When the Chief Justice posits that people would refer to your proposed outcome as "that crazy Supreme Court decision" IN THE MIDST OF arguments in your case, things probably aren't going well for you.
From today's very interesting First Amendment/censure/public bodies arguments in Houston Community College Sys. v. Wilson: supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…
Here's Kagan, following up in agreement with Roberts and questioning whether the respondent's position — arguing that the First Amendment limits his censure by a board on which he sits — works:
It got a bit more complicated than this, but also, maybe not. Here's Alito to the SG's office, which participated in the case on the Houston Community College System's side.
Also, lots of talk about Joseph McCarthy today!
And, although unnamed, it would appear that the SG's Office referenced the mask-mandate fines against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at today's Supreme Court arguments.
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Merkley: “I have carefully considered Mayor Emanuel’s record … and I have reached the decision that I cannot support his nomination to serve as a U.S. Ambassador.”
Merkley’s statement comes as Emanuel’s nomination is set to be considered at today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeting: foreign.senate.gov/hearings/busin…
So: Who else? How many? And how many GOP votes is he going to get? (At least one Republican said Rahm had his support during his confirmation hearing.)
On a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court — unlike in other cases — jumped in to reverse a lower court’s procedural decision, this time in a case that means a man almost certainly will be killed by the state of Oklahoma tonight.
In its first execution in 7 years, since the botched execution of Clayton Lockett, it appears questions must be asked about this Oklahoma execution as well.
BREAKING: SCOTUS will hear both the DOJ and Whole Woman’s Health challenges to Texas SB8 law strictly limiting abortion in the first six weeks and allowing private enforcement actions. The Supreme Court will NOT put SB8 on hold while it considers the cases. Arguments on Nov. 1.
Here’s the grant in Whole Woman’s Health:
Here’s the grant in DOJ’s challenge. Note the question presented: