Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - August 22, 2024

🗽Supreme Court updates to help us hold our leaders accountable. A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2024

People Power United declares the Supreme Court has become unhinged.

In response to recent Supreme Court shenanigans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:

“The Supreme Court has become unhinged. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.

People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.

Daily Supreme Court News Briefing

New Appeals

The Atlantic: Republicans’ New, Dangerous Attempt to Break the Election

• Bob Bauer writes about the RNC’s attempt to convince the Supreme Court to allow Arizona to impose a “proof of citizenship” requirement for voting in presidential elections. He notes that even if the suit fails, it sows doubt in the sanctity of our election process. 

Court Reform 

Wall Street Journal: Be Careful in Stripping Jurisdiction From the Supreme Court

Letters to the editor. 

General 

Politico: Justice Department signals plan to salvage obstruction charges in some Jan. 6 cases

• Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein report that the Department of Justice on Wednesday said it “plans to press ahead with obstruction charges against two Jan. 6 defendants” because there is enough evidence to prove they are guilty even under the Supreme Court’s very narrow ruling. 

CNN: Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ returns with a vengeance

• John Fritze and Devan Cole report on the current explosion of cases on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket, including cases on voting rights and abortion care. 

Washington Post: Justice Gorsuch’s Book of Fish Tales

• Ruth Marcus offers a critique of Justice Gorsuch’s new book Over Ruled, saying that he “omits inconvenient facts that undercut his argument.” 

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