Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - August 2, 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 2, 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
Court Reform
Washington Post: Term limits for the Supreme Court would end our independent judiciary
Senator Mitch McConnell argues against President Biden’s reform proposal for the Supreme Court, saying that it would end the independence of the judiciary.
The Hill: Judging Biden’s Supreme Court reform plan
James D. Zirin argues that the Supreme Court needs reform to address the crisis of legitimacy and all time low confidence from the public.
Washington Post: What Biden (and The Post) get wrong about Supreme Court reform
Letters to the editor.
Presidential Immunity
NBC: Chuck Schumer rolls out 'No Kings Act' to eliminate presidential immunity
Sahil Kapur and Megan Lebowitz report that on Thursday Sen. Schumer announced the “No Kings Act,” which would “ensure that presidents do not have criminal immunity.” They note that the bill would be an uphill battle in the House.
Vox: Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg
Ian Millhiser argues that “The No Kings Act… represents a significant escalation in the fight between elected Democrats and unelected Republicans on the Supreme Court.”
Judicial Nominations
New York Times: Schumer Promises Year-End Judicial Push as Courts Gain New Political Importance
Carl Hulse reports that Senator Schumer is planning a concentrated push to get judicial nominees confirmed on the Senate floor after the election. He also noted that reforming the Supreme Court is a high priority.
Bloomberg Law: First, Sixth Circuit Nominees Advanced by Senate Panel (1)
Suzanne Monyak reports on Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting during which the committee advanced a number of judicial nominees, including two Circuit Court nominees.
General
Washington Post: How a Supreme Court decision kept school segregation alive
Professor Michelle Adams writes about a lesser known Supreme Court ruling, Milliken v. Bradley, that is “one of the primary reasons schools are, in practice, still so segregated today.”
Wall Street Journal: The Supreme Court Has an Ethical Conundrum
Letters to the editor.
MSNBC: Neil Gorsuch features in Supreme Court bid against vague drug law
Jordan Rubin writes about the possibility that Justice Gorsuch might be open to accepting an appeal in a case challenging the Analogue Act, a “vague” law that “bans selling substances that are “substantially similar” to ones that have already been deemed illegal.”
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