Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - June 6, 2024
🗽A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 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
Judicial Nominations
Courthouse News Service: Eleventh Circuit nominee Kidd gets partisan grilling in Senate Judiciary
Benjamin S. Weiss reports on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Embry Kidd, nominated to the Eleventh Circuit, during which Republicans attempted to link him to “a controversial research paper penned by a law school classmate.”
Ethics and Recusal
Roll Call: Democrats renew push on Supreme Court ethics, but GOP dissents
Michael Macagnone outlines calls from Democrats and progressive groups for Supreme Court ethics reform, highlighting events on Tuesday and Wednesday on the steps of the Court.
Bloomberg: Supreme Court Lawyer Ho Defends Alito After Refusal to Recuse
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Lydia Wheeler, and Caitlin McLean report that Judge Ho’s wife, Supreme Court lawyer Allyson Ho, “defended Justice Samuel Alito amid a controversy over flags flown at his residences.” They highlight calls from Democrats and progressive groups for ethics reform and recusal.
Washington Times: McConnell suggests Supreme Court could punish some Senate Democrats over recusal demands
General
The Atlantic: A Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness That’s Both Crucial and Useless
Hanna Rosin argues that City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is a critical homelessness case that actually does not achieve much, because “criminalizing—or not criminalizing—people sleeping in public does not change the fact that many people have nowhere to sleep.”
Politico: The Supreme Court is poised to take one of Biden’s few tools on abortion access
Politico reports that while EMTALA is one of Biden's “few tools” on abortion, it has limited impact when “the fear of state and local prosecution will keep many medical providers from listening to the Biden administration.”
Axios: Corporate diversity programs could be headed toward the Supreme Court
Dan Primack and Emily Peck report on Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights, which took on affirmative action last Supreme Court term and is now going after DEI programs in corporate America. They write about the status of these cases and how they might end up at the Supreme Court.
Washington Post: Has the Supreme Court gotten more partisan?
James Hohmann, Charles Lane and Ruth Marcus discuss on a podcast episode whether the Supreme Court has gotten more partisan, or whether the two political parties have become more ideologically distinct.
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