Supreme Court Updates - October 8, 2024
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 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:
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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How much more radical could the Supreme Court become? Look to the Fifth Circuit.
Mother Jones By Pema Levy
Imagine Obamacare is dead and millions of Americans have lost health coverage. Abortion is illegal nationwide, pills to end pregnancies are off the market, and doctors wait until the motherâs death is imminent before attempting lifesaving care. Domestic abusers freely carry guns and government attempts to stop untraceable homemade semiautomatic rifles have been quashed, rendering gun licenses and background checks useless. Environmental regulations founder as climate change worsens.
The Supreme Court Has Been Riddled With Scandal. This Former Judge Has A Plan to Fix It.
HuffPost By Brandi BuchmanÂ
A retired federal judge and federal watchdog are demanding that the Supreme Court create a three-member ethics panel, following a string of embarrassing scandals over undisclosed gifts and travel for judges from right-wing outside groups.
Supreme Court rejects IVF clinicâs appeal of Alabama frozen embryo ruling
Seattle Times
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) â The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an Alabama ruling that triggered concerns about in vitro fertilization availability by allowing couples to pursue wrongful death lawsuits over the the accidental destruction of frozen embryos.
Can ghost guns be regulated as firearms? The Supreme Court will decide
NPR By Nina TotenbergÂ
Can ghost guns be regulated as firearms? The Supreme Court will decideGuns are back to haunt the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case that fittingly tests the legality of so-called âghost guns.âTheyâre called ghost guns because unlike guns bought from a licensed dealer, these build-it-yourself gun kits have no serial numbers stamped on the assembled firearm, so the guns canât be traced if found at a crime scene. And there are no background checks done on people who purchase the kits.
The Supreme Court approved deadly bump stocks. Now it's considering âghost guns.â
MSNBC By Jordan S. RubinÂ
Supreme Court justices will consider on Tuesday whether the government can regulate so-called ghost gun kits for making untraceable weapons at home. Perhaps surprisingly, the dispute could be understood through an analogy to Ikea furniture. That might sound strange if you arenât familiar with the case, called Garland v. VanDerStok. But hereâs how it arises in the dispute being argued during the first week of the courtâs new term.
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