Justice Alito Criticizes Dismissal of Jurors for Beliefs About Same-Sex Marriage

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently warned that the dismissal of jurors in a case due to their conservative views on marriage and relationships “exemplifies the danger” he foresaw when the court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. Justice Alito’s criticism came as part of a lawsuit over two prospective jurors who were dismissed from a civil trial in Missouri after admitting that they believe same-sex relations are a sin based on their religious faith. The Missouri Department of Corrections had petitioned the Supreme Court for review of its complaint over the dismissal of the jurors in a case involving a lawsuit filed by a female employee who accused the department of employment discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act....