Supreme Court Accountability
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Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - June 25, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 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
SCOTUS Term
The Hill: Supreme Court adds 2 opinion days with high-profile cases outstanding
Zach Schonfeld reports that the Supreme Court has added Thursday and Friday as opinion days this week.
Bloomberg: Supreme Court Signals July End to Term as Trump Ruling Looms
New Cases
The Hill: Supreme Court to consider limiting climate assessments for infrastructure projects
Rachel Frazin reports that on Monday the Supreme Court took up a case “concerning the approval of a railway line that could ship oil in Utah.”
Reuters: US Supreme Court takes up 'Dewberry' trademark dispute
Blake Brittain reports that on Monday the Supreme Court agreed to hear “a $43 million dispute between two real estate developers - one in Virginia and one in Georgia - over the rights to the "Dewberry" name in a case exploring when courts can award a company's profits as a remedy for trademark infringement.”
Guns
Slate: John Roberts Tried to Clean Up Clarence Thomas’ Mess. He May Have Invited More Chaos.
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern argue that John Roberts’s opinion in Rahimi tried to clean up Clarence Thomas’s mess in Bruen but perhaps invites more chaos by creating a new test for policymakers.
Reproductive Rights
Washington Post: Activists rally in D.C. on 2nd anniversary of high court’s abortion ruling
Clarence Williams reports that on Monday, the 2 year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs, both pro-choice and anti-choice demonstrators gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza.
General
Politico: Why Is the Supreme Court Ignoring Its Own Rules?
Kimberly Wehle argues that “Congress needs to legislate the basic requirements for “standing” to sue. If the plaintiff has no personal stake in the case, they’ve got no business asking judges with life tenure for help.”
CNN: Why Justice Sotomayor’s rare reference to Dobbs may be a warning from liberals
Joan Biskupic argues that in her dissent in a Supreme Court ruling on Friday, Justice Sotomayor references Dobbs in what may be “a larger message of liberal frustration and despair.”
Daily Beast: Nancy Pelosi Says She Has No Confidence in ‘Rogue’ Supreme Court
William Vaillancourt reports that “Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said definitively Thursday that she has no confidence in the Supreme Court amid its dismal approval ratings, ethics controversies, and weighty forthcoming opinions.” Pelosi was quoted answering whether she has confidence in the Supreme Court with “No, I think they’ve gone rogue. It’s most unfortunate.”
The Atlantic: Once Again, Originalism’s Hollow Core Is Revealed
Rejected Appeals
AP: Supreme Court rejects challenge to new horse racing anti-doping rules
The Hill: Supreme Court rejects two cases brought by RFK Jr. vaccine group
CNN: Supreme Court declines child porn appeal from former TV star Josh Duggar
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