Cases on the SCOTUS's docket this term.

[ChrisFromNJ]

Their term starts today.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-supreme-court-preview-chartioct06,0,3972892.story

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I am particularly looking forward to the Summum Monument case and the sonar Navy case. Should be an interesting term on the court.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

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Wow. Can't they be a little timely? I'll have to side with Fox on this one surprisingly though. But seriously, a case NOW is being brought up over something in 2002?

[bullmoose88]

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Wow. Can't they be a little timely? I'll have to side with Fox on this one surprisingly though. But seriously, a case NOW is being brought up over something in 2002?

I dont have the case history in front of me, but I'd guess it probably went something like this

2002/03-Cher utters vulgarity, FCC acts, fines Fox
2003 Fox Appeals (my administrative law knowledge is well, non-existent), not sure to the FCC or to Federal district court...
2003/04-Case heard, ruling handed down...either fox or fcc appeals
04/05 maybe 06-Court of Appeals hears case
05/06-Court of Appeals rules...Either Fox or FCC decide to appeal
Since then, been waiting for Supreme Court to take case...or wait to file for right judicial climate etc...then the USSC gets to decide if it wants it

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I certainly look forward to the Utah case.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Given the nature of award programs, having the program on a five- to ten-second delay to allow expletives to be deleted is a reasonable precaution that should have been undertaken.  I can't see SCOTUS ruling against the FCC on first amendment grounds, so I expect a very narrow ruling in that case based on the legislative history.

[Bacon King]

Is the aphorism thing a real or joke religion?

[John Dibble]

Is the aphorism thing a real or joke religion?

It's called Summum, and frankly I'm not sure...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summum

[minionofmidas]

the Seven Aphorisms are:

"SUMMUM is MIND, thought; the universe is a mental creation."

"As above, so below; as below, so above."

"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."

"Everything is dual; everything has an opposing point; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes bond; all truths are but partial truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled."

"Everything flows out and in; everything has its season; all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing expresses itself in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates."

"Every cause has its effect; every effect has its cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is just a name for Law not recognized; there are many fields of causation, but nothing escapes the Law of Destiny."

"Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles; Gender manifests on all levels."

(basically identical to the Seven Principles:  of Pychokinesis, of Correspondence, of Vibration, of Opposition, of Rhythm, of Cause and Effect, and of Gender.)

[Sensei]

I seriously doubt that the SCOTUS is going to decide in favor of Summum.