🏛️ Supreme Court Accountability - October 16, 2024
🏛️ Supreme Court rulings aren’t just headlines—they affect your rights and freedoms! Read the latest updates and join the movement for accountability.
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Supreme Court News Briefs - October 16, 2024
Oral Arguments
CNN: Supreme Court divided in case of a trucker fired after taking CBD elixir
John Fritze reports that on Tuesday, during oral arguments in the case of “a former commercial truck driver who was fired after a failed drug test he said was caused by a “CBD-rich medicine,” the conservative justices seemed sympathetic to Douglas Horn’s cause.
Also covered by: New York Times
The Hill: The callous injustice of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
Austin Sarat criticizes Justices Thomas and Alito in particular for their lack of empathy in the case of Richard Glossip, acting as if a man's life did not hang in the balance.
CNN: San Francisco is battling with itself over a Supreme Court appeal it will likely win
John Fritze writes about a case the Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday that involves sewage discharges into the Pacific Ocean, and which is unusual in that it puts San Francisco, “a city known for its uber-liberal politics in league with the oil and gas industries” and could weaken clean water regulations nationwide.
General
Vox: The nightmare facing Democrats, even if Harris wins
Ian Millhiser warns that the Supreme Court has “effectively placed itself in charge of the executive branch” over the last few terms, practically giving the Court veto power over anything a possible President Harris might do.
Washington Times: Latest leak out of Supreme Court results in no investigation, internal probe
Rejected Appeals
MSNBC: Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti’s latest legal challenge, with Kavanaugh recused
Reuters: US Supreme Court won't hear Uber's challenge to California gig work law
Reuters: US Supreme Court won't block NLRB case pending challenge to its structure
AP: Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania
Lindsey Whitehurst reports that on Tuesday the Supreme Court “tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to openly carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania.”
People Power United’s 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:
“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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