to deny official recognition to an LGBTQ student group, the latest in a series of decisions in favor of religious rights.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a brief order granted an emergency request made by Yeshiva University, which claims that recognizing the group would be contrary to its sincere religious beliefs. Sotomayor has responsibility for emergency applications arising from New York.

The dispute is the latest clash between religious rights and LGBTQ rights to reach the high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority.

Granting this particular stay seems out of character for Sotomayor, given her prior history on the Supreme Court. Any particular reason here?

[Donerail]

Granting this particular stay seems out of character for Sotomayor, given her prior history on the Supreme Court. Any particular reason here?

Relates to the Court's internal opinion-writing process and the particular facts of this case:
https://twitter.com/JoshuaJPrince/status/1568357598780604417

[NewYorkExpress]

The Supreme Court upholds the stay, sends this one back to the New York State Courts.

Yeshiva University cannot bar a LGBT student club after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a judge's ruling ordering the Jewish school in New York City to officially recognize the group.

The justices, in a 5-4 decision, declined to put on hold a state court ruling that a city anti-discrimination law required Yeshiva University to recognize Y.U. Pride Alliance as a student club while the school pursues an appeal in a lower court.



The decision appeared to direct the case back to the state court system. "The application is denied because it appears that applicants have at least two further avenues for expedited or interim state court relief," the decision said.

Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett dissented. Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor had temporarily blocked the judge's order last Friday while the justices considered the university's request.

Looks like Roberts and Kavanaugh joined the liberals on this one.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The Supreme Court upholds the stay, sends this one back to the New York State Courts.

Yeshiva University cannot bar a LGBT student club after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a judge's ruling ordering the Jewish school in New York City to officially recognize the group.

The justices, in a 5-4 decision, declined to put on hold a state court ruling that a city anti-discrimination law required Yeshiva University to recognize Y.U. Pride Alliance as a student club while the school pursues an appeal in a lower court.



The decision appeared to direct the case back to the state court system. "The application is denied because it appears that applicants have at least two further avenues for expedited or interim state court relief," the decision said.

Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett dissented. Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor had temporarily blocked the judge's order last Friday while the justices considered the university's request.

Looks like Roberts and Kavanaugh joined the liberals on this one.

Difficult to see them falling the same way when the merits of the case actually wend their way up to SCOTUS, but I guess we'll just wait and see.