Supreme Court Declined Cases

Here’s What the Supreme Court Is Declining To Argue About Today

In the work schedule of the Supreme Court, time is a limited privilege.  Three very controversial cases have been declined the examination by the Supreme Court.  These cases consist of: Elane Photography v. Willock, Klayman v. Obama, and Iowa Right to Life Committee v. Tooker.

Elane Photography v. Willock
This case deals with a photographer in New Mexico declining to provide services to a same-sex couple's wedding.  The refusal caused the small business to run into the state's anti-discrimination laws.  The photographer did not support gay marriage and argued that forcing her to accept the couple as clients violated her inherent First Amendment rights.  SCOTUS decision to not hear the case lets the New Mexican Supreme Court decision stand; finding that Elane Photography had violated the anti-discrimination laws for refusing to accommodate the couple.
Klayman v. Obama
Larry Klayman's challenge against the National Security Agency's (NSA) gathering of domestic data.  The Supreme Court has decided to wait to view this case.
Iowa Right to Life Committee v. Tooker
Iowa Right to Life challenged the stat'es ban on campaign donations directly to candidates from corporations.  Due to not hearing the case, SCOTUS left the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in tact.  This decision upheld the ban in June of 2013.  The anti-abortion group argued that the ban violated free speech and equal protection of the law in the U.S. Constitution.

I found this interesting because of the importance of some of these cases, such as Klayman v. Obama.  Then again, the Supreme Court has heard and has to hear many of these cases.  The decision of the Court to not hear these cases at this time; however, in the future is understandable.  The anticipation of how the Court would rule, if they do decide to hear the cases, is quite intriguing.