Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - September 26, 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 26, 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
Senate Immunity Hearing
USA Today: 'Alarming' vs 'narrow': Senate split on Supreme Court presidential immunity decision
Bart Jansen reports that a number of “former Justice Department officials” were split on how to interpret the Supreme Court’s immunity decision at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the matter on Tuesday.
Judicial Nominations
Bloomberg: Ex-Congressman, Judicial Pick Stumbles on Free Speech Question
Tiana Headley reports on the nomination hearing of Anthony Brindisi, who is nominated to the Northern District of New York. During his hearing on Wednesday, Brindisi “struggled with a constitutional law question” about whether the government has free speech.
New SCOTUS Term
Time: The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term
Nik Popli reports on the biggest cases the Supreme Court will hear this term, including cases on transgender rights, guns and more. He also highlights the likelihood that election-related litigation will come before the Court as well.
MSNBC: After Marcellus Williams’ execution, justices to hear another case with innocence claim
Jordan Rubin reports that after the Supreme Court declined to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, despite numerous doubts about his guilt, the justices will hear in the new term the similar case of Richard Glossip. Glossip “maintains his innocence and the state of Oklahoma agrees he should get a new trial.”
Marcellus Williams
Slate: Pay Attention to Who Benefits From the Conservative Justices’ Selective Empathy
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern write about the overwhelming evidence suggesting Marcellus Williams’s innocence, which the Supreme Court’s conservative justices seemed to completely ignore. They note that their empathy, however, flows freely when it comes to Donald Trump and his alleged crimes.
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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