CNN: Supreme Court Sides with Planned Parenthood in Funding Fight

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SCHNEIDER: “The Supreme Court effectively handing Planned Parenthood a victory in this case, really keeping in place two lower courts’ opinions, saying that states cannot terminate Medicaid funding for any Planned Parenthood affiliates that provide preventative care for low-income women. So definitely a win for Planned Parenthood. But this wasn’t your typical opinion, this was the Supreme Court saying that they’re not going to be taking up this case, instead, leaving in place the two lower court opinions that said that states violate federal law when they terminate this Medicaid funding. Now what’s interesting here is in order for a case to be granted, which it was not here, four justices have to agree to take up the case; instead, five justices today decided not to take up this case. And why is that significant? Well, it shows that Justices John Roberts and new justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the liberals in this case, deciding not to take up this case. And the three conservative justices, the solidly conservative justices of Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, as well as Neil Gorsuch, they all issued a dissent here, saying that the Supreme Court should have taken up this case. Justice Clarence Thomas issued somewhat of a stinging dissent, saying that the only reason the Supreme Court decided not to take up the case is because it involved the phrase or the words of the organization Planned Parenthood here. So Jim, in part, the Supreme Court giving a win to Planned Parenthood, but also we’re beginning to see how this court is taking shape, who’s siding with whom. And right now today, we’re seeing that the Chief Justice, John Roberts, and the new Justice Brett Kavanaugh, actually siding with the liberals here, deciding not to take this case.”