🇺🇸 Discussion: The Supreme Court II

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.

apnews.com

 

[Teelie]

FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds​

A Democratic senator’s report finds new evidence of the White House controlling an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kavanaugh-trump-white-house-fbi-report/

That's the least surprising "finding" about that probe.

 

[squeekness]

FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds​

A Democratic senator’s report finds new evidence of the White House controlling an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kavanaugh-trump-white-house-fbi-report/

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

 

[blueharvest]

Finally, the Bad Guys Had a Bad Day at the Supreme Court

The rule challenged here devastated the ghost gun industry, which catered to customers with criminal records who would flunk a background check.

slate.com

 

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[blueharvest]

The Supreme Court’s Originalists Are Fundamentally Wrong About History

The Founders didn’t believe the Constitution had a fixed meaning. So why do so many of the justices?

newrepublic.com

 

[blueharvest]

How much more radical could the Supreme Court become? Look to the Fifth Circuit.

Meet the power-grabbing Trump judges who are forging MAGA justice.

www.motherjones.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Supreme Court leaves in place Pennsylvania law barring people under 21 from carrying guns | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling from Pennsylvania that allowed residents under 21 to carry firearms in public, though the justices declined for now to hear arguments in the case themselves.

amp.cnn.com

There’s no written opinion so it isn’t necessarily the last you’ll hear on the matter. Somebody else can always bring a case.

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti’s latest legal challenge, with Kavanaugh recused

The legal losses are piling up at the high court for the infamous Trump antagonist who represented Stormy Daniels.

www.msnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trump says ‘you don’t put old in’ when talking appointments - forgetting he is 78

Donald Trump says “only stupid people put old” in Supreme Court positions - seemingly forgetting he’s a 78-year-old man running for the top position in the executive branch.

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

US supreme court declines to pause new federal power plant emissions rule

Emergency requests by 27 states to pause rule requiring fossil fuel-powered plants to reduce emissions were denied

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court

The ACLU’s Chase Strangio is representing a group of trans people opposing Tennessee’s Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

RFK Jr. threw a fit just to get on or try to get on state ballots.

Early voting is long underway with existing ballots. It’s too close to the final Election Day to be messing with them again now.

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme Court Puppetmaster Tries to Buy Protection in Congress

The Supreme Court puppetmaster spends big to ensure GOP control of Congress, as he defies Dems’ subpoena over gifts to Supreme Court justices.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[blueharvest]

Brett Kavanaugh Promised This Ruling Would Make Judges Less Partisan. Guess How That Went!

Kavanaugh promised this test would be “much less subjective,” preventing judges from injecting their personal ideologies.

slate.com

 

[blueharvest]

The Republican Supreme Court just blessed an illegal voter purge

This is the latest in a string of favors this Court has done for the Republican Party.

www.vox.com

 

[blueharvest]

Coalition of Organizations Calls on Congress to Address Mishandling of Kavanaugh FBI Investigation - National Women's Law Center

Washington, DC – October 25, 2024 – Yesterday, over 50 organizations submitted a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to address the FBI’s mishandling of its supplemental investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The call for accountability...

nwlc.org

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

The Late Supreme Court Chief Who Haunts Today’s Right-Wing Justices

William Rehnquist went from a lonely dissenter to an institutionalist chief—and his opinions are all the rage among the court’s current conservatives.

newrepublic.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Clarence Thomas likely to resign if Trump wins election—legal analysts

The long-serving justice will likely step down to let a younger conservative take his Supreme Court seat, legal experts believe.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

The Supreme Court keeps facing last-minute election questions

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter looks at the questions facing the Supreme Court in the final days before the election, plus other legal news.

www.msnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Clarence Thomas likely to resign if Trump wins election—legal analysts

The long-serving justice will likely step down to let a younger conservative take his Supreme Court seat, legal experts believe.

www.newsweek.com

Good. Have him step down, then have President Harris fill his seat with someone who isn't corrupt.

 

[Teelie]

If Harris wins he'll hold on until he's as senile as Trump, or end up a Scalia. Even then if Republicans hold the Senate they will filibuster and pull every stunt imaginable to prevent Harris from filling a vacancy.

 

[blueharvest]

Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats

The debate over abortion rights is leading to expensive campaigns for state Supreme Courts in several states this year.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

US supreme court to rule on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional districts

Court won’t hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map

www.theguardian.com