The Supreme Court’s last day of the term was an exercise of raw power. The six conservative justices gave lower courts the back of their hand, making clear that they — and only they! — will decide the law. Nationwide injunctions are out, and so is stare decisis. Andrew and Liz will break down the power grab, along with Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which the howler monkey wing allowed religious parents to opt their kids out of the “religious coercion” of reading books about gay people.

 

Links:

Kennedy v. Braidwood Management.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-316_869d.pdf

 

Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-354_0861.pdf

 

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1122_3e04.pdf

 

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf

 

Mahmoud v Taylor 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-297_4f14.pdf

 

Trump v. CASA

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_8n59.pdf

 

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