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Friday, June 21, 2024

“Supreme Court rules against Los Angeles couple denied visa in part over husband’s tattoos”: Andrea Castillo of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 10:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Upholds Law Disarming Domestic Abusers; The decision amounted to a retreat from what had been an unbroken series of major decisions expanding gun rights that started in 2008”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court upholds gun ban for domestic violence restraining orders; Narrowly tailored ruling did not address how the 2022 Bruen decision may impact other gun laws being challenged in lower courts.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects gun rights for people accused of domestic violence.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Says Domestic Abusers Can Be Denied Guns; Texas man who threatened ex-girlfriend loses Second Amendment rights.”

Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen of USA Today report that “Supreme Court upholds law banning domestic abusers from owning guns; The decision showed that a conservative court which has expanded gun rights also sees areas for limitations.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court rules dangerous people can be disarmed temporarily under Second Amendment.”

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s Thoughtful Gun Ruling; In Rahimi, the Justices uphold a law stripping guns from an alleged domestic abuser, but a debate breaks out over originalism and the Second Amendment”: This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Allies Say They’ll Enforce the Comstock Act. Believe Them.” Columnist Michelle Goldberg has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 4:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Signals a Broader Christian Agenda; Gov. Jeff Landry wants his state to be at the forefront of a national movement to advance legislation with a Christian worldview”: Rick Rojas, David W. Chen, and Elizabeth Dias of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 4:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Only Clarence Thomas Is Willing to Give a Gun to a Domestic Abuser; The 8-1 ruling should make clear that not all the conservative justices are on board with the new ‘history and tradition’ way of deciding cases”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 4:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Walks Back Clarence Thomas’ Guns Extremism”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “The Supreme Court refuses to accept blame for its worst guns decision; US v. Rahimi is completely incoherent, and it faults lower courts for the justices’ own incompetence.”

And at Balls and Strikes, Madiba K. Dennie has an essay titled “John Roberts Did a Very Bad Job Cleaning Up the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Mess; Two years after the decision in Bruen, the conservative justices aren’t so sure about this whole ‘history and tradition’ thing after all.”

Posted at 4:25 PM by Howard Bashman



Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in five argued cases.

1. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court in Texas v. New Mexico, No. 141, Orig. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Amy Coney Barrett joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court in Department of State v. Munoz, No. 23-334. Justice Gorsuch issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Kagan and Jackson joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in Erlinger v. United States, No. 23-370. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and Justice Thomas each filed a concurring opinion. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Alito joined in full and Justice Jackson joined in part. And Justice Jackson issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

4. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Smith v. Arizona, No. 22-899. Justices Thomas and Gorsuch each issued an opinion concurring in part. And Justice Alito issued an opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts joined, concurring in the judgment. You can access the oral argument via this link.

5. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court in United States v. Rahimi, No. 22-915. Justice Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Kagan joined. Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson each issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Posted at 10:01 AM by Howard Bashman