Opposing the Overreach of the U.S. Supreme Court

WHEREAS, since Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett were appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court during the Trump administration, the conservatives on the court have consolidated their majority; and

WHEREAS, since Justice Kavanaugh was seated in October 2018, seven long-standing Supreme Court precedents have been overturned, including Roe v. Wade; and

WHEREAS, at the close of the 2022 Supreme Court term, the conservative majority on the court issued decisions banning the use of affirmative action and ruled that the constitutional right of free speech applied to certain businesses refusing services for same-sex couples; and

WHEREAS, these decisions are evidence that these conservative justices are using their power to push a conservative political agenda not supported by the majority of Americans:

RESOLVED, that the AFT affirms our conviction that the essential purpose of the Supreme Court in our system of constitutional government is to guarantee the rights and freedoms of the American people and to check abuses of government power; and

RESOLVED, that the AFT strongly condemns these decisions of the current majority of the Supreme Court that depart from its constitutional role as the guardian of rights by undermining and eliminating guarantees of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the American people; and

RESOLVED, that the AFT will continue its efforts to reverse these decisions of the court and their impact abridging Americans’ basic freedoms.