Kennedy v. Braidwood Management
Issue(s): Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit erred in holding that the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force violates the Constitution's appointments clause and in declining to sever the statutory provision that it found to unduly insulate the task force from the Health & Human Services secretary's supervision.
Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research
Issue(s): (1) Whether Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine by authorizing the Federal Communications Commission to determine, within the limits set forth in 47 U.S.C. § 254, the amount that providers must contribute to the Universal Service Fund; (2) whether the FCC violated the nondelegation doctrine by using the financial projections of the private company appointed as the fund's administrator in computing universal service contribution rates; (3) whether the combination of Congress's conferral of authority on the FCC and the FCC's delegation of administrative responsibilities to the administrator violates the nondelegation doctrine; and (4) whether this case is moot in light of the challengers' failure to seek preliminary relief before the 5th Circuit.
Louisiana v. Callais
Issue(s): (1) Whether the majority of the three-judge district court in this case erred in finding that race predominated in the Louisiana legislature"s enactment of S.B. 8; (2) whether the majority erred in finding that S.B. 8 fails strict scrutiny; (3) whether the majority erred in subjecting S.B. 8 to the preconditions specified in Thornburg v. Gingles; and (4) whether this action is non-justiciable.
Justices announce opinions in reverse seniority order. So if we hear first from Justice Kavanaugh, then we will not be hearing from Barrett or Jackson today. This is the breakdown of the number of Opinions by each justice thus far this term:
Chief Roberts = 6 Thomas = 6 Alito = 5 Kagan = 5 Sotomayor = 6 Gorsuch = 5 Kavanaugh = 6 Barrett = 5 Jackson = 5 Per Curiam = 9
SCOTUS ping!
Bunch of blackrobe buttheads work about half a year and then take vacations and make speeches. Meanwhile, the peons wait for years for them to pass judgement.
The SCOTUS needs to work full days and full weeks, with two weeks off. They need to do their damn job and make decisions on the Constitution.
bump for later
Out of control judges? Not a problem - a win for Trump and MAGA....
Thanks for the updates. Looks to have been a generally good day on the Court.