Discussion: The Supreme Court II

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court's taking an influx of cases from one circuit

The lower court, with the highest number of 2023-2024 Supreme Court cases thus far, is also the nation's most conservative.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Fears grow over Comstock Act, Justices Thomas, Alito

Abortion-rights supporters are sounding the alarm that conservative Supreme Court justices want to use a long-dormant law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court refuses to take Amy Coney Barrett's case

The Supreme Court allowed Barrett's opinion from 2019 to act as the final decision in a campus sexual assault case.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Top Democrats won't join calls for Justice Sotomayor to retire, but they still fear a Ruth Bader Ginsburg repeat

As more liberals urge Sonia Sotomayor to step down this year to ensure that Biden can pick her successor, some Senate Democrats are voicing fears of a 7-2 conservative majority.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Florida man sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Supreme Court justice

A Florida man was sentenced to over a year in prison for threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday. United States District Judge Marcia Moral…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court Drags Feet So Long That South Carolina Will Hold 2024 Elections Under Gerrymandered Map

The Supreme Court’s over five months of inaction on a South Carolina redistricting case has forced a lower court to order the state’s 2024 elections be conducted with a map that includes a district it found to be racially gerrymandered.

talkingpointsmemo.com

And here's the article without the paywall:

https://archive.is/NjB4m

 

[blueharvest]

Senate Democrats ‘baffled’ by calls for Sotomayor to step aside

Senate Democrats are pushing back against calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step aside from the Supreme Court after left-wing activists and commentators raised the idea in the hopes of avoiding …

thehill.com

 

[Teelie]

I get why there is a worry with RBG inadvertently giving the Republicans an extra seat but Sotomayor isn't that old or in that poor of health.

 

[blueharvest]

I get why there is a worry with RBG inadvertently giving the Republicans an extra seat but Sotomayor isn't that old or in that poor of health.

I was thinking the same thing. It would be different if she was 91 years old and on her deathbed, but as far as I know, she's okay, health-wise.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Stop the Stall

The Supreme Court should get out of the way and let Trump’s federal trial begin.

www.brennancenter.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is absent from the court Monday with no explanation. The 75-year-old Thomas also is not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be there in person.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is absent from the court Monday with no explanation. The 75-year-old Thomas also is not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be there in person.

apnews.com

Everybody occasionally doesn't want to go in to work on Mondays, you know?

 

[squeekness]

Everybody occasionally doesn't want to go in to work on Mondays, you know?

It's Patriots Day here in Massachusetts. Everybody has the day off.

 

[blueharvest]

The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states

It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.

www.vox.com

 

[Teelie]

SCOTUS once again picking and choosing what parts of the Constitution actually matter.

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court deals blow to Mike Lindell

SCOTUS on Monday declined to block investigators from seizing the MyPillow CEO's phone.

www.newsweek.com

"Deals Blow"?

 

[squeekness]

The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states

It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.

www.vox.com

Worst. Supreme. Court. Ever.

 

[blueharvest]

Worst. Supreme. Court. Ever.

We can thank Trump for that.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Supreme Court Poised to Cut Back Scope of Anti-Corruption Law

The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court Poised to Cut Back Scope of Anti-Corruption Law

The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards.

www.nytimes.com

The Republican-majority Supreme Court is doing its best to protect Republicans from being prosecuted for corruption, it seems.

 

[blueharvest]

Starbucks seeks Supreme Court protection from being ordered to rehire baristas who say they were fired for union-promoting activities

The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tennessee, were fired.

theconversation.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of January 6 obstruction charge​

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-jan-6-riot-case-04-16-24/index.html

Worst court since Taney.

 

[blueharvest]

The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Took Direct Aim at Jack Smith’s Trump Indictment. Will They Go Through With It?

The conservative justices could cut the heart out of the indictment.

slate.com

 

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https://www.newsweek.com/clarence-thomas-faces-backlash-over-jan-6-case-comments-what-disgrace-1890966