Monday, June 30, 2014

TWO SCOTUS CASES

++Scotusblog was up early this morning. It is worth checking out how many cases were rejected and the few that were accepted for the next session. The next session looks like all business, all the time.

++AS expected, The Supreme Court ruled on narrow grounds by a 5 to 4 vote that the government can not make "closely held " companies to purchase birth control. I haven't read the full decision yet  with its dissent.

++In a blow to labor rights, the Supreme Court narrowly ruled again that unions, particularly those covering home healthcare workers, can not automatically collect dues. If it has been broader, it would have devastated public sector unions. As it is, it sets up future confrontations on this issue as the Supreme Court slices and dices labor rights.

++These two decisions just reinforce why elections do matter and have consequences.

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