Underneath Their Robes reports that US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens may be nearing retirement. Liberals, of course, hope he does so before Obama is out of office. What would that change? Nothing, of course.
Conservatives outnumber liberals on the Court now 5–4 (though I don’t really count Justice Kennedy, who I think is more center-right than Christian Right). Obama can do nothing to change that, short of hoping for their untimely deaths (highly unlikely for folks who work fewer months per year than I go to school).
What does this mean? Well, I’m no expert, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Citizens United isn’t the last case that sparks fury and fervor.
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What other controversial cases do you see coming down the pipeline? Or do you just mean that there will be future cases that spark fury and fervor? Dan(Quote)
A big one from Sam’s (and your?) neck of the woods is Otis McDonald, et al., Petitioners v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al., a gun control case coming on the heels of the Heller decision. If Justice Scalia has his way, gun-control advocates will have a tough row to hoe.
Generally, you I think it’s safe to say that cases involving corporations, discrimination, or the federal government will come down on the side opposite that which the ACLU would prefer. Jeff(Quote)