Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - September 12, 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 12, 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
Judicial Nominations
Reuters: US Senate confirms 2 new judges as clock ticks for Biden nominees
Nate Raymond reports on the confirmation of Judge Abelson and Judge Vargas on Tuesday, which brought President Biden’s total judicial confirmations to 207 (at the time).
New Appeals
Reuters: Indigenous group takes fight against Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine to US Supreme Court
Ernest Scheyder reports that on Wednesday a Native American group “asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto, and BHP from gaining access to Arizona land needed to build one of the world's largest copper mines, a last-ditch legal move in a long-running case pitting religious rights against the energy transition.”
New York Times: Youth Group Asks Supreme Court to Revive a Landmark Climate Lawsuit
Karen Zraick reports that in Juliana v. U.S., a group of young people have appealed their case to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to vacate the circuit court ruling and let their case stand trial in the district court. The case “accused the federal government of violating the constitutional rights of the plaintiffs by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels despite voluminous evidence of the dangers of climate change.”
Also covered by: Bloomberg
General
The Atlantic: The Supreme Court’s Effort to Save Trump Is Already Working
Quinta Jurecic argues that “the conservative justices created so many avenues for challenge and confusion that the [Supreme] Court functionally collaborated in Trump’s strategy of delay.”
The Trace: How the Supreme Court Broadened the Second Amendment
Chip Brownlee writes about how the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bruen fundamentally changed our “country’s approach to restricting guns.”
Bloomberg: Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term (1)
Greg Stohr reports that“conservatives are laying the groundwork to further gut governmental authority” going into the new Supreme Court term.
Vox: The impact of the Supreme Court’s reversal of affirmative action, explained in one chart
Nicole Narea reports on the impact of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling on Black college enrollment. The data is mixed, but many schools have not reported their enrollments yet and many “have yet to implement race-neutral policies aimed at fostering diversity in their classes.”
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