SCOTUS Watch Thread

[DrBanneker]

So now Thursday is on the calendar for more rulings. I expect that is when we see the rest. They must be really fighting on these education based cases.

 

[Reality Check]

Moore v. Harper went down against the Indepent Legislature theory! Another win in that legislatures can't disregard the courts for elections. 6-3 with Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting.

Strangely nothing yet on student loans or affam

Does this mean NC's gerrymandered map can be redrawn?

 

[MushroomX]

Put Moore v. Harper in Azkaban, and never speak of that shyt again.

 

[Robbie3000]

I worked in international business and in US anti-bribery/corruption law for dealing with foreign officials, "in-kind", services, or other non-cash transactions were crimes that could be prosecuted under the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act). If I flew a foreign government official to a fishing trip and paid for accommodations to get a deal I could potentially be fined and go to jail.

To be honest, only the most stupid and unsophisticated bribery is done with straight up cash. A lot of congressional corruption in both parties seems to be tied to insider trading or investment advice where no cash changes hand but millions are made. In Brazil, letting someone in the government use a nice ocean front condo in Rio was a common kickback. In China, people would sponsor trips to casinos for government officials and pay off the house to let them 'win'.

Things like ACB's house getting bought by the Notre Dame professor are much bigger red flags and things they should know better. Even if they feel the transaction or trip is ok, you could open yourself up to blackmail.

Facts.

When I worked for a consulting firm in the fed space, we had to take to take a training course each year on corruption and handling of government documents/property.

We couldn’t even accept a meal or give out presents for things like baby showers to our federal employee co workers who we worked alongside for years.

Meanwhile the top judges in the land are getting flewed out like IG thots.

 

[the elastic]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/27/supreme-court-true-threat-stalking/

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the conviction of a man who made extensive online threats to a stranger, saying free speech protections require prosecutors to prove the stalker was aware of the threatening nature of his communications.


In a 7-2 ruling authored by Justice Elena Kagan, the court emphasized that true threats of violence are not protected by the First Amendment. But to guard against a chilling effect on non-threatening speech, the majority said states must prove that a criminal defendant has “disregarded a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence.”

Justices Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett dissented.
His online messages terrorized her. But were they actual threats?
The case concerned a Colorado law used to convict Billy Raymond Counterman of stalking and causing “emotional distress” for Coles Whalen, a singer-songwriter he had never met. Counterman, who had previously been convicted of making threats to others, served four years in prison in the Whalen case.

The court’s interest involved the question of when statements, especially those made online, can be considered “true threats” not protected by the First Amendment.
Counterman contended the state must show that the speaker intends the messages to be threatening. Colorado, backed by the Justice Department and a majority of states, says it should be enough that a “reasonable” recipient feel the threat of physical harm could be imminent, based on the context of the circumstances.
The case now returns to the lower courts, where prosecutors could decide to retry the case under the new standards set by the Supreme Court’s decision.

 

[MushroomX]

Does this mean NC's gerrymandered map can be redrawn?

Yes but No. This stemmed basically because NC Supreme Court was Left-Wing at the time, and GOP cried. So they brought this up to Supreme Court, but at during that time NC Supreme Court went Right-Wing and NC then said, "You know, my bad."

So the Courts do have the power, but unlikely since Right-Wing controls the courts.

 

[Bleed The Freak]

Moore v. Harper went down against the Independent Legislature theory! Another win in that legislatures can't disregard the courts for elections. 6-3 with Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting.

Strangely nothing yet on student loans or affam

Thomas is a abomination of a human

 

[CEO of Morgan Industries]

Affirmative action is dead, student loan relief won't be killed, is my guess.

 

[DrBanneker]

Affirmative action is dead, student loan relief won't be killed, is my guess.

I concur. My question is not so much whether affirmative action is dead in higher education but how much they will try to "reach" and kill it elsewhere.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Affirmative action is dead, student loan relief won't be killed, is my guess.

They won’t kill affirmative action that literally benefits white women lmaoo

 

[CEO of Morgan Industries]

They won’t kill affirmative action that literally benefits white women lmaoo

Doesn't matter that white women get the most out of affirmative action. Affirmative action is meaningful to conservatives on a higher level, a lot like abortion was. They're going to kill it with glee.

I concur. My question is not so much whether affirmative action is dead in higher education but how much they will try to "reach" and kill it elsewhere.

Yes, this is a multi-pronged attack, along with the state and local board attacks on teaching Black American history in K-12 and colleges, as well as the attacks on library boards to ban books that tell the truth about Black America.

 

[Spidey Man]

They won’t kill affirmative action that literally benefits white women lmaoo

You act like conservative men give a shyt about women to begin with. They would happily take away a woman's right to vote and turn this country into a Christian Saudi Arabia if it meant they could get a win.

Women need to stand up for their rights and stop voting against their interests, before they don't have a chance anymore

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024

The Supreme Court lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.

apnews.com

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

They won’t kill affirmative action that literally benefits white women lmaoo

White women dont need affirmative action anymore. It's 100% going away. If affirmative action stays, it will likely be among gender lines. Definetly not race though.

 

[Reality Check]