The Supreme Court has announced that it will release opinions on Tuesday and Thursday of this week, although they can always announce additional opinion days if necessary.
That’s factually incorrect.
May 2nd
May 16th
May 23rd
June 6th
June 13th
All Mondays.
Since today is a holiday, it’s on a Tuesday. And because it’s the end of the term, they’ve announced an additional Opinion Day on Thursday.
Where did you get your “information” that T&W are the standard days???
My “information” came from the website of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Opinions are typically released on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and on the third Monday of each sitting, when the Court takes the Bench but no arguments are heard.
See here under The Court and Its Procedures - Supreme Court of the United States, sixth paragraph, last sentence.
So actually my post is factually correct. Unless you are disputing the Court’s own website of course.
Todays opinions being announced now. For those interested, Scotusblog is live blogging the opinions.
No Dobbs today. Probably the biggest opinion is Carson v. Makin ruling that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from their school tuition assistance program.
The Court is next scheduled to announce opinions at 10 EST on Thursday. They still have 13 argued cases awaiting disposition.
Ah, they haven’t updated their website, then. The Court no longer “takes the Bench” to announce opinions due to Covid protocols. The opinions are simply posted to their website, in 10 minute intervals, beginning at 10 AM Eastern. As of late, they’ve been primarily released on Mondays.
Four other opinions today, and the calendar includes tomorrow as an opinion publication day.
Today is also the last regularly scheduled conference day.
I’m guessing we’ll probably see some decisions pushed out to next week.
~Max
I’d bet they don’t put out the Dobbs ruling until their last ruling dump. It seems like its often their MO for whatever reason (maybe they just like the drama).
Could you imagine the disruption if they were to announce the Dobbs decision today? The news deluge, and reactions, would completely drown out the J6 Hearings for the day. (I am almost surprised they didn’t announce Dobbs today for exactly that reason.)
Oh, but you’re forgetting that SCOTUS is not a political body. [/sarcasm]
Dobbs has been decided
Roe and Casey overruled, no constitutional right to abortion.
~Max
But…but…but… these nominees assured Susan Collins that they wouldn’t do that. Does that mean that she got played? No matter how much she furrowed her brow?
This is a dark day, coupled with the asinine “right” to carry concealed weapons from yesterday. Fuck women’s rights, the only rights that matter are for guns guns guns guns guns.
Anyone look at it to see how different, if any, it is from the “pre-release”?
It’s been out for literally ten minutes so nobody has read the whole thing through yet. For one, you have the concurrences and dissents.
Chief Justice Roberts concurred in judgement only.
~Max
I skimmed through Justice Thomas’s concurrence. He wants to invalidate all substantive due process cases on this issue - he explicitly names Griswold (contraception), Lawrence (same-sex relationships), and Obergefell (same-sex marriage) as those that should be struck down. And says while they weren’t struck down with Dobbs, they should do it in the next cases on those issues.
I will note he never mentions Loving (interracial marriage). I wonder why…
Thomas also repeated that they should repeal gay marriage, contraception, and sodomy.
eta Ninja’d
Let’s get government out of businesses and back between women’s legs where it belongs!
I wonder how long before red states start erecting border controls with other states to prevent terrified women and girls from crossing state lines to get abortions.
I know I’m in the minority here, but I applaud this decision. Any and all laws pertaining to abortion should be at the state level. Let each state decide. A victory for the 10th Amendment.