Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - September 27, 2024
🗽Supreme Court updates to help us hold our leaders accountable. A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 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.
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Daily Supreme Court News Briefing
The Bulletin (Bend, OR): Wyden bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a sweeping bill Wednesday that would greatly increase the size of the Supreme Court, make it harder for the justices to overturn laws, require justices to undergo audits and remove roadblocks for high court nominations. The legislation is one of the most ambitious proposals to remake a high court that has suffered a sharp decline in its public approval after a string of contentious decisions and ethics scandals in recent years.
NPR: A 2023 Supreme Court ruling could strip U.S. wetlands of federal protections
A new study finds that more than 90 million acres of wetlands - nearly all that exist in the Lower 48 U.S. states - may have lost federal protections after the Supreme Court's recent ruling.
Athens Banner-Herald: Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz disqualified from Georgia's ballot, Supreme Court rules
Votes cast for third-party presidential candidates Cornel West, an independent, and Claudia De la Cruz, a socialist, will not be counted in Georgia after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that both candidates filed improper nominating petitions, and thus did not qualify to appear on the ballot.
MSN (US): Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices
A sweeping bill introduced by a Democratic senator Wednesday would greatly increase the size of the Supreme Court, make it harder for the justices to overturn laws, require justices to undergo audits and remove roadblocks for high court nominations. The legislation by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most ambitious proposals to remake a high court that has suffered a sharp decline in its public approval after a string of contentious decisions and ethics scandals in recent years.
Anchorage Daily News: Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC): A 2023 Supreme Court ruling could strip U.S. wetlands of federal protections
Keep making good trouble! Everyone deserves to vote and thrive!
Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
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