Transcripts of Friday's oral arguments at the Supreme Court regarding the two OSHA mandates

[mahatmakanejeeves]

At DU last Friday, I read that Chief Justice John Roberts' questioning demonstrated that he was a nitwit who obviously has no understanding of constitutional law. Later, at {a redacted site}, I read that Justice Sonia Sotomayor's questioning demonstrated that she was a nitwit who obviously has no understanding of constitutional law.

Some of the "quoted" material at DU appeared dubious. I didn't spend much time reading the "quoted" material at {the redacted site}.

These transcripts might put those claims to rest. They won't, of course, but I'm linking to them anyway.

Hat tip for the link to National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, The Washington Post

ARGUMENT ANALYSIS

Court seems poised to block vaccine-or-test policy for workplaces but may allow vaccine mandate for health care workers

By Amy Howe
on Jan 7, 2022 at 4:56 pm

{snip}

Recommended Citation: Amy Howe, Court seems poised to block vaccine-or-test policy for workplaces but may allow vaccine mandate for health care workers, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 7, 2022, 4:56 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/01/court-seems-poised-to-block-vaccine-or-test-policy-for-workplaces-but-may-allow-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers/

National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21a244_kifl.pdf

Biden v. Missouri

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21a240_l537.pdf

[hlthe2b]

1. I'm not sure I can stand the BP increase reading these will cause, but thanks.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. At least you'll know what the participants said, not what someone wants them to have said.

Disclaimer: the transcripts are not yet official, so there might be some small revisions.

Happy New Year.

[crickets]

3. Thank you - K&R for visibility.

[onenote]

4. Thanks.

I had looked them up earlier today.

The tendency of some DUers to post "quotes" that aren't actual quotes but are the poster's interpretation of what they heard is unfortunate.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I don't think fortune has anything to do with it. It's done deliberately.

Happy New Year.

[Hortensis]

6. Normalization of destructive levels of dishonesty enables.

Like the virus, some are malignant spreaders throughout society for a purpose, others because dishonesty has infected so many they think it's okay.

Others vaccinate themselves with truth.

Thanks for posting, Mahatma.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Note that there's a corrected transcript out.

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 12:51 PM: Supreme Court issues revised transcript of Gorsuch remark about flu deaths