...And another non-ideological decision in HollyFrontier v. Renewable Fuels Association with a 6-3 vote with a Barrett dissent joined by Sotomayor and Kagan. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
...For court packers, it becomes more challenging each day to argue that the Court is, to quote President Biden, "out of whack" and hopelessly divided. The Court is leaving critics with just raw court packing as a rationale to manufacture a new liberal majority.
...Another non-ideological line up in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… It is a 6-3 decision written by Sotomayor with a dissent by Gorsuch joined by Thomas and Kagan.
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Chauvin's 22.5 year sentence is well supported and unlikely to be reduced on appeal. The mystery is his reference to some new development that will bring solace to the family...
...I cannot imagine what would bring closure for the family beyond a waiver of appeal or pleading guilty to the federal charges. Otherwise, any new evidence would be used presumably to undermine his conviction (which would hardly be welcomed by the family)...
...When he referred to ongoing legal matters, it made me think that there might be negotiations on pending charges. He might plead to a federal charges with a recommended sentence while continuing his appeal of the state charges.
Another strikingly non-ideological ruling in Goldman Sachs with Barrett writing and joined in full by Roberts, Breyer, Kagan and Kavanaugh. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… The Court does not seem as "out of whack" as President Biden and critics have suggested. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/20/e-p…
Yet another unanimous decision in NCAA v. Alston. This one written by Gorsuch.
...Court rules the NCAA cannot restrict benefits related to education, such as laptops or paid internships etc. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… The litany of unanimous rulings are terribly inconvenient for those arguing that the Court is hopelessly ideological and divided.
These academics signed with a group, Demand Justice, that has been running the insulting billboard signs calling on Breyer to resign. theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/1… I do not recall any calling for Ginsburg to resign despite being 5 years older and suffering from serious health issues...
...I raised this issue with regard to Ginsburg in prior columns. I noted that she was taking a huge gamble with a host of 5-4 cases. jonathanturley.org/2017/04/12/the… The gamble proved to be a costly one when Ginsburg was replaced by Barrett...
...As a liberal icon, few wanted to tell the "Notorious RBG" to retire and fewer still were willing to say so publicly. Breyer is clearly a different matter. While one of the Court's most reliable liberals, he clearly does not hold the same iconic and unquestionable status as RBG
The Inspector General has conducted an investigation over the last year and states unequivocally that there is no evidence to support the allegation that Barr or others ordered the clearing for the photo op. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/09/deb…
In a still uncorrected piece still up on the Internet, NPR declares “Peaceful Protesters Tear-Gassed To Clear Way For Trump Church Photo-Op.” The Washington Post ran an article by Philip Bump titled “Attorney General Bill Barr’s Dishonest Defense of Clearing of Lafayette Square.”
...The Post stated that "It is the job of the media to tell the truth. The truth is that Barr’s arguments about the events of last Monday collapse under scrutiny ...
Just in. The Inspector General has concluded its review of the Lafayette Park protests and found that there is no evidence supporting the claim that Bill Barr ordered the clearing to allow for Trump's controversial photo op. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/03/bow…
From the report: "The evidence we obtained did not support a finding that the USPP cleared the park to allow the President to survey the damage and walk to St. John’s Church..."
..."Instead, the evidence we reviewed showed that the USPP cleared the park to allow the contractor to safely install the antiscale fencing in response to destruction of property and injury to officers occurring on May 30 and 31."
In this case, Justice Kagan wrote for all nine justices in holding that a grant of Temporary Protected Status due to unsafe living conditions in El Salvador does not enable an unlawful immigrant to obtain lawful permanent resident status.
...As Democrats continue to insist the Court is, to use President Biden's words, "out of whack," it continues to issue unanimous and nonpartisan decisions. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/03/the…