SOTUS SPEAKS AGAIN – AT 12:46 P.M. ET:  Another landmark decision has been handed down by the Supreme Court...it's another 5-4 ruling.   From Fox: 

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch tipped the scales on another landmark decision on Wednesday, joining the conservative majority for the 5-4 ruling against so-called "fair share" union fees.

It was the latest example of President Trump's nominee delivering a win for the administration's agenda and conservative causes, coming on the heels of the 5-4 ruling upholding Trump's "travel ban."

In the union case, Gorsuch's impact was strikingly evident.

Justices split 4-4 on the issue in a similar case following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. After Gorsuch was confirmed to fill the seat, he played it close to the vest during arguments in February -- offering no comments or questions from the bench during nearly 70 minutes of oral arguments.

But in the end, Gorsuch sided with a conservative majority ruling that state government workers cannot be forced to pay “fair share” fees to support collective bargaining and other union activities.

The decision, which dealt a blow to unions, said that a union’s contract negotiations over pay and benefits were inextricably linked with its broader political activities, and concluded workers had a limited constitutional right not to underwrite such “speech.”

COMMENT:  Once again we see the importance of the Supreme Court.  Supreme Court justices must be confirmed by the Senate, and thus who controls the Senate is of critical importance.  Republicans will be fighting this November to keep, and preferably expand, their two-seat majority in the Senate.  If the GOP loses the Senate, it is conceivable that no Supreme Court nominee could be confirmed.

June 27,  2018