Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - June 26, 2024
🗽Supreme Court updates to help us hold our leaders accountable. A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 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
Current Cases
The Hill: Looming Supreme Court decision could curtail federal agency powers
Rachel Frazin reports on the remaining Supreme Court cases that challenge federal agency power, and how they could impact the federal government going forward.
The Hill: The Memo: Liberal fears build over Supreme Court Trump immunity decision
Niall Stanage reports that experts and others on the left are fearful of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump’s immunity case.
The Hill: Trump immunity ruling set to loom over Biden debate
Brett Samuels reports that a possible Supreme Court ruling in Trump’s immunity case looms over the presidential debate set for this week.
NEW Rulings
NBC: Supreme Court tosses out claim Biden administration coerced social media companies to remove content
Lawrence Hurley reports that on Wednesday the Supreme Court ruling in Murthy v. Missouri “threw out claims that the Biden administration unlawfully coerced social media companies into removing contentious content.”
General
Vox: Louisiana wants the Ten Commandments in public schools. Will the Supreme Court let it?
Ian Millhiser argues that if Louisiana’s new “legislation requiring every public school in the state to display a specific version of the Ten Commandments in each classroom” makes its way to the Supreme Court, the conservative justices will probably allow it to stand.
Slate: This Clarence Thomas Dissent Reveals His Favorite Tactic for Constitutional Mayhem
Mark Joseph Stern argues that in his dissent in Moore, Justice Thomas revealed his love for “partisan historical revisionism.”
USA Today: Justice Department urges Supreme Court to decide if felons can be barred from having a gun
Maureen Groppe reports that in a new filing this week, “the Justice Department wants the high court to decide if people convicted of both violent and non-violent felonies can be barred from having a firearm.”
Slate: The Supreme Court’s Abortion Rulings Have Made Intimate Partner Violence Deadlier
Gemma Donofrio argues that in the Court’s ruling in Rahimi, “the majority opinion glosses over the pernicious realities of domestic violence, and after its first section, it actually ceases to mention domestic violence at all.”
National Review: Supreme Court Stands Up for Fair Trials
The Hill: Supreme Court sets up wealth tax battle for Congress
Tobias Burns reports on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Moore and where it leaves Congress when it comes to a future wealth tax.
Slate: The Supreme Court Is Separating American Kids From Immigrant Parents With Phony Originalism
Ahilan Arulanantham argues that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Department of State v. Muñoz provides a “clear example of how the conservative supermajority’s focus on history allows it to rely on sexist and racist traditions to uphold all kinds of oppressive legal regimes today.”
USA Today: Have you realized the Supreme Court is the only part of our government doing its job?
Dace Potas argues that while the Supreme Court is churning out decisions, Congress is barely doing its job and is stuck in its inaction.
New York Times: The Supreme Court Steps Back From the Edge
Linda Greenhouse argues that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Rahimi is “an exercise in institutional self-preservation.”
# # #
People Power United champions progressive values and power to the people. The 2024 election depends on us, and we are attempting to persuade people to vote for Freedom over Fascism. If you wish to support our efforts, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.