supreme court decisions

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_el_pr/obama_child_rape_case I am no fan of the death penalty. But I have to agree with Obama. Child rapists...especially those who do it multiple times to the same child..should be put to death. Child abuse is not a crime of passion...perhaps...

Link Is proving you are who you say you are really a "nontrivial burden?" I suppose it could be difficult if you were subjected to CFLarsen standards of proof, but in the real world?

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The United States Supreme Court has decided that, in some circumstances, it is permissible to discriminate against an individual in government hiring solely on the basis of race. In the case of Collier vs. Hayden, Collier was a trained intelligence agent. He applied for a lucrative overseas...

In another thread dealing with the subject of tort reform, I noted: The notion of regulations being a complete defense was changed today, in the case of Riegel vs. Medtronic, Inc. The case dealt with one area where there is heavy government regulation, namely, the field of medical devices (and...

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Bush Spying Program

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_abortion;_ylt=Al_bKadpGeCCG_MgXUIIbFPMWM0F? Whatever your opinion, it is clear elections have consequences. edit: Haha, my very own abortion thread.

This story from AP and Yahoo reports that some members of the Supreme Court are "defending" their actions in the decisions in Bush vs. Gore. As of this writing, there has never been a coherent defense of the Court's granting of the stay and subsequently awarding the election to Bush. There has...

ETA: Reuters Link. There is one part that is bad news for Republicans: Anyone know the actual Republican/Democrat ratio of Texas registered voters? Does it match up with the Congressional ratio? The Republicans have argued that the redistricting was for the purpose of undoing prior Democrat...

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/05/31scotus.html My bold. The new list of usual suspects Seems like a pretty severe restraint against legitimate whistle-blowers in order to protect the government from a few disgruntled workers pretending to be legitimate...

Supreme Court says US can move Padilla

Justices Rule U.S. Can Ban Medical Pot How about that? The conservatives were in favor of protecting legal pot, and the liberals were against it.

From CNN and AP: Once again, this government official has said something unbelievably stupid. It is shameful that he is a member of the Congress, and doubly shameful that he is a congressional leader. Where shall I start? How about with the most "activist" case--by far--in recent years: Bush...

Scalia apparently thinks it is the government business whether he and his wife have oral or anal sex but he won't tell whether they have. http://nobodysbusiness.typepad.com/nobodys_business/2005/04/how_emdoesem_ju.html

In the death penalty case decided today, there is an interesting concurring opinion by Justice Stevens, joined by Justice Ginsburg. First, a little background. At issue was the effect of the Eighth Amendment (prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment) to minors, and in particular, whether the...

From USA Today and AP: All President Bush has said on the topic is that he has no litmus test on the question of abortion, which is very likely a lie. During the second debate, Bush addressed who he would NOT nominate to the Court: Many observers were taken aback by the president's mysterious...

NYT today: Is this going back to the SCOTUS for a second round?

They first made Bush president. Then they told a guy he couldn't bring up the Pledge and 'under God' because he wasn't the custodial parent! Then Scalia and Cheney go fishing. There are other decisions they have made recently. What is happening with them?

Yesterday, it was announced that the Supreme Court had found in favor of the administration in it's effort to keep the information on Vice-President Cheney's meeting with energy industry types a secret. Not throwing the case out, they did return it to the lower courts, where even if the original...

Well, after all of the steadfast denial about the horrible abrogation of our basic free speech and free press rights represented by the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (aka McCain-Feingold), and after the Supreme Court ruling that ordinary schmoes don't have the same free press rights as NBC...

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled early today that it is constitutionally permissible to include the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and that local school districts may compel students to utter those words, even if the students have parents who are...

According to the papers of late Justice Harry Blackmun, author of the famous Roe vs. Wade opinion, the Roe decision was nearly overturned in 1992. From the Washington Post (registration required): The lead sentence of the article says that Justice Kennedy "got cold feet," which is a rather...

From the Star Tribune and AP: This opinion is not yet posted at the Supreme Court's official web site.

This court really surprises me. Its breaking news so no link. Im sure its the whole "diversity in education" argument that lead the way.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal on Ten Commandments "The U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) on Monday rejected an appeal by Kentucky of a ruling that barred the display of a large granite monument with the Ten Commandments on the state Capitol grounds in Frankfort. Without comment, the...

The USSC has brought the matriarchal death-factories one step closer to eradication. I can only applaud the USSC decision. JK

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-02-24-court-kosher_x.htm The U.S. Supreme Court refused without coumment to hear a case concerning New York state laws setting standards for labeling of kosher food. The laws were struck down last year by an appeals court. At issue is the way New...