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Supreme Court opens the door to gut civil rights, fair housing laws

Substitute “African American” for “LGBT+” in the case of Colorado web designer Lorie Smith, and you’ve got a return to the bad old days of Jim Crow when so many alleged Christians insisted their religion required separation of the races, a lawyer writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Retailers beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back

The reprieve is over

The Independent UK

Editorial: The Supreme Court’s solution for racial bias is to pretend it doesn’t exist

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on Thursday that race-conscious college admissions programs are unlawful was widely expected but still deeply discouraging.

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Robin Abcarian: On affirmative action, Justice Jackson blasts her colleagues' 'let-them-eat-cake obliviousness'

There is no way around this: The Supreme Court's split decision overturning affirmative action in college admissions is a perfect example of how racial diversity enriches us, and why it should be enshrined as a goal in our laws.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: With its 303 Creative decision, the Supreme Court opens the door to discrimination

On the final day of Pride Month, the Supreme Court delivered a blow to gay rights. In 303 Creative vs. Elenis, the conservative supermajority on the court ruled, 6-3, that a web design company could deny its wedding website services to same-sex couples. For the first time in our history,…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The Supreme Court rewrote the law so that it could stop student loan forgiveness

In striking down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program, the Supreme Court ignored one of the most basic principles of law: When the text of a law is clear, it must be followed unless it is unconstitutional.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Taxpayers breathe sigh of relief — temporarily — after student loan decision

The Supreme Court has just saved American taxpayers more than half a trillion dollars by holding that President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona cannot cancel federal student loans under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, the “HEROES Act.”

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Supreme Court postpones oath-ceremony of Umesh Kumar as DERC Chairperson

The Apex Court was hearing a plea by the Delhi government challenging the appointment of former judge Justice Umesh Kumar as DERC Chairperson. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rishi Sunak's migration plans suffer brutal mauling as Lords inflict 11 defeats

The onslaught in the upper chamber came just a week after the Government's defeat at the Court of Appeal over plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Daily Mirror

Supreme Court steps in to defer administration of oath to Justice Kumar as DERC head

The Supreme Court on July 4 deferred the oath taking ceremony of DERC chairperson-designate Justice (retd) Umesh Kumar and sought responses from the Centre and the office of the Lieutenant Governor on a plea of the Delhi government challenging the law governing such an appointment.

The Hindu

Five Decades From Hardison to Groff

How could all of those courts get Hardison so wrong?

Reason

IAS officer Shah Faesal: Article 370 is thing of past; No going back

IAS officer said that he has withdrawn his petition challenging the Presidential Order to scrap Article 370 a long time back. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education.

WEKU

In Defense of KBJ's Harvard "Recusal"

Justice Jackson demonstrates why the usual recusal rules will not work for the Supreme Court.

Reason

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U.S. Supreme Court Protects Christian Designer’s Religious Freedom In Website Case

Colorado anti-discrimination law challenged as court rules against compelling speech.

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Biden’s backup plan for student loan debt relief is underway after Supreme Court ruling

With his ambitious student loan debt cancellation plan shattered by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden has launched a lengthy process to cancel borrowers’ debt by other means.

Reason

"What a Difference Five Years Makes"

What would Masterpiece have looked like with Justice Kennedy still on Court?

The Independent UK

Should domestic abusers have the right to be armed? The Supreme Court could upend protections for survivors

A Texas man repeatedly violated a restraining order that forbids him from possessing a firearm under federal law. Justices will decide if judges went too far after they said it was unconstitutional, Alex Woodward reports

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Three Cheers for the Supreme Court

Plus: A listener question on the potential efficacy of congressional term limits.

The Independent UK

Legitimacy of 'customer' in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical, legal flags

A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be

Zenger

Supreme Court Invalidates Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan; New York Times Suggests Alternative Paths

After backlash, NY Times updates article on ways to eliminate student loan debt, including exploring alternative options.

Salon

Experts on fate of "made-up" SCOTUS case

Professors push back on ex-solicitor general's claim that SCOTUS can be compelled to reexamine 303 Creative case

Reason

What Will 303 Creative Mean for Social Media Regulation?

If you can't force a web designer to serve a gay wedding, can you force a web platform to serve a politician?

Reason

A Lawyer Who Litigated Grutter Comments on the Court's College Admission Racial Preferences Cases

I've known Michael Rosman at the Center for Individual Rights for almost 30 years; he has litigated many important cases, including with regard to racial preferences, and was one of the lawyers in Grutter v. Bollinger. I'm therefore delighted to pass along his short reactions to Students for Fair Admission…

Reason

How to Read 303 Creative v. Elenis

The speech compulsion it forbids is not limited to wedding-website designers who object to same-sex marriage, but its principles should apply only to a narrow range of commercial products

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