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The Supreme Court Takes on Second Amendment Rights

December 10, 2019Uncategorized2nd amendment, 2nd amendment argument, 2nd amendment ban, 2nd amendment court cases, 2nd amendment debate, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York, SCOTUS, scotus 2nd amendment, scotus audio, scotus cases, scotus hearing, Scotusblog, Second amendment, second amendment and gun control, second amendment argument, second amendment ban, second amendment comedian, second amendment comedy, second amendment court cases, second amendment debate, second amendment debate arguments, second amendment debate pros cons, Supreme Court, Supreme Court DecisionStephen Mackey

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York. This case revolves around transportation rights for handgun owners who, under current law, are not able to take their handguns out of the city under a premises license. While New York tried to get this case thrown out by reversing the law, the case was just heard.

Sources:

Oral Arguments: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2019/18-280

District of Columbia v. Heller Decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf

SCOTUS Blog:
Argument analysis: Justices focus on mootness in challenge to now-repealed New York City gun rule
https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/12/argument-analysis-justices-focus-on-mootness-in-challenge-to-now-repealed-new-york-city-gun-rule/

Argument preview: Justices take up battle over New York City gun ban – and the scope of the Second Amendment?https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/11/argument-preview-justices-take-up-battle-over-new-york-city-gun-ban-and-the-scope-of-the-second-amendment/

Symposium: So what exactly are the parties still fighting about in NYSRPA v. City of New York?https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/11/symposium-so-what-exactly-are-the-parties-still-fighting-about-in-nysrpa-v-city-of-new-york/

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Can You Fire Someone For Being Transgender? The Supreme Court Weighs In

November 3, 2019UncategorizedCivil Rights Act of 1964, Gay rights, Lgbt rights, Lgbtq, Lgbtq rights, SCOTUS, scotus divided over lgbtq, scotus divided over lgbtq ruling, scotus gay rights, scotus gay rights case, scotus gender, scotus lgbt, scotus lgbtq, scotus trans rights, scotus trans rights case, Supreme Court, supreme court audio, supreme court cases, supreme court gay rights, supreme court gender, supreme court hearing lgbt, supreme court justices, supreme court lgbt, supreme court oral argument, supreme court trans rightsStephen Mackey

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The Supreme Court just heard the case of R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This case will determine whether you can legally fire someone for being a transgender or not. It will also set the tone for future transgender rights cases. This episode goes over both sides arguments, and what will happen next.

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Can You Fire Someone For Being Gay? The Supreme Court Weighs In

October 30, 2019UncategorizedCivil Rights Act of 1964, Gay rights, Lgbt rights, Lgbtq, Lgbtq rights, SCOTUS, scotus divided over lgbtq, scotus divided over lgbtq ruling, scotus gay rights, scotus gay rights case, scotus gender, scotus lgbt, scotus lgbtq, Supreme Court, supreme court audio, supreme court cases, supreme court gay rights, supreme court gender, supreme court hearing lgbt, supreme court justices, supreme court lgbt, supreme court oral argumentStephen Mackey

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The Supreme Court just heard two cases: Bostock v. Clayton County and Altitude Express v. Zarda. These two cases will determine whether you can legally fire someone for being a homosexual or not. This episode goes over both sides arguments, and what will happen next.

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The Supreme Court Funds the Border Wall… Kindof

July 27, 2019Uncategorizedborder crisis, border wall being built, border wall construction, border wall news, border wall update, Borderline, Emergency declaration, emergency declaration border wall, emergency declaration by trump, emergency declaration trump, SCOTUS, scotus ruling, Supreme Court, supreme court border wall, Supreme Court Border Wall Decision, Supreme Court Decision, supreme court ruling, Trump v. The Sierra ClubStephen Mackey

On Friday the Supreme Court released a decision that allowed the Trump Administration to use funds to build the wall while the courts figure out the legality of the emergency declaration and resulting money transfers. This case, Trump v. The Sierra Club, weighted the environmental concerns of the Sierra Club against the monetary concerns of the federal government. Here’s what happened.

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The Supreme Court Draws a Line in Partisan Gerrymandering With New Decision

July 3, 2019UncategorizedBaker v. Carr, Constitution, Democracy, Democratic Reform, Elana Kagan, Gerrymandering, gerrymandering a threat to democracy, gerrymandering examples, gerrymandering in the us, gerrymandering supreme court, Human Rights, John Roberts, Lamone v. Benisek, Neil Gorsuch, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Reynolds v. Sims, Rucho v. Common Cause, Ruth Bater Ginsburg, SCOTUS, shaw v. reno, Sonia Sotamayor, Supreme Court, Voting, Voting RightsStephen Mackey

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court definitely and controversially ruled in the cases of Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek that court systems cannot hear challenges to maps that have been gerrymandered in a partisan manner. This video is an analysis of what Justice Roberts decision said and the rationality behind why the Supreme Court’s conservative majority voted the way they did.

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The Subpoena Battle Continues; The Fight to Secure Trump’s Finances

May 22, 2019UncategorizedCongress’s investigative power, Congressional Subpoena, Constitution, Constitutional Crisis, District Court, emoluments clause, Financial Records, House of Representatives, House Oversight Committee, House Oversight committee’s subpoena, impeachment, Legislation, Legislative Purpose, Mazars, SCOTUS, Separation of powers, Subpoena, Supreme Court, Trump Financial Records, Trump subpoenaStephen Mackey

A district court just ruled in favor of the House Oversight Committee’s ability to secure documents detailing the last seven years of Trump’s Finances for legislative purposes and investigating violations to the emoluments clause. The question now is whether this information will actually be used to accomplish such a narrow goal, or whether it will be publicly released or used to more broadly investigate the president.

Abortion Laws; Past and Precedent

May 20, 2019UncategorizedAbortion, Abortion Law, Abortion laws 2019, Abortion Regulation, Alabama Abortion Ban, Fetal Heartbeat Bill, Fetal Viability, Fetus, Heartbeat bill, Legal Precedent, Ohio Abortion Ban, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Precedent, Pro Choice, Pro Life, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, States Rights, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Rulings, Trimesters, Webster v. Reproductive Health ServicesStephen Mackey

With the passage of new heartbeat bills in certain states, people are turning to our supreme court rulings and wondering whether abortion law precedent is going to be overturned. Here is what the current law of the land is regarding abortion law, and how it has changed over the last fifty years.

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Reversing DACA? The Supreme Court Won’t Hear of It

January 24, 2019UncategorizedAdministrative Procedures Act, Caravan, DACA, DAPA, Dreamers, Federal Law, Government Shutdown, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Immigration Law, Legal, Nancy Pelosi, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, United States v. TexasStephen Mackey

In 2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he wasn’t going to continue the DACA program. That decision immediately got overturned in a district court, and the government’s appeal was ignored by the Supreme Court. With the question over whether the executive branch can reverse DACA stalled in the courts, the immigration debate that’s keeping the government shutdown just got thrown a curveball.

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