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Justice Samuel Alito Says Dobbs Required “Courage,” Sees Little Chance Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will Be Reversed

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the 2022 Dobbs ruling that ended the federal constitutional right to abortion was a case that demanded judicial courage, while predicting that the court is unlikely to overturn its 2015 same-sex marriage decision. Alito made the remarks in an interview with CBS News’ Jan Crawford ahead of the release of his book, *So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution*, reflecting on major cases from his two decades on the high court.

Appeals Court Lets Historic Cross and Nativity Stay in Los Angeles

A nearly century-old cross and a Nativity display in Los Angeles’ historic El Pueblo district can remain in place after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision not to order their removal. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday declined to reverse a district court ruling that rejected atheist plaintiff Jack Gerritsen’s request to remove the displays from Olvera Street.

Younger Churchgoers Most Likely to Say Culture Makes Some Biblical Truths “Obsolete”

Younger Protestant churchgoers in the United States are more likely than older attendees to say cultural change can make some biblical truths “obsolete,” according to a new Lifeway Research survey. Overall, 28% agreed “that as culture changes, some biblical truths become obsolete,” up from 24% in 2019. Another 34% said they “accept some truths from the Bible, but others do not fit what they believe,” compared with 30% six years earlier.