Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - June 7, 2024
🗽A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 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
Rulings
Reuters: US must pay more of Native American tribes' healthcare costs, Supreme Court rules
Brendan Pierson reports that on Thursday the Supreme Court ruled that “the federal government has been under-funding Native American tribes that administer their own healthcare programs for 30 years and must pay potentially hundreds of millions more going forward.”
Also covered by: Fox News
MSNBC: Alito recused from a Supreme Court case. No, not that one.
Jordan Rubin compares Justice Alito’s recusal in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company to his unwillingness to recuse himself from election related cases.
Also covered by: Newsweek
Newsweek: Supreme Court's Latest Decisions Signal 'Bad' News: Analyst
Katherine Fung reports that legal analysts like Elie Mystal and Steve Vladeck have raised concern about the slow pace of Supreme Court rulings this term.
Reuters: US Supreme Court backs insurers' right to speak up in bankruptcy
Dietrich Knauth reports that on Thursday the Supreme Court ruled that “insurers have a broad right to weigh in on bankruptcies that may put them on the hook for paying claims, in a victory for an insurer challenging the restructuring plan of a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products.”
Media
Washington Post: Retired judge David Tatel issues a stark warning about the Supreme Court
Ann E. Marrimow reports on a new memoir by former federal Judge David Tatel, in which he calls for term limits for justices and also warns the Supreme Court against strengthening its own power at the cost of federal agencies.
Axios: Scoop: Justice Brett Kavanaugh plans legal memoir
Mike Allen reports that Justice Kavanaugh is working on a legal memoir to be published in 2025 or 2026.
Trump
The Hill: The Supreme Court’s slow-walk on Trump immunity is playing with fire
Chris Traux argues that the Supreme Court cannot pretend that a ruling in Trump’s immunity case can be apolitical. He says the Court must stop delaying as it benefits Trump.
Ethics
Bloomberg: Supreme Court Ethics Lapses Aren’t a Partisan Issue
Gabriel Cortés and Kevin Breuninger report that a new report from Fix the Court on Thursday found that Justice Thomas accepted millions of dollars worth of gifts over twenty years, ten times more than his fellow justices during the same period.
HuffPost: Democrats To Hold Supreme Court Ethics Talk In Attempt To Ramp Up Pressure
Sara Boboltz reports that “Democrats on the House oversight committee are planning to hold a discussion on Supreme Court ethics with expert panelists Tuesday as public trust in the institution continues to take hits.”
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