Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’
Obama Appoints Judge Judy to Supreme Court – YouTube
Lie Witness News - Obama Appoints Judge Judy to Supreme Court - YouTube. Jimmy Kimmel Live - Lie Witness News - Obama Appoints Judge Judy to Supreme Court Jimmy Kimmel Live's YouTube channel features clips and recaps of every episode from the late night TV show on ABC. Subscribe for clips from the monologue, the interviews, and musical performances every day of the week. Watch your favorites parts again, or catch-up on any episodes you may have missed. Website: http://www.jimmykimmellive.com Channel: http://www.youtube.com/jimmykimmellive Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Poll: Americans trust Judge Judy more than entire Supreme Court - Americans trust Clint Eastwood and 63 others more than they trust President Barack Obama, who came in at No. [...]
SCOTUS: Drug sniffing Dogs require a Warrant
SCOTUS: Drug sniffing Dogs require a Warrant A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday gave notice to the nation’s law enforcement officials that they generally need search warrants to employ drug-sniffing dogs outside a home to detect whether drugs are inside. The case decided 5-4 involving a suspected Florida drug dealer limited the government’s ability to intrude into the home and was a blow to police. Law enforcement officials told the justices that the practice was “widely used,” and wanted the high court to sanction warrantless dog-sniff searches as the high court has for airport luggage or vehicles stopped during routine traffic stops. A private residence, and the “curtilage” surrounding it, is another story and is protected by “ancient and durable roots,” [...]
Listen to SCOTUS Arguments on Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case involving California's Proposition 8, which passed in 2008 and banned the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. The audio of the back-and-forth between the justices and lawyers on either side of the case can be heard in its entirety here: More Listen: Arguments From Today's Gay Marriage Supreme Court Case. Listen to the Audio Arguments on Gay Marriage by the Supreme Court Justices
SCOTUS: Gay Marriage Argument Analysis
SCOTUS: Gay Marriage Argument Analysis Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, in an unusually candid process of elimination of options in public, on Tuesday worked his way through the ways for dealing with California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and seemed strongly tempted to just take a pass. He appeared to be troubled about the Court entering “uncharted waters,” on the core issue of who may marry, but at the same time, he also did not look comfortable with any of the other, more limited options. So he openly wondered why the Court had agreed even to hear this case. Focusing on Kennedy, although that is often the closest one can come to anticipating outcomes on a divided Court, was an even more reliable approach this time given that the other eight Justices [...]
Scalia on Voting Rights Act: Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement
A central provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be in peril, judging from tough questioning on Wednesday from the Supreme Court’s more conservative members. Justice Antonin Scalia called the provision, which requires nine states, mostly in the South, to get federal permission before changing voting procedures, a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. asked a skeptical question about whether people in the South are more racist than those in the North. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy asked how much longer Alabama must live “under the trusteeship of the United States government.” The court’s more liberal members, citing data and history, said Congress remained entitled to make the judgment that the provision was still needed in the [...]
President Obama opposes Defense of Marriage Act in U.S. Supreme Court argument
The Obama administration on Friday called for the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the federal government's 1996 ban on same-sex marriage benefits unconstitutional, saying "gay and lesbian people have been subject to a significant history of discrimination in this country." U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli's legal brief urges the court to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that found the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The administration's position was not unexpected because it has already expressed its legal position in challenges to DOMA, including in a case involving a San Francisco couple. But the legal brief marked the first time a president has endorsed same-sex marriage rights in the Supreme Court. Administration lawyers expressed particular concern about [...]
Supreme Court OKs Federally Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a long-standing appeal from scientists who tried to block funding of stem cell research on human embryos. The brief order from the justices is a victory for supporters of federally funded testing to combat a range of diseases and illnesses. Federal courts had previously lifted an injunction on continued funding, and this latest high court action probably means the lawsuits will be ultimately dismissed. The field of embryonic stem cell research has been highly controversial, because in most cases, the research process involves destroying the embryo, typically four or five days old, after removing stem cells. These cells are blank and can become any cell in the body. Because of the destruction of embryos, most opponents believe this is a moral issue. [...]
SCOTUS to Review DOMA and Prop 8
The Court has announced that it will review the constitutionality of both the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. The Court did not act today on the petition involving a challenge to Arizona’s Section O. via SCOTUSblog. U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Proposition 8 Case Supreme Court On Gay Marriage: Prop 8, DOMA To Receive Hearings The United States Supreme Court will review the decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down Proposition 8, a 2008 law which banned gay marriage in California. The appeals court's ruling was issued in February and found the law unconstitutional. The court will also hear a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act. The AP reports: Read More As usual, the justices did not offer any [...]
Supreme Court Orders Health Care Contraceptive Mandate to be Reviewed
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to examine the constitutionality of the health care reform law’s employer requirements and mandatory coverage of contraceptives without a co-pay. The move could open the door for President Barack Obama’s health law to be back in front of the Supreme Court late next year. But legal experts say there’s no guarantee that the justices would actually take the case — or that they’d strike down those pieces of the law if they did. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84226.html#ixzz2DMauZMA4 The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to examine the constitutionality of the health care reform law’s employer requirements and mandatory coverage of [...]
Hugh Hewitt’s 100 Reasons To Vote For A 45th Presidency
Romney Ryan rally at Red Rocks, Denver CO. - Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will rebuild the foundations of the American economy on the principles of free enterprise, hard work, and innovation. America’s Comeback Team has a plan for a stronger middle class that means more jobs, more take-home pay, and better opportunities. Image Credit: Romney for President, Inc. By: Edmund Jenks - West Coast Editor Hugh Hewitt's 100 Reasons To Vote For A 45th Presidency ... In 10 Easy To Digest Audio Files On Monday, September 24, 2012, Constitutional and environmental issues Lawyer/Professor, nationally syndicated afternoon issues talk show host, Hugh Hewitt delivered a tour de force presentation for three hours on the reasons why we need a change in executive leadership in the United States. [...]
