Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - October 3, 2024
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 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
Slate by Richard Hasen: Jack Smith's big new Jan. 6 brief is a major indictment of the Supreme Court.
Jurisprudence It’s rare to simultaneously feel red-hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document. But those are exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version of special counsel Jack Smith’s brief reciting in detail the evidence against Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 election.
MSNBC: 'Supreme Court, you can choke on this’: Special counsel corners Trump with bombshell Jan. 6 proof
Maddow reacts to new Jack Smith evidence against Trump: 'Sent a chill down my spine’
NBC News by Sahil Kapur: Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins
During Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Now, they’re excited about the prospect of building on those efforts by confirming even more conservative justices, as well as lower-court judges, if he wins another four years.
Vox By Ian Millhiser: The Supreme Court will decide if Oklahoma must execute a man it doesn’t want to kill
In 2004, Richard Glossip was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Since then, the case against him has completely fallen apart. The state of Oklahoma, which is currently holding Glossip on death row, commissioned two investigations looking into Glossip’s 20-year-old conviction.
LA Times by David Savage: Supreme Court will tackle transgender rights, 'ghost guns' in term beginning Monday
People attend a rally as part of Transgender Day of Visibility near the U.S. Capitol on March 31, 2023. The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, facing major decisions on whether states can ban “gender-affirming care” for transgender teens and if the U.S. government can restrict the sale of untraceable “ghost guns.”Both cases could have a broad impact in the years ahead.
NPR By Kirk Siegler: Utah hoping Supreme Court will break precedent and transfer vast tracts of federal land to states
Utah hoping Supreme Court will break precedent and transfer vast tracts of federal land to statesMoab, UTAH — Who gets to do what on federal land is an ages-old battle in the West, especially Utah, where roughly 70% of the state is owned by Uncle Sam. People from the world over flock to public land here, with its jaw dropping red rock canyons, arches and ancient petroglyphs. Its petrified sand dunes are a beacon for thrill seeking off-roaders and mountain bikers
ABC News By Lindsay Whitehurst The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court
Guy Boyd was hanging out with friends he had known for years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the night an accidental gunshot tore into his head. The high schoolers were too young to buy guns legally, but federal and state laws didn't apply to the gun parts kit his best friend bought online and assembled himself to fashion a so-called ghost gun. Somehow, the gun went off and a shot struck Boyd in the eye. He felt a searing pain in his head and his vision went red.
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