SCOTUS Megathread: Opinions in Rimini St., Loos, 4th Estate released Monday 3/4

[Dereich]

Janus v. AFSCME is out. 5-4 and the unions lose, as predicted. Alito wrote the majority, Kagan and Sotomayor wrote dissents.

A summary per SCOTUSBlog:

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[Hindsight was 2020]

Oh f**k off Kennedy

[libertpaulian]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

[Gass3268]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

Good to know who on here is a Facist.

[Dereich]

A beautiful, amazing, and wise decision in Florida v. Georgia by Justice Breyer, who was joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor finds for Florida, though the ruling was narrow.

Known Georgia fanatic Thomas dissents, joined by Alito, Kagan, and Gorsuch.

[libertpaulian]

SCOTUSBlog: No retirement announcements from any Justices.

[DC Al Fine]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

Good to know who on here is a Facist.

[GeorgiaModerate]

A beautiful, amazing, and wise decision in Florida v. Georgia by Justice Breyer, who was joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor finds for Florida, though the ruling was narrow.

Known Georgia fanatic Thomas dissents, joined by Alito, Kagan, and Gorsuch.

Bah humbug.

[Gass3268]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

Good to know who on here is a Facist.

One of the tenants of fascism is anti-unionism.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

In Florida v. Georgia, the Court holds that the Special Master held Florida to too high a standard, and that, in fact, Florida met its threshold burden to show that its injuries can be redressed by limiting Georgia's consumptive use of water from the Basin without a degree binding the Army Corps of Engineers. But the Court doesn't go beyond that threshold question, and instead sends the case back to the special master for evidentiary findings.

5-4 Liberal Split, but swap Kagan for Roberts.

Also, that's the end of the term. No retirements. Suck it McConnell.

[libertpaulian]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

Good to know who on here is a Facist.

One of the tenants of fascism is anti-unionism.

I'm anti-public sector unionism.  Unionize all you want if you're a factory worker or an electrician or whatever.  However, if you're working a taxpayer-funded job, you shouldn't get that kind of privilege.

[Reaganfan]

Maybe this Kennedy ain't so bad

[BudgieForce]

Maybe this Kennedy ain't so bad

Outside of gay rights and sometimes healthcare, he always sides with the other conservatives.

[DC Al Fine]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

Good to know who on here is a Facist.

One of the tenants of fascism is anti-unionism.

And a host of other ideologies. Let's keep the Godwinism to a minimum mmkay.

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1011987407103758341

[Devout Centrist]

RIP red state teachers

[Gass3268]

RIP red state teachers

Unfortunately they have already been living under the tyranny of right to work for less laws for years/decades.

[KingSweden]

Maybe this Kennedy ain't so bad

Outside of gay rights and sometimes healthcare, he always sides with the other conservatives.

He’s more libertarian than anything

[BudgieForce]

On the brightside, SCOTUS has no qualms about overruling itself. So nothing decided this week has to be permanent.

[Sestak]

This has shaped up to be one of the worst terms in a while

Gerrymandering declared legal
Voter suppression declared legal
Unions killed
Discrimination by private businesses declared legal (Katzenbach v. McClung effectively overturned)
Conservative "women's health clinics" have freedom of speech but abortion clinics don't

The only good thing that came out of this term is Carpenter.

[Confused Democrat]

This has shaped up to be one of the worst terms in a while

Gerrymandering declared legal
Voter suppression declared legal
Unions killed
Discrimination by private businesses declared legal (Katzenbach v. McClung effectively overturned)
Conservative "women's health clinics" have freedom of speech but abortion clinics don't

The only good thing that came out of this term is Carpenter.

We reap what we sow.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

According to Kagan's dissent, Janus "will have large-scale consequences. Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support. State and local governments that thought fair-share provisions furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces."

Beautiful!!!!

Plus it's already tough for governments to find qualified people willing to work for them.  This will only make things worse

[Sestak]

Alright, so:

List of potential contenders:

DC Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh
8th Circuit Judge Raymond Gruender
3rd Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman
6th Circuit Judge Raymond Ketheledge
11th Circuit Judge William Pryor
7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett
6th Circuit Judge Amul Thapar
7th Circuit Judge Diane Sykes
8th Circuit Judge David Stras
US Senator Mike Lee
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice (fmr.) Roy Moore
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach

[Sestak]

If there are any serious contenders I missed please say so.

[libertpaulian]

Alright, so:

List of potential contenders:

DC Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh
8th Circuit Judge Raymond Gruender
3rd Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman
6th Circuit Judge Raymond Ketheledge
11th Circuit Judge William Pryor
7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett
6th Circuit Judge Amul Thapar
7th Circuit Judge Diane Sykes
8th Circuit Judge David Stras
US Senator Mike Lee
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice (fmr.) Roy Moore
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach

ROY F***ING MOORE IS ON THIS LIST?!  PLEASE tell me you're joking.  PLEASE!