Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls out the Supreme Court’s disturbing trend of manipulating facts to benefit Republican interests. With unchecked power, the conservative majority risks eroding trust in the judiciary and undermining constitutional balance.
Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Biden To Unveil Supreme Court Reform Plans Next Week
President Joe Biden is set to unveil a comprehensive plan for Supreme Court reform next week in a move that promises to stir significant debate across the political spectrum. This announcement comes amidst growing calls for changes to the nation’s highest court, driven by concerns over its current composition and the increasing politicization of its appointments.....MORE
Monday, July 1, 2024
Judicial Ping Pong: Supreme Court sends Donald Trump’s immunity case back to a lower court in Washington
The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former President could be tried before the November election.
The court began issuing opinions at 10 a.m. Eastern.
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts. But rather than do it themselves, the justices ordered lower courts to figure out precisely how to apply the decision to Trump’s case.
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Sunday, June 30, 2024
Trump immunity decision in balance as Supreme Court caps term
The Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday whether former President Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution, a monumental decision that comes just days after the court dropped a decision throwing into doubt charges against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and Trump himself.....More HERE
Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Supreme Court just downgraded ‘the insurrection’ to trespassing
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday in Fischer v. U.S. struck down one of the most common charges against January 6 defendants. “Obstruction of an official proceeding” had been used in hundreds of cases, and those convictions are now invalid.....More HERE
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Florida officials ask US Supreme Court to block rulings limiting anti-drag show law
The state of Florida is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block lower court rulings that prohibit the enforcement of a new law targeting drag shows.
Florida officials filed an application with the nation’s highest court on Friday asking that the prohibition against enforcing the anti-drag show law only be limited to the Orlando, Florida, restaurant which challenged its constitutionality.
The Supreme Court could soon change the internet forever — here’s what you need to know
In the midst of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, social media companies are struggling to handle an onslaught of misinformation, which is often spread by bot and troll accounts. An upcoming decision by the Supreme Court might make this problem go from bad to worse.....Read More
Monday, September 18, 2023
Alito wasn’t bluffing: He believes the Supreme Court is above the law
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito no doubt intended to shock the political world when he told interviewers for the Wall Street Journal that “No provision in the Constitution gives [Congress] the authority to regulate the Supreme Court — period.”....MORE
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The Supreme Court just legalized LGBTQI+ discrimination — it’s time for Congress to step in
The United States Supreme Court just told certain business owners that they have the right to discriminate against people they disagree with, based on the way they think, love and act.
This decision comes at a time when LGBTQI+ discrimination is on the rise throughout the country, in schools, healthcare institutions and workplaces.
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
Ocasio-Cortez warns of ‘dangerous authoritarian expansion of power’ in Supreme Court
“The courts, if they were to proceed without any check on their power, without any balance on their power, then we will start to see an undemocratic and, frankly, dangerous authoritarian expansion of power in the Supreme Court.”....MORE
Saturday, July 1, 2023
BACKWARDS: Supreme Court legalizes discrimination against LGBTQ+ people
As of today, so long as one can make a creative argument that they’re discriminating against LGBTQ+ individuals or couples based on free speech and “sincere” religious beliefs, they’re free to discriminate away.....MORE
Friday, June 30, 2023
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in a 6-3 decision, stopping more than 40 million borrowers from receiving loan forgiveness and delivering a major defeat to one of the president’s key campaign promises.....MORE
Monday, May 22, 2023
Ron DeSantis eyes SCOTUS replacements in next eight years
Gov. Ron DeSantis is mulling changes to come to the Supreme Court in “the next eight years,” in remarks that clearly seem tailored to his impending 2024 Presidential campaign.
DeSantis, addressing the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, outlined his belief that many jurists may have to be replaced, outlining an opportunity for a potential “7-2” conservative court.
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Monday, June 2, 2014
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Law
Hall v. Florida
A little followed case involving the standard for intellectual disability. It has been widely ridiculed by experts and now, in a 5-4 decision, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has ruled that such a rule violated the Eighth Amendment and runs counter to recognized scientific standards.....more
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