Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - September 19, 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 19, 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
General
Vox: The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to interfere in the election again
Ian Millhiser warns against the Republican support for a new request by the Green Party to be allowed on the ballot in Nevada. He notes that this is another opportunity for the Supreme Court to interfere in the election.
National Review: The Supreme Court Still Has a Serious Leak Problem
Slate: Parental Rights Face a Surprising Moment of Truth at the Supreme Court
Hila Keren writes about a case L.W. v. Skrmetti that the Supreme Court will hear this term, which will decide “whether statutory bans on treating gender dysphoria” are constitutional. She writes about the stakes for LGBTQ+ youth and how this case got to the Supreme Court.
New Appeals
Lauren Mascaren has reports that Marcellus Williams, who is set to be executed in one week in Missouri, has asked the Supreme Court to halt his execution, “arguing his due process rights were denied during the yearslong legal battle to save his life.”
Judicial Nominations
Metro Weekly: Biden Breaks Record for Most LGBTQ Judges Confirmed
John Riley reports on the confirmation of Mary Kathleen Costello, who became the 12th “out LGBTQ person nominated to a lifetime judgeship.” This has allowed President Biden to break the record for most LGBTQ+ judicial nominees, which was previously set by President Obama at 11.
Guns
Roll Call: Judges wrestle with latest Supreme Court gun rights opinion
Ryan Tarinelli speaks to legal experts who say that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Rahimi “has done little so far to eliminate the disagreement and confusion among federal judges who must decide the constitutionality of gun restrictions across the nation.”
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