SCOTUS

Of course the lawsuit in SCOTUS is on the virtual ban on Handguns in Chicago, which a rifle isnot.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “He Grabbed a Rifle, Held It Up, and Looked Right at Me.” 2010

For reference you can read Marbury v. Madison about the doctrine of judicial review and then explain to us where in the Constitution say that the SCOTUS is the final arbiter of what is constitutional.

Think Progress » More Americans have a ‘favorable’ opinion of the IRS than of the Tea Party. 2010

A nomination to the SCOTUS is a political decision, and all that we can ask is that the nominee has enough qualifications do fill the vacancy.

Hatch reminds committee of past Obama statements 2009

Holding hearings on a nominee for the SCOTUS is the one thing that Congress does, above all others, that should receive a wide berth from the media.

CNN Poll: Will Obama name a liberal to Supreme Court? 2010

On the future SCOTUS ruling on Healthcare, the SCOTUS is the only area of Government that Obama and his cronies cannot influence.

Think Progress » College debate organizers unable to find any law professors to argue health reform is unconstitutional. 2010

Well, now there's a follow-up to that story because what we call SCOTUS, the Supreme Court of the United States of America is taking up a ruling, a decision that may end up actually -- well, it may end up taking some of that power away from the corporations or giving some of those corporations even more power.

CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009 2009

While the SCOTUS is the highest court in the land, they could still be, in some sense, wrong.

Think Progress » Media Reports Gonzales’ Misleading Legal Analysis on NSA Program, Ignores All Opposing Views 2006

A conservative majority on the SCOTUS is clearly a nation-destroying reality.

Think Progress » Bayh Claims ‘There’s A Fighting Chance’ Obama Will Call For A Spending Freeze 2010

Now comes older age … retirement … you get fired because you are old (and the SCOTUS is certainly NOT going to stand up for you) …

Think Progress » Bachmann’s Plan: To Deal With Debt, We Must ‘Wean Everybody’ Off Social Security, Medicare 2010

A primary purpose of the SCOTUS is to attempt to make hard-and-fast rules (“congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech …”) fit the world as we know it (libel and slander laws, for instance).

Waldo Jaquith - Albemarle’s useless DUI checkpoint. 2009