The Supreme Court on Oct. 2 spurned an opportunity to correct the second-worst mistake in its 233-year history. If it had agreed to hear Ursula Newell-Davis’s case, and had then decided it correctly, the court would have scrubbed a 150-year-old stain from its reputation. And it would have ended the injustice being done to Newell-Davis and those whom Louisiana’s government is, for its convenience, preventing her from serving. Instead, the court, which is currently accused of insufficient fidelity to precedents, has preserved one that enables government-inflicted abridgments of individuals’ rights. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

Source: Washington Post October 19, 2023 12:11 UTC