OT SCOTUS Thread

[crandc]

Gee, one judge, not Coat Hanger, expressed sympathy with a raped woman. How sweet.

In a similar case the Indiana state Supreme Court reached the opposite conclusion. A cop had raped numerous women in custody. They Court ruled the county and department were liable. Unfortunately it was very narrowly worded to apply only to police so Coat Hanger's screw you to pregnant slut, I mean prisoner, stands.

 

[ABM]

Gee, one judge, not Coat Hanger, expressed sympathy with a raped woman. How sweet.

In a similar case the Indiana state Supreme Court reached the opposite conclusion. A cop had raped numerous women in custody. They Court ruled the county and department were liable. Unfortunately it was very narrowly worded to apply only to police so Coat Hanger's screw you to pregnant slut, I mean prisoner, stands.

Coat Hanger

 

[Lanny]

if there were, for instance, 23 judges on the SC, the R's would have to expand it to 37 or more to overcome. It's just not a viable option for the R's. That's why I'm saying that the D's can't finesse this with a minor expansion; it has to be a major expansion

that would leave reduction of the court as the only option for the R's. But that means that the D's, already embarking on a hardball path, have to fully commit to the strategy. That means first securing the majority, then doing exactly what the R's have done for years, and that's create a lawsuit that becomes constitutional legislation thru the back door. That would be the SCOTUS ruling that court expansion thru normal legislative process is constitutional, but court reductions can't be done except thru normal vacancies like death or retirement.

yeah, this is the same level of fantasy as Olshey actually trading CJ, or AD signing with the Blazers, but hope dies hard

How could they reduce the size of the Supreme Court? That would mean eliminating one or more justices and I don't see that happening.

 

[wizenheimer]

How could they reduce the size of the Supreme Court? That would mean eliminating one or more justices and I don't see that happening.

congress has the authority, and if you don't believe the R's would do so if they held power you haven't been paying attention. It would be a nuclear option, but the last 4 years have already seen SCOTUS corrupted by nuclear options

 

[Lanny]

congress has the authority, and if you don't believe the R's would do so if they held power you haven't been paying attention. It would be a nuclear option, but the last 4 years have already seen SCOTUS corrupted by nuclear options

Aren't federal judges lifetime appointments?

Edit:
"Article III of the Constitution states that these judicial officers are appointed for a life term."

 

[Lanny]

Okay, let's all compromise on Bill Gates.
No? Well then, I'll sink down and compromise on Chuck Schumer.

 

[lawai'a]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Unqualified Impunity: Amy Coney Barrett Once Ruled That a Cop Wasn't Responsible for a Black Teenager's Death Because Breathing Isn't a Constitutional Right

https://www.theroot.com/unqualified-impunity-amy-coney-barrett-once-ruled-that-1845429637

 

[GoBlazersGo]

Unqualified Impunity: Amy Coney Barrett Once Ruled That a Cop Wasn't Responsible for a Black Teenager's Death Because Breathing Isn't a Constitutional Right

https://www.theroot.com/unqualified-impunity-amy-coney-barrett-once-ruled-that-1845429637