Christian conservatives have been focused on the U.S. Supreme Court disposition of key abortion and LGBTQ cases in 2020. Although these are important, the most critical action this year may surround election cases.

Recently I read an article by Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio that shows what the left is up to.

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The left is using lawsuits to target election laws and procedures (national and state) to favor Democrat candidates. And they perceive the decisions of the Court on election issues as political, rather than principled.

Totenberg is a liberal political ally and very close personal friend of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal justice on the Supreme Court. Totenberg, is trying to put the burden on Chief Justice Roberts and the Republican-nominated justices to prove their fairness by joining the four Democrat-nominated justices. But Totenberg puts zero burden on the Democrat nominees to do the same, i.e., to cross lines and join the Republican nominees. Why?

Totenberg is not really interested in fairness or the “image” of the court, but only in political results that benefit Democrat politicians. Totenberg is not principled – and that’s putting it kindly. Totenberg’s article seeks to build a bullying campaign to push Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Kavanaugh, and/or any Majority Justice to join the Democrat-nominated justices. Expect it to continue and to increase. As Totenberg writes about the split on the Court, “That division could put the court in the crosshairs of public opinion if it is forced to make decisions that affect the 2020 election.” This reveals one of the clearest differences on the Court—liberal/progressive justices consider public opinion in rendering legal decisions and conservative justices limit themselves to principle and the law.

The Supreme Court majority remained principled in the Wisconsin case, and I hope and pray they will continue to do so.

Lawsuits will almost certainly continue on these matters through the November election. Keep your eyes open and your prayers focused on the “election” cases that are likely this year. There’s a good chance the most important case of this year is an election case that has yet to even be filed.

Phillip Juaregui is President of Judicial Action Group. Judicial Action Group works for Judicial Renewal–when judges stop legislating from the bench and return to their proper and noble role of simply deciding cases according to the laws of the land. Phillip is an expert in constitutional law, judicial policy, and non-profit coalition building.