supreme court decisions

I have not been on this forum for years... and I am posting now only to remind you all of what I said 6 years ago ... in the light of what just finally happened regarding extirpating women's rights over their bodies and life-trajectory... and more annihilations of human rights are soon to follow.

The Supreme Court has ruled today that a large section in eastern Oklahoma (could not find an actual specified size) is Native American land and as such Native Americans living therein are only under federal rather than state jurisdiction. Supreme Court rules broad swath of Oklahoma is Native...

The Evangelicals are going to be spewing! Link

Haven't seen anything about this, but I thought it might be of some interest. Remember Roe v. Wade? (The supreme court case that struck down various abortion laws.) The woman behind it caused a little controversy when she later came out on the Anti-Abortion side. But, there might be a bit more...

Interesting split from the court (I agree with the majority): The Supreme Court ruled Monday against the state of Georgia in a copyright lawsuit over annotations to its legal code, finding they cannot be copyrighted. Everyone involved in the case agreed that the text of state statutes could...

In a 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court today sided with clean water advocates in a case involving dumping pollutants into water. The Clean Water Act says that companies, or governments, or whoever, cannot dump pollutants into streams, lakes or oceans without a permit. On the island of Maui, a...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/politics/wisconsin-pandemic-primary-republicans.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR2oceTzzyScJ9-0lt7g_ZFl1rf20QV6xNzpgL2b3H3Iq239HI0O2R3zaJ4 And SCOTUS thinks this is just fine...smh. #IMPEACHALLTRUMPAPPOINTEES

I don't normally post links to YouTube (other than for songs or short snippets) but this guy gives some really easy to understand explanations and only took 20 minutes to do so. He listed the following SCOTUS rulings in 2019: Allowing "profane" trademarks. Extending the ban on racist jury...

If we're going to carefully scrutinise Kavanaugh's record since joining SCOTUS, maybe it's time to do the same with Neil Gorsuch. From my distance, he appears to be the perfect Justice. I've noticed his name alongside RBG a couple of times, including an important dissent, so there's no...

In its 5-4 ruling Wednesday in Janus vs. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), the US Supreme Court overturned decades-old precedent that allowed government unions to compel public employees to pay union fees or risk being fired. Another massive victory for...

Linked at a blog to discuss some of the issues raised by this. The ruling strikes down a 1992 federal law which prohibited states from allowing sports gambling. States that allowed sports gambling at the time were grandfathered in, although effectively that meant only Nevada. It is hard to...

Maybe this is more for Social issues and current events, if so please move it. http://abcnews.com.co/united-states-revokes-scientologys-tax-exempt-status/ It's been a long time coming. I wonder how Tom Cruise will take this news... ETA: Damn! That will teach me for not paying attention to...

Why am I not surprised? When an individual believes themselves to be doing the right thing in restricting civil rights it's kind of like Lay's potato chips - You Can't Eat Just One: The Supreme Court just did something big, XXXX. Yesterday's ruling will prevent domestic abusers from owning...

The Supreme Court has just ruled that evidence obtained in an illegal search can be used against you. The case involves a person who was stopped by police on suspicion of illegal drug activity - a stop that was later deemed unlawful by state authorities. The police then found an outstanding...

I'm interested in exploring the decisions of the USA Supreme Court from its outset to the current day. I would pose four questions: 1. What is the worst SC decision? Use your own definition of "worst". 2. What is the best decision? Use your own definition of "best". 3. What SC decision has...

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/28/satanists-want-to-use-hobby-lobby-decision-to-exempt-women-from-anti-abortion-laws/ :popcorn6

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/26/supreme-court-throws-out-massachusetts-abortion-clinic-buffer-zone-law/VTTYHYD8oiVJJNreAPyKAN/story.html 9-0 ruling. Free speech concern the basis for the ruling. "The nation’s highest court today struck down a Massachusetts law that created buffer...

Well, the SCOTUS has decided that Obama was wrong with his recess appointments, because the congress wasn't really in recess. By keeping one person with a gavel, for 1 minute, at the Senate every three days, the GOP fulfilled the requirements to say that the Senate wasn't really in recess. I...

Supreme Court says police must get warrants for most cellphone searches From the SCOTUS Blog analysis: Chief Justice Roberts, delivering the Court's opinion in Riley v. California:

Any thoughts on this case from the secularists among us? Specifically, does it mark a clear pattern in how these Establishment Clause cases tend to come down in the Roberts era, and if so, does that require a shift in legal strategy?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/05/us-usa-court-prayer-idUSBREA440FO20140505 "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave local government officials across the United States more leeway to begin public meetings with a prayer, ruling that sectarian invocations do not automatically violate...

The Supreme court approved five to four today to allow city council meetings with routine christian prayer. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/high-court-ruling-favors-prayer-at-council-meeting/2014/05/05/6480b614-d45f-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html?hpid=z1 "WASHINGTON —...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/antonin-scalia-blunder-unprecedented-epa "Scalia's blunder unprecedented". Legally speaking, this is a few orders of magnitude over my pay grade. Those of you who follow SCOTUS, what do you think?

Justices strike down political donor limits

http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-hobby-lobby-supreme-court-arguments/359539/ Supreme court heard oral arguments on hobby lobby and corporations religious rights. Hobby lobby is a public company - though closely held by a family- with 13000 employees...

SCOTUS decided that generic companies are immune from law suits if the brand name didn't have warning labels of side-effects...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23051808 This pretty much wrecks Pre-clearance, since it is incumbent on Congress to update pre-clearance mechanisms, and well....

The Supreme Court is expected to announce some big rulings soon on cases involving same-sex marriage. I'm not super knowledgeable of the details, but I think the main cases in question are: United States v. Windsor This could potentially strike down DOMA, or parts of DOMA and give legally...

SCOTUS once again knifes the public in the back...upholds "binding arbitration" http://finance.yahoo.com/news/supreme-courts-arbitration-ruling-puts-153819233.html Even when the activity prompting the complaint rises to the severity of being in violation of anti-trust laws, SCOTUS has held...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/supreme-court-says-police-can-take-dna-samples.html So they compare taking DNA to fingerprinting and say they can take it after being arrested for a "serious offense" "supported by probable cause". I actually have no problem with this.