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Supreme Court News Briefs
Trump is demanding an important change to the Senate confirmation process
Vox By Ellen IoanesÂ
The process faced major scrutiny during the Obama administration, and was curtailed after a 2014 Supreme Court ruling that Obama had overstepped his power in utilizing the recess nominations. (Thatâs why neither Trump nor Biden made any recess appointments.)
Many firms face âcrisisâ as affirmative action programs fall
Boston Globe
In a seismic shift, a series of court rulings have held that some of the federal governmentâs largest diversity programs violate the Constitutionâs guarantee of equal protection, often citing the Supreme Courtâs 2023 decision to overturn race-conscious college admissions.
WA officials right to prepare for Trumpâs immigration plan | Editorial
Seattle Times
Supreme Courtâs overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 and threatened a national ban on abortion should he be elected. He later backtracked and said abortion should be left up to the states. Washington will also be ready for any action that challenges the progress Washington has made since the ruling.
Women suing Idaho after they were denied abortions will tell their stories in court
NBC News By Aria BendixÂ
In May, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against the 20 plaintiffs, who were denied abortions in the state despite dangerous pregnancy complications. Kabat said heâs optimistic about getting a different outcome this time, because âin Texas, we didnât get to go to trial.âÂ
Senate GOP ponders a Trump endorsement
Politico By Ursula PeranoÂ
The president has the power to make emergency appointments to the executive branch and federal judiciary when the Senate is in recess, but in 2014 the Supreme Court ruled that the Senate break must extend for 10 days or longer to justify a recess appointment. Enter the prolific pro formas.
Analysis | Americans elected Trump. They might not like what comes next.
Washington Post By Aaron BlakeÂ
The Supreme Court recently gave presidents a substantial degree of criminal immunity, which will insulate a president who has been convicted of felonies and charged with others. And Trump as a term-limited president will no longer be burdened with reelection concerns.
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
ABC News By Devin DwyerÂ
Supreme Court in a 2014 decision, NLRB v. Noel Canning, gave the executive branch broad leeway to fill executive branch vacancies when the Senate is not in session, even for political purposes such as difficulty securing Senate confirmation.
Trumpâs election sparks retirement talk for Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor
The Hill By Zach SchonfeldÂ
President-elect Trumpâs White House victory has created tussles among conservatives and liberals alike over whether the Supreme Courtâs oldest justices should retire. ⌠In his second term, Trump could become the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to appoint a majority of sitting Supreme Court justices, if Thomas and Alito do in fact retire.
People Power Unitedâs Statement on Supreme Court Accountability
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:
âThe 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,â said Laurie Woodward GarcĂa 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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