Daily Supreme Court News Briefing - MAY 29, 2024

🗽A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2024

People Power United declares the Supreme Court has become unhinged.

In response to recent Supreme Court shenanigans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:

“The Supreme Court has become unhinged. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.

People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.

Daily Supreme Court News Briefing

General

New York Times: Ketanji Brown Jackson Points to a Way Forward for the Court

• Linda Greenhouse writes about Justice Jackson’s concurring opinion in the CFPB funding case that was decided this month. She says Jackson’s opinion discusses judicial restraint in a way that calls us “to think deeply not only about the lessons of the past but also about the needs of the present.

Slate: The Supreme Court Is Going Off the Rails. It’s About to Get So Much Worse.

• Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern speak to Steve Vladeck about the backlog of cases remaining this Supreme Court term and the legacy of the Roberts Court. 

Rolling Stone: Amy Coney Barrett’s Husband Is Representing Fox in a Lawsuit

• Andrew Perez reports that Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s husband is representing the Fox Corporation in a defamation lawsuit. 

Newsweek: Every Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sits Out Decision in Rare Move

• Matthew Impelli reports that “on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson sat out of a decision in Brunson v. Sotomayor, et al. Each of the three liberal justices was named as a defendant in the case.” 

Rejected Appeals

CNN: Supreme Court declines to decide whether 12-person juries should be required for state felony cases

Reuters: US Supreme Court rebuffs lawyer Michael Avenatti's bid to overturn Nike-related convictions

Newsweek: Kavanaugh Sits Out Supreme Court Decision Against Ex-Stormy Daniels Lawyer

Alito

New York Times: The Alitos, the Neighborhood Clash and the Upside-Down Flag

• Jodi Kantor reports on new details about a clash between the Alitos and a neighbor that the Justice claimed led to his wife flying the American flag upside down in front of their house. New information reveals that the neighbor called the police mid-February 2021 claiming that they were being harassed by Martha Ann Alito, who they said was yelling at them and called them “fascists.” 

Also covered by: CNN

New York Times: Justice Alito’s Wife Has Managed to Avoid the Spotlight Until Now

• Zach Montague writes a profile of Martha-Ann Alito who has stayed out of the spotlight until recent reporting about the “Stop the Steal” flag in front of the Alito’s house and a conflict with a neighbor. 

LA Times: Samuel Alito’s ethical lapse isn’t the Supreme Court’s first. This is why it’s different

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