SCOTUS

[All-American]

Opinion released today in Schuette v. BAMN, upholding the decision of Michigan voters to ban racial preferences in higher education admissions.

Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, with Chief Justice Roberts and justices Scalia, Thomas, and Breyer joining. Justice Sotomayor dissented, with Justice Ginsburg joining and Justice Kagan abstaining.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-682_j4ek.pdf

[All-American]

I sure do enjoy reading Scalia's writing.

It has come to this. Called upon to explore the jurisprudential twilight zone between two errant lines of precedent, we confront a frighteningly bizarre question: Does the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment forbid what its text plainly requires? Needless to say(except that this case obliges us to say it), the questionanswers itself.

[Joe Public]

Sotomayor Roberts

[All-American]

Sotomayor Roberts

I have a certain amount of ex officio respect for Sotomayor, on account of her holding a position which deserves if not demands our respect.

Beyond that . . . .

[BigFatMeanie]

Opinion released today in Schuette v. BAMN, upholding the decision of Michigan voters to ban racial preferences in higher education admissions.

Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, with Chief Justice Roberts and justices Scalia, Thomas, and Breyer joining. Justice Sotomayor dissented, with Justice Ginsburg joining and Justice Kagan abstaining.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions...2-682_j4ek.pdf

No love for Alito?

[All-American]

No love for Alito?

Alito joined Kennedy's opinion. (Sorry-- I thought I wrote that.)

[SCcoug]

Nice interview of Justice Breyer.

[Northwestcoug]

Do we really need a 9 member SCOTUS?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/14/the-case-for-keeping-the-supreme-court-at-4-4-permanently.html

Interesting read.

[Joe Public]

Gorsuch seems to be handling the hearings with a good demeanor based on the few minutes I have seen. Also, it's still funny to me to see Franken as a senator.

[falafel]

Gorsuch seems to be handling the hearings with a good demeanor based on the few minutes I have seen. Also, it's still funny to me to see Franken as a senator.

Especially when he's telling potential Supreme Court justices that they are not good enough.

[Pelado]

Especially when he's telling potential Supreme Court justices that they are not good enough.

Self affirmations don't apply to others.

[Uncle Ted]

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Yeah, let's drag this thing out some more.

[Moliere]

Dems are going to filibuster Gorsuch


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[Topper]

Dems are going to filibuster Gorsuch


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Fillibuster is gone. Fillibuster existed in the day of collaboration, which no longer exists.

[BlueK]

Fillibuster is gone. Fillibuster existed in the day of collaboration, which no longer exists.

It's not totally gone. Reid and co. nuked it for everything except supreme court nominees. If they try this time the republican majority will nuke it for that too. At least that's my understanding of it.