Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general and President Biden’s controversial nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, narrowly managed to move through a procedural Senate vote on Thursday to advance his confirmation. Democrats have touted Becerra’s experience as a staunch defender of affordable healthcare and access to abortion, while GOP senators have argued that he is an unqualified culture warrior based on his record on First Amendment- and religious liberty-related cases. Here’s a look at some of those cases.

REPUBLICAN COLLINS VOTES WITH DEMOCRATS TO ADVANCE BECERRA NOMINATION FOR HHS SECRETARY