BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules that emergency abortions are permitted in Idaho for the time being but #SCOTUS does not rule on the merits of the case before it, leaving open the possibility of a full abortion ban in the state. Moyle: https://tinyurl.com/28xx6dz9
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#DEI prgms toppled amid a surge of #conservative #lawsuits
A yr after #SCOTUS struck down race-based college admissions, #RightWing *public interest* grps have filed a barrage of federal lawsuits intended to dismantle long-standing #corporate & #government prgms that consider race in awarding #jobs & other #opportunities, & their #litigation already is eroding the use of #AffirmativeAction in an array of #American institutions.
#law #racism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/06/27/conservative-lawsuits-topple-affirmative-action-dei/
Geidner:
Third and not last, Roberts has the 6-3 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, affirming the Fifth Circuit on the Seventh Amendment jury trial issue. The court does not reach the other issues. Sotomayor has the liberals' dissent. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-859_1924.pdf
Sotomayor is reading from her dissent in Jarkesy. #SCOTUS
#SCOTUS on Thurs will issue more end-of-the-term rulings, potentially including whether #Trump is immune from prosecution in his federal #ElectionInterference case, whether #Jan6 #insurgents may be charged w/ #obstruction & whether #FederalRegulatoryAgencies should have their #powers reduced. Wed, the court inadvertently posted a ruling it has not yet announced that, while #litigation continues, would allow emergency #abortions to stabilize patients in #Idaho where #abortion is banned.
The first #SCOTUS opinion today: Ohio v. EPA.
Gerstein:
Ohio v. EPA good neighbor plan. 5-4 Gorsuch. EPA rule is stayed Barrett joins libs and writes dissent https://supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23a349_0813.pdf Next opinion also Gorsuch
NBC:
The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for the Sackler family, meaning that billions of dollars secured for victims is now threatened.
The court on a 5-4 vote ruled that the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to release the Sackler family members from legal claims made by opioid victims. #SCOTUS
NBC:
Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on emergency room abortion-access dispute
The court opted against deciding whether Idaho’s abortion ban conflicts with a federal law that sets standards for hospital emergency room care, leaving legal question unresolved.
“Steve #Bannon must report to prison by Monday after #SCOTUS rejects last-minute appeal
Bannon, a former #Trump adviser, was convicted of contempt of Congress in July 2022 for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee and sentenced to four months”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/steve-bannon-must-report-prison-monday-supreme-court-rejects-last-minu-rcna158584
So
The elected #President of the #UnitedStatesofAmerica may attempt to coerce the elected #VicePresident of the United States to overthrow an election at the #ElectoralCollege and that is now considered an official act of the #Presidency
Got it
#SCOTUS #DonaldTrump #Trump #Treason #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #FedSoc #GOP #RepublicanParty #Republicans
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#SCOTUS Will Not Hear Challenge to #Georgia Utility Board Elections
Georgians will continue to vote for members of its state utility board in at-large elections after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Voting Rights Act challenge to the method today.
Black voters argued the at-large system prevented them from electing a candidate of their choice, leading to a lack of representation at the state-wide level.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-voters-bring-public-service-commission-elections-case-to-us-supreme-court/
****TRIGGER WARNING****
EXACTLY FIVE MONTHS AGO TODAY: a story on a study by the JAMA, which revealed 64,565 women and girls became pregnant from rape in states since June 22, 2022 (US Supreme Ct overturn of Roe) where there was a ban on abortion. A total of nearly 520,000 rapes in those states: https://tinyurl.com/2p9s4byy #SCOTUS
Still in love with the Divine Miss M.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHkWrez7EI
#SCOTUS #BetteMidler #RobertsCourt #Misogyny #Bribery #Fascism #Corruption #SamuelAlito #ClarenceThomas #JohnRoberts #GinniThomas
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👉🏼 President #Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans. #SCOTUS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/biden-supreme-court-reforms/
Neil Gorsuch, a United States Supreme Court judge, went on Fox News last week promoting his new book that explains his ideas for a right wing judicial power grab while he simultaneously complained about Biden’s proposed overhaul of the Supreme Court, which is a perfect example of why we specifically need an overhaul of the Supreme Court. #SCOTUS #ElectDemocrats
Neil Gorsuch Makes the Case for a Judicial Power Grab |
https://newrepublic.com/article/184713/neil-gorsuch-makes-case-judicial-power-grab
🤦🏻♀️A divided US Supreme Court refused for now to bolster the #Biden administration’s ability to extend school discrimination protections to #transgender students nationwide - Bloomberg #SCOTUS #LGBTQ
Via Scott MacFarlane:
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) formally introduces Constitutional amendment that would reverse the Supreme Court’s decision to grant US Presidents immunity from criminal prosecution #SCOTUS
Via Kyle Griffin:
Leader Schumer will introduce the No Kings Act today — an attempt to reverse the #SCOTUS 's immunity decision.
The No Kings Act would make clear that presidents and vice presidents are not immune from criminal law and clarify that Congress — not the Supreme Court — determines to whom federal criminal law is applied.
Here we go
“Breaking News: Southern Baptists voted to call for the reversal of the #SCOTUS ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, spurred by the end of Roe v. Wade” #LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html
#WompWomp 1/...
US Supreme Court declines to halt #Trump's sentencing in hush money case #SCOTUS #legal
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Griffin:
Vice President #Harris endorses the #SCOTUS reforms laid out by President #Biden:
"…President Biden and I are calling on Congress to pass important reforms – from imposing term limits for Justices’ active service, to requiring Justices to comply with binding ethics rules just like every other federal judge. And finally, in our democracy, no one should be above the law. So we must also ensure that no former President has immunity for crimes committed while in the White House."
Via Scott MacFarlane:
There are now 19 co-sponsors for the pair of US House resolutions calling for the impeachment of #SCOTUS Justice Sam #Alito and Justice #ClarenceThomas
Both were initially sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY
“#JackSmith asked for additional time to settle how to proceed w #Trump’s #Jan6 prosecution, asking to bump back deadlines ignited when case returned to lower court..
👉🏼By requesting 3-wk delay in filing, Smith is likely to disappoint those who have called for him to ask for an evidentiary hearing with live witness testimony ahead of the election.
It also shows that Smith’s team is still grappling with the best path forward after #SCOTUS ruled Trump is immune..” #legal
https://trib.al/dggF5SI