FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 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

Chevron/Loper Bright

The Guardian: A supreme court case about fishermen could throw government into chaos

Gabrielle Cannon writes about Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which the Supreme Court will decide this month. She explains the significance of Chevron deference and what is at stake if the Court deals a hit to agency power.

Alito

Washington Post: Five ways to respond to Alito’s contemptuous letter

Jennifer Rubin offers five ways to respond to Justice Alito’s letter refusing to recuse himself from election cases, including a full Senate investigation, public demonstrations, and passing legislation like the SCERT Act. She says if these do not work, the stage has been set for a slate of court reforms.

New York Times: The Verdict Is In on the Supreme Court

Maureen Dowd argues that the Supreme Court is deeply corrupt and damaging to our country–she says Democrats must mobilize around the Court in November.

MSNBC: Justice Alito's nonrecusal in Trump, Jan. 6 cases can't be ignored

Jordan Rubin reports that a former Alito clerk has called for his recusal in an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

New Cases/Orders

CNN: Supreme Court to review gun charge appeal from Genovese crime family associate

John Fritze reports that on Monday the Supreme Court agreed to hear “an appeal from Salvatore Delligatti, a Genovese crime family associate who is challenging a 2018 conviction on a gun charge that added five years to his prison sentence.”

Bloomberg Law: Supreme Court Reinstates Arkansas Gerrymandering Challenge

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson reports that on Monday the Supreme Court “reinstated a lawsuit challenging a newly drawn Arkansas congressional district encompassing Little Rock and its suburbs that plaintiffs say unconstitutionally diluted Black votes.”

General

Wall Street Journal: A Climate Case for the Supreme Court

The Editorial Board argues that the Supreme Court should take up Sunoco v. City & County of Honolulu, and intervene to prevent “a single state or locality dictate energy policy for the rest of the U.S.”

New York Times: The Moral Limits of Bankruptcy Law

Melissa B. Jacoby writes about what is at stake in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., which the Court will decide this month. She says “if companies instead turn to bankruptcy to permanently and comprehensively cap liability for wrongdoing… they can shortchange the rights of individuals seeking accountability for corporate coverups of toxic products and other wrongdoing.”

Washington Post: Why the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling might not end legal fight

Ann E. Marimow and Caroline Kitchener report that the Supreme Court’s ruling in the mifepristone case may not end the legal fight around medication abortion, especially if the justices leave any opening for red states–three of which are lined up to do so–to revive challenges to the abortion pill.

Rejected Appeals

Politico: Supreme Court won’t hear InfoWars host’s First Amendment challenge to Jan. 6 conviction

Judicial Nominations

Bloomberg: Republican Senator Blocks Biden Nominee for Miami Trial Court

Tiana Headley reports that Florida Senator Rick Scott is withholding a blue slip for Detra Shaw-Wilder, nominated to the Southern District of Florida.

Trump

HuffPost: Ex-DOJ Official Assesses Trump's Chances Of Supreme Court Intervention

Josephine Harvey reports that Neal Katayal “said he believes it’s unlikely the Supreme Court would get involved with Donald Trump’s hush money conviction.”

Vox: Trump wants the Supreme Court to toss out his conviction. Will they?

Ian Millhiser argues that while it doesn’t seem like the Supreme Court has many legal means to intervene in Donald Trump’s guilty verdict, this Court has no problem finding less than legal ways to push its agenda.

Salon: "I don't see any of that": Experts pour cold water on Trump's hope that Supreme Court will save him

Marina Villeneuve reports that legal experts do not see legal avenues for the Supreme Court to intervene in Donald Trump’s case.

Vanity Fair: Trump Is Looking for a Little Help From His Friends on the Supreme Court After Historic Conviction

Eric Lutz reports on calls by Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and others on the right for the Supreme Court to throw out Trump’s guilty verdict.

The Hill: GOP senators warn judge against sentencing Trump to prison

Alexander Bolton reports that some Republican senators have “warned” New York Judge Juan Merchan not to sentence Trump to prison or assign any kind of punishment that could interfere with the November election.

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