SCOTUS made a monumental ruling -- and there could be more to come

[RandySF]

Louisiana abortion law. The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a major opinion on abortion when it decides on the constitutionality of a Louisiana law requiring doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Opponents of the law argue that it unduly restricts access to abortion, noting that it would leave only one doctor in the entire state licensed to provide abortions. Proponents counter that the law promotes legitimate health and safety concerns. The Louisiana law is virtually identical to a Texas law that the Supreme Court struck down in 2016, and could require the court to articulate under what circumstances it will depart from established precedent.

Trump's tax returns. The dispute over congressional and prosecutorial subpoenas to private financial firms seeking Trump's tax returns impacts one person directly -- Trump -- but it has major implications for our constitutional balance of powers. The court is expected to determine the scope of congressional power to issue subpoenas in furtherance of its legislative function, and whether the President has "absolute immunity" from even being investigated criminally while in office. This decision will go a long way toward determining whether the president is, in fact, above the law.





https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/opinions/scotus-ruling-gay-transgender-people-workplace-honig/index.html

[Cha]

1. KR!

[Ex Lurker]

2. Don't forget Obamacare NT

[SheltieLover]

3. K&R!

[DFW]

4. Though a solid loyal Catholic, Roberts had a key phrase in the Dreamers ruling

I don't have it in front of me, but it was in the vein of the Court having to decide on the basis of Constitutional law, and no other considerations. The Republican-dominated Supreme Court has certainly strayed from THAT often enough in the last 20 years, but if the extremist Republicans keep pounding Roberts personally every time he votes like he remembered what his job is, he just might decide to keep voting that way. He'll probably never be a Hugo Black or even a David Souter, but if he gets shit on often enough by his own former backers, he might just choose to clean himself up every now and again. If given a chance to vote down the key portions of the Voting Rights Act like he did, I wonder if, at this point, he would vote the same way? Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but Opus Dei can't control his thoughts 24/7.

[2naSalit]

6. +1

He may be thinking job security too. Not that he has no moral fiber at all, it's hard to tell most of the time, but if he continues the enabling of this attack on the Constitution he would be out on his fanny the next time he rules for something they don't like.

Is Roberts Opus Dei? I've heard that Barr is.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. SCOTUS is a lifetime appointment

He can't be thrown out. Severe misconduct would have to occur for him to be removed, and that would not happen.

[2naSalit]

8. If the cabal

stays in power, which is unlikely at this point, they could impeach and remove any one of them just like the president. Yes, it's a lifetime appointment but they can be removed in that manner prior to the end of their lives. With a fully corrupted Congress and president, even SCOTUS members can be removed and from the looks of the firestorm Roberts is getting today, they wouldn't think twice about going that route.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. He is severely rebuking Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh

has no business on the Court.

[2naSalit]

9. I think you're dorrect about that.

I think that "boofer" the party boy has already offended the sensibilities of each and every other member to point where they will gladly be rid of him if the opportunity arose. The only way to be rid of him is to impeach him and I don't know, at the moment, if that's ever been done.