SCOTUS Thread (News and Discussion) III: Abandoning 90 Years of Precedent

[AoE]

Dude on a feed said that women should just carry guns and shoot their rapists, would stop rape and then don't need abortions. Single handedly solved this shit he did...we can all go home.

I know you were sarcastic. Just replying to the idea.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/u...free-bond.html

Chrystul Kizer, a 19-year-old who was charged in the 2018 killing of a man who prosecutors said sexually abused her, was released from a Wisconsin jail on Monday after a bail fund in Chicago paid her $400,000 bond.

Ms. Kizer was 17 when she shot Randall Volar, 34, in Kenosha, Wis., on June 5, 2018. She has been awaiting trial for two years, and her case has received widespread attention from supporters and activists who say she acted in self-defense and was a victim of sex trafficking.

On the night of the killing, Ms. Kizer traveled to Mr. Volar’s home in an Uber that he paid for, and spent several hours there before shooting him, according to Kenosha News, a local outlet, which cited statements made in court. She then set a fire in the home and left in his vehicle, the outlet reported.

Ms. Kizer still faces charges of arson and premeditated homicide, which could carry a sentence of life in prison. Her defense lawyers did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Her supporters have called for prosecutors to drop the charges altogether.

With the laws setup the way they are to prosecute women who retaliate against their abusers, it's looking real bleak for a lot of women if the laws in certain states stay in place.

[Zealot]

I don't know if you guys have sorted it out yet but

The GOP lost the majority of women voters a long time ago, just like they have never had the majority of minority voters.

Rather than appeal to minority voters, they've spent 50+ years creating crimes they can use to crack down on minorities and take away their right to vote (on top of all the gerrymandering and voter suppression).

They've finally gotten what they need to apply that formula broadly to women as well.

[Indalecia]

Just another day in Dumbfuckistan.

[Anoat]

I don't know if you guys have sorted it out yet but

The GOP lost the majority of women voters a long time ago, just like they have never had the majority of minority voters.

Rather than appeal to minority voters, they've spent 50+ years creating crimes they can use to crack down on minorities and take away their right to vote (on top of all the gerrymandering and voter suppression).

They've finally gotten what they need to apply that formula broadly to women as well.

White and Cuban women voted for Trump quite a lot, disturbingly so

[Kaslo]

White and Cuban women voted for Trump quite a lot, disturbingly so

To be fair, the anti-socialism/communism rhetoric really resonates with Cubans.

[Day]

wonder why that is

[archibaldcrane]

wonder why that is

Mad their plantations got nationalized probably

[archibaldcrane]

https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/sta...9FSIJyrBQ&s=19

Journalism survives another year

[6souls]

Also, prayer is protected by the first amendment

https://twitter.com/AP/status/154142...1dLh616p3J_6jA

[archibaldcrane]

Also, prayer is protected by the first amendment

https://twitter.com/AP/status/154142...1dLh616p3J_6jA

https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/sta...39zqMvQwg&s=19

[Tymon]

It's a good ruling. Not sure why the school would try to force him to stop this unless he was himself forcing students to join him.

It's absolutely nobody's business if this guy wants to be weird and have a bunch of photoshoots of him Tebowing.

[archibaldcrane]

https://twitter.com/AlexFischCC/stat...h4hXtdEtw&s=19

[archibaldcrane]

The majority justices are simply lying about the extent of his behavior.

[Tyrath]

It's a good ruling. Not sure why the school would try to force him to stop this unless he was himself forcing students to join him.

It's absolutely nobody's business if this guy wants to be weird and have a bunch of photoshoots of him Tebowing.

Kennedy started coaching at the school in 2008 and initially prayed alone on the 50-yard line at the end of games. But students started joining him, and over time he began to deliver a short, inspirational talk with religious references. Kennedy did that for years and led students in locker room prayers. The school district learned what he was doing in 2015 and asked him to stop.

Kennedy stopped leading students in prayer in the locker room and on the field but wanted to continue praying on the field himself, with students free to join if they wished. Concerned about being sued for violating students’ religious freedom rights, the school asked him to stop his practice of kneeling and praying while still “on duty” as a coach after the game. The school tried to work out a solution so Kennedy could pray privately before or after the game. When he continued to kneel and pray on the field, the school put him on paid leave.

[Kaslo]

Here's the thing, after the school was aware of the gatherings in the pictures above, the Coach agreed not to allow students to join him in the future. He would wait until the team left the stadium to pray on his own. It was at THIS point he was terminated. He was not terminated for the gatherings in the pictures above.

[Day]

i still don't understand the issue, can't he and the students pray if they want to? what is the problem

[Kaslo]

i still don't understand the issue, can't he and the students pray if they want to? what is the problem

Coaches generally can't join students in prayer because of the implication of a government actor encouraging a particular religion.

[Qalbert]

If I was a coach I'd simply end all the team meetings with a quick "Hail Satan!"

[Roranora]

i still don't understand the issue, can't he and the students pray if they want to? what is the problem

think we prayed after every game of high school football. coach wasn't even a wacko like perhaps this guy and would've switched it up if asked. it's just kinda the default for hs sports in much of the country

[Lucavi]

Is absolutely the default for HS football, if nothing else. We didn't do any prayers in Volleyball, but c'mon, its Volleyball. It ain't Football.