In Groff, a Unanimous Supreme Court Reminded Us That Textualism Works

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

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In one of its last decisions of the term, the Supreme Court upheld the right of an Evangelical Christian mailman for the U.S. Postal Service not to work on Sundays. Is this another example of “religiously conservative” Republican-appointed justices flexing their muscles?

No. To the bemusement of zealots on both sides of the culture wars, the decision was unanimous. If this is an example of the so-called “pro-religion” bias of a conservative Court, how come the liberal justices, including the newest associate justice, President Biden appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson, also supported it?

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is director of the Conscience Project and recipient of the Religious Freedom Institute’s 2025 Religious Freedom Impact Award.

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