City of Boerne vs. Flores

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

An interesting but not as discussed case:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Boerne_v._Flores
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/95-2074.ZS.html

Studied in my class. Personally I find that while Kennedy jumped through a few hoops in his majority opinion, Stevens' concurrence basically sums up my view on the case, and thus the decision was sound.

[DownWithTheLeft]

An interesting but not as discussed case:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Boerne_v._Flores
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/95-2074.ZS.html

Studied in my class. Personally I find that while Kennedy jumped through a few hoops in his majority opinion, Stevens' concurrence basically sums up my view on the case, and thus the decision was sound.

Yes, agreeing w/BRTD = sound decision

[Person Man]

Basically telling Congress that they cannot state the law the court should use is perfectly reasonable, Congress was well within what it was given under Articles I, III and XIV S 5. It can define jurisdiction and can ratchet civil rights beyond the way the court has interpreted the constitution, though, at a practical level, they should of told the court how to do its job.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Hmmmm. Bump.

I'm wondering what Philip and Emsworth think of this one.

[Sam Spade]

I agree with the decision. 

I should note, however, that Congress passed a new law a few years ago entitled RLUIPA (which stands for something I can't remember) which gives religious organizations extra protection on local land use decisions (and one other thing that I forget).

So far it's been held ok as far as it's been challenged, but I think it's eventually USSC-bound, though I suspect it will pass under this decision because of its narrow scope.

[minionofmidas]

Looks reasonable to me.

Besides, Börne was born half a kilometer from here.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Constitutionally sound. As Angry_Weasel pointed out, Congress doesn't have the authority to define the scope of the 14th Amendment Equal Protection clause.