Coming by way of Sarah Burris at AlterNet, etc. It was not that long ago when Kavanaugh penned an opinion giving more leeway to immigration agents. His claim for doing so was “they rarely take American citizens into custody. If such were to occur by mistake a citizen is taken, they are released very quickly.” […]
More court stuff. Some interesting detail on The Robert’s Court decision by Roberts minus the detail. Humphrey’s Executor Executed In Broad Shadow Docket Slaying, Above the Law In two-sentence order, without any accompanying reasoning, John Roberts ended almost a century of constitutional order. Exercising tremendous restraint, Chief Justice Roberts managed not to write “Executor? I […]
“The court announced that it will hear two voting-related challenges when the court resumes in October: a reargument of a long-running dispute of Louisiana’s congressional map and a case that could erode one of the few existing limits on campaign funding. “The Louisiana case is a challenge to the state’s congressional map, which includes two […]
Trust is sine qua non in a democracy. Citizens simply must trust that those in power will follow the law. When that trust breaks down, it leads to assassinations, coups and civil war. The idea that the SCOTUS is the final arbiter of what is and isn’t legal is based on nothing in the Constitution. […]
There is considerable doubt about Richard Glossip’s guilt for a brutal 1997 murder in Oklahoma City, for which he has twice been sentenced to death. It also appears unquestionable that he has never gotten a fair trial. Glossip’s case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, where his fate may actually be determined by the incoherence of the court’s recusal […]
SCOTUS: Actually, Presidents Are Kings – by Joyce Vance Civil Discourse One of the last lines in Joyce Vance commentary at Civil Discourse is the title I used for this lengthy (and it is) Post of hers. Why is it the men on SCOTUS are a bunch of cowards when it comes to Trump? What […]
Finally, some or most of Congress may do something to Rein in SCOTUS and the rogue Justices. The question here being can they nullify Congress’s act in some fashion. No Kings Act WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation Thursday reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt […]
What Chief Justice Roberts is saying is the justices know more than the scientists and engineers know. This was done in a decision which the agency experts immediately criticized. The issue being potentially undermining decisions by scientists and the very same agency experts. The 6-3 and 6-2 decisions brought by fishing operators in New Jersey and Rhode […]
Probably, and that’s bad for straightforwardly political reasons. Arrogant, naively moralistic Justices would be much less effective. Last week the conservative court preserved access to the critical abortion drug mifepristone. But they relied on a procedural technicality and thus preserved their ability to limit use of the drug after the upcoming election. Refusing to reach […]
Yeah, it is another legal/court commentary. This one is about borrowers using Payday lenders. The ruling is expected to take effect in 2025. In the meantime, borrowers might want to explore non collateral loans as a more flexible and potentially less costly option compared to payday lenders. I am sure borrowers having to use Payday […]