Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - July 1, 2024
🗽Supreme Court updates to help us hold our leaders accountable. A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 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 Rulings
NBC: Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity in his federal election interference case
NBC reports that in a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court found “that former President Donald Trump has some immunity from prosecution in his federal election interference case.”
Other Rulings
The Hill: The Supreme Court’s missed opportunity on the Second Amendment
Gavin Barrett argues that in Rahimi the Supreme Court missed the opportunity to clarify how lower courts should be interpreting Bruen.
Washington Post: Corporate lobbyists eye new lawsuits after Supreme Court limits federal power
Tony Romm writes about the impact of the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling, saying that it has already led to “conservatives and corporate lobbyists plotting how to harness the favorable ruling in a redoubled quest to whittle down climate, finance, health, labor and technology regulations in Washington.”
Ryan J. Reilly reports that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Fischer is expected to impact 27 January 6th cases, but experts say that the case won't impact Donald Trump’s case.
The Nation: We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803
Elie Mystal writes about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron, calling it a major power grab that gives the Court unlimited power over federal agencies.
New York Times: A String of Supreme Court Decisions Hits Hard at Environmental Rules
Coral Davenport writes about four Supreme Court cases, including one this term, that have been backed by conservatives and that have systematically made it harder for the EPA to do its job.
Also covered by: CNN
New York Times: The Imperial Supreme Court
Kate Shaw argues that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright is deeply undemocratic, giving the courts power they were never meant to have.
The Atlantic: What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Get About Homelessness
Jerusalem Demsas argues against the Supreme Court’s ruling in Grants Pass, because it enables cities to continue sweeping homelessness under the rug instead of investing in the infrastructure and support to address its cause.
The Atlantic: The Big Winners of This Supreme Court Term
Nicholas Bagley writes about the decisions this Supreme Court term that will allow corporations and big businesses more opportunities to attack federal regulations they don’t like.
NBC: Supreme Court's overturning of 40-year Chevron ruling is a win for the Trump deregulatory agenda
Lawrence Hurley writes that the Court’s overturning of Chevron is a belated victory for Trump and his deregulatory agenda. He cites experts from both sides about the impact of this decision on policy making.
Washington Post: Supreme Court opioid case makes it harder to shield wealth in bankruptcy
Daniel Gilbert and David Ovalle report that the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Purdue Pharma case “substantially raised the bar for executives and owners trying to shield their wealth” when filing for bankruptcy.
New York Times: The Supreme Court Puts the Pro-Life Movement to the Test
David French argues that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Moyle “illuminates a deep conflict within the anti-abortion movement and the way the pro-life movement resolves that conflict will affect American life and politics for decades to come.”
General
Lawrence Hurley reports that “conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett appeared to lose patience last week with the right-wing narrative that the Biden administration had unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove politically charged content.” He writes about Barrett’s recent dissents and rulings, and how she sometimes breaks with other justices on the right.
Politico: Left and right agree on one thing: The justice system is corrupted by bias
John F. Harris and Ian Ward argue that both sides of the ideological spectrum believe that the courts are swayed by partisan agendas and bias.
Washington Post: Supreme Court conservatives sure have a funny way of voting as a ‘bloc’
George F. Will writes about the Court’s 6-3 ruling in Murthy which featured an interesting split of the conservative justices.
CNN: Oral dissents are back in vogue at the Supreme Court as liberals lament latest rulings
Joan Biskupic writes about an uptick in oral dissents at the Supreme Court, particularly from the liberal justices who have been speaking up against “conservative dominance.”
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