"Only two justices (Alito and Thomas) indicated their desire to hear this case."...
Justices hostile to claim that 'majority' plaintiffs have extra burden of proof. Justice Samuel Alito at oral argument raised point EPP made in its Amicus Brief, that discrimination against majority parties (White/Male/Straight) was no longer "rare"....
Gov't to SCOTUS: "The government cannot function—and the President cannot discharge his Article II responsibilities over foreign affairs—if a district court can appoint itself the claims-processor for the federal government and second-guess the Executive Branch’s determinations on pain of contempt proceedings."...
"At a time when principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are under siege, the Supreme Court will hear and decide Ames. Just as Students for Fair Admission changed the DEI landscape in education, Ames is likely to usher in further change for employers."...
Ruling on the merits is "held in abeyance until February 26, when the TRO is set to expire."...
District Court prevented termination of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel. Emergency Application: "The United States now seeks this Court’s intervention because these judicial rulings irreparably harm the Presidency by curtailing the President’s ability to manage the Executive Branch in the...
“My view right now is the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure”...
“I wanna tell you, Gorsuch. I wanna tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions!” ...
Equal Protection Project considering filing an amicus brief supporting the parents' right to opt their kids out of objectionable grade-school curriculum on religious grounds...
But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary."...
The case pits the First Amendment rights of adults against Texas's interest in protecting minors...
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney-Barrett joined the three Democratic appointees....
The sentencing is scheduled for Friday, January 10....
"I have learned some lessons and would probably do certain things differently next time"...
"Roberts made no direct reference to the president-elect, but with Trump vowing to swiftly enact dozens of sweeping policy moves of questionable legality, he seemed to be on the receiving end of the chief justice’s admonition"...
"Instead, he urges the Court to stay the statute’s effective date to allow his incoming Administration to pursue a negotiated resolution that could prevent a nationwide shutdown of TikTok, thus preserving the First Amendment rights of tens of millions of Americans, while also addressing the...
“This obviously has a lot to do with the chilling effect created by that decision”...
"Some justices had to wear bulletproof vests to protect themselves from assassination attempts by left-wing activists."...
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