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The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:11 am
by Leisher
We just need a thread to cover SCOTUS.
SCOTUS rules against Mexican family.
Not sure I like this ruling. I understand it from a legal perspective, but I don't think there's any question that the border patrol agent was completely at fault. Seems like he's getting off very easy for murdering a kid.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:22 am
by Leisher
Justice Roberts responds to Chuck Schumer threatening SCOTUS members.
Condemnation of Schumer came swiftly from the right, and governmental agencies. The left was pretty silent and until just now the story wasn't even on CNN's front page. (Seriously, I looked 20 minutes ago and nothing. Now there are two stories.)
Schumer backtracks a bit, but says he just used the wrong words and Rs are trying to incite something.
Fuck do I hate all these assholes.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:38 am
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: The left was pretty silent and until just now the story wasn't even on CNN's front page. (Seriously, I looked 20 minutes ago and nothing. Now there are two stories.)
It was there last night.
Leisher wrote: Fuck do I hate all these assholes.
Seriously. Kill them all.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:34 pm
by Leisher
TheCatt wrote: It was there last night.
Wonder why they pulled it this morning? Maybe they were working on writing the new ones?
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:13 am
by Leisher
This is a really good read. It's essentially about how a single ruling gave the U.S. government unlimited powers versus the powers the Founding Fathers intended.
The SCOTUS ruling that broke the Constitution.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:25 am
by TheCatt
Ah, yes, the good ole interstate commerce clause. Basically unleashed the genie.
To be fair, though, a lot has changed since the late 1700s, and, imho, we as a country benefit from having a consolidated set of national laws rather than a patchwork of 50 states' worth of laws.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:16 pm
by Leisher
Big ruling from SCOTUS on state level criminal trials.
This means that in our word of "GIVE ME ATTENTION!!!" one person can completely alter a trial.
That's not being negative, but I see abuse on both sides.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:41 pm
by TheCatt
Justice Neil Gorsuch penned the opinion and was joined in key parts by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer and Brett Kavanaugh.
...
Justice Clarence Thomas concurred in the judgment on narrower grounds, whereas Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Elena Kagan joined Justice Samuel Alito's dissent.
That's... the oddest split I've seen in this Court lately.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:08 am
by TheCatt
SCOTUS rules people cannot be fired for being
gay or trans. I think that's a little bit of a shocker, imho.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:04 am
by Leisher
I think people should be able to be fired for their sexual preference IF they lied about it and it's a business where such a thing can negatively impact business.
So, for example, if a man transitioning to a woman gets hired at a strip club.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:33 am
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: I think people should be able to be fired for their sexual preference IF they lied about it and it's a business where such a thing can negatively impact business.
So, for example, if a man transitioning to a woman gets hired at a strip club.
Someone doesn't want to confront their latent fantasies.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:53 am
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote: SCOTUS rules people cannot be fired for being
gay or trans. I think that's a little bit of a shocker, imho.
It was a 6-3 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Gorsuch joining the more liberal side of the court -- Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer.
Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, while Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas dissented.
6-3 score.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:42 pm
by Leisher
TheCatt wrote: Leisher wrote: I think people should be able to be fired for their sexual preference IF they lied about it and it's a business where such a thing can negatively impact business.
So, for example, if a man transitioning to a woman gets hired at a strip club.
Someone doesn't want to confront their latent fantasies.
They wouldn't let me dance!
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:26 pm
by Troy
TheCatt wrote: SCOTUS rules people cannot be fired for being
gay or trans. I think that's a little bit of a shocker, imho.
Right wing twitter is PISSED.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:57 pm
by Leisher
Are they? I haven't noticed anything from the right wingers I follow. The left wingers I follow seem pretty happy.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:39 pm
by TheCatt
I dont follow much on twitter, but the ones I follow are probably more left than right, except the anti-abortion religious guy who doesn't know what to do cuz both parties suck.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:17 am
by TheCatt
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:57 am
by Leisher
I see Roberts went against the right again. That's bound to piss them off.
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:05 pm
by Leisher
The SCOTUS thread
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:47 pm
by TheCatt
Her life story is pretty amazing.