Thomas's dissent is sooooooooooo bad:
Yeah, wow. Is that really what he wrote? It's not from The Onion or something? I haven't looked at any of the opinions yet. That's just stunning....wow.
Yeah, wow. Is that really what he wrote? It's not from The Onion or something? I haven't looked at any of the opinions yet. That's just stunning.
http://www.scotusblog.com/2015/06/and-then-there-were-seven-the-remaining-cases-in-plain-english/The first is Johnson v. United States, a case that was originally argued last fall. It arises out of the Armed Career Criminal Act, a federal law which imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years on a federal firearms offender who has three convictions for a “violent felony.” The question before the Court the first time around was whether having a sawed-off shotgun is a “violent felony.” But after the first oral argument, the Court ordered new briefing and a new oral argument on a second question: whether the part of the ACCA (known as the “residual clause” which outlines what kinds of crimes should be treated as violent felonies is so vague that it actually violates the Constitution. This is a question that has long troubled Justice Antonin Scalia, and after the oral argument it seemed that other Justices may share his concerns as well. It’s not same-sex marriage or ACA subsidies, but it is potentially an important criminal law case, because a decision striking down the residual clause could affect thousands of prisoners, and it could eliminate an important advantage that prosecutors have in plea bargaining.
Yes, and yes. Some may have to make some changes to their laws, and there's no telling how long that might take, or whether they'll cooperate. When the Supreme Court ordered public schools desegregated, the Governor of Arkansas refused and President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne to enforce the order.So.. does this really mean that same sex marriage is now legal in all American states? Or do the states now have to alter their constitutions or laws first?
I just read that, too. It's nice that a Supreme Court Justice can be flippant and cynical in writing a decision that may be read and referenced for generations.Yeah it's incredibly bitter and mean.
Scalia's is good too:
Yeah HIPPIES, jeeze!
Also his marriage must suck.