The upcoming SCOTUS ruling: Thurs 6/26, 10 AM

[Damage control]

For Heller fans, the correct count for March is that two cases remain -- Rothgery (involving the right to counsel) and Heller -- and Justices Scalia and Souter have not yet written in that sitting.


Tom Goldstein -
The next opinion day is Monday. There will certainly be one or possibly two additional opinion days next week. Wednesday and Thursday are most likely.

[awkx]

One case today had an interesting split, Kentucky v. EEOC. The case concerned interpretation of a statute passed by Congress, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

Majority in Kentucky v. EEOC:

• Breyer ("liberal"),
• Stevens ("liberal"),
• Souter ("liberal"),
• Roberts ("conservative"),
• Thomas ("conservative")

Dissent in Kentucky v. EEOC:

• Ginsburg ("liberal"),
• Kennedy ("moderate"),
• Scalia ("conservative"),
• Alito ("conservative").

The media often portrays the Supreme Court Justices as being "conservative" ("right-leaning") or "liberal" ("left-leaning") in their judicial opinions. And unfortunately the Justices are sometimes unduly swayed by their own political leanings. (And some Justices seem more afflicted by this than others...) But occasionally the Justices differ in judicial opinion along lines other than the traditional "liberal"/"conservative" division.

[ChamberedRound]

Originally Posted by awkx

The media often portrays the Supreme Court Justices as being "conservative" ("right-leaning") or "liberal" ("left-leaning") in their judicial opinions. And unfortunately the Justices are sometimes unduly swayed by their own political leanings. (And some Justices seem more afflicted by this than others...) But occasionally the Justices differ in judicial opinion along lines other than the traditional "liberal"/"conservative" division.

Good, at least we know they're using their brains and thinking, instead of just spewing decisions based on party lines.

[soup]

*Soup fires up Scotus Blog "Live"

*Soup waits impatiently

[mikepro8]

Not today!!!!!


HOWEVER:
According to www.scotusblog.com....
"Tom Goldstein - The only opinion remaining from the March sitting is Heller. The only Justice without a majority opinion from that sitting is Justice Scalia."
That may be good news.

[headcase]

Johnson v. Arizona is another we should be hoping is decided favorably.

[mikepro8]

Originally Posted by headcase

Johnson v. Arizona is another we should be hoping is decided favorably.

Check here, headcase. ---> http://www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us/Dec...0060079opn.pdf

[pex]

Some interesting notes from the folks who populate SCOTUS Blog:

There is very little information that can be gleaned with confidence about the authorship of the remaining opinions from the Term.

It does look exceptionally likely that Justice Scalia is writing the principal opinion for the Court in Heller – the D.C. guns case. That is the only opinion remaining from the sitting and he is the only member of the Court not to have written a majority opinion from the sitting. There is no indication that he lost a majority from March. His only dissent from the sitting is for two Justices in Indiana v. Edwards. So, that’s a good sign for advocates of a strong individual rights conception of the Second Amendment and a bad sign for D.C.
[...]
With the exception of Heller, these predictions have no genuine value. They are just informed guesses and none says anything about the outcome of the cases.

[ccphilly1984]

Originally Posted by JoeWilliams

Anticipated sometime this month. This Thursday or next. Probably next Thursday, especially if the rule against individual rights, since there are a couple states with the stated intention of seceeding if that occurs.

what states thretened to scede and where did you read/see this?


I hope the supreme court decides in our favor and hopefully someday and we can own fully automatic weapons again at fair prices ... I really want to buy a real m-16 and not have to take out a huge loan to get one... i love that three shot burst thing at the range. plus that aa-12 automatic shotgun would be fun to shoot at the range... a waste of money? yeah... but i'll try anything legal once.

i mean if it voids the dc handgun ban, why not the full auto ban? why not the semi auto bans in cali and nj? why not equal firearms for government and civilians?

[knight0334]

Dont get your hopes up that high. The MG ban isn't at the heart of the challenge - only complete bans on possession and bearing.

If/when they rule it an individual right - it wont undo all the laws around the country. It'd only fix the DC laws directly and provide precedence to challenge other laws elsewhere in other lawsuits.