The Official SCOTUS Thread

**Frownland** · 10-03-2017, 09:52 AM

The Supreme Court has recently shifted towards a conservative majority, with a high probability of the current administration getting to choose another judge. A lot of important decisions are coming up, so I thought I would make a general Supreme Court thread because I think that people pay too much attention to the other branches.

Gerrymandering
Gay Cakes
Mandatory employer dispute waivers

Zhanteimi · 10-03-2017, 03:13 PM

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~~[MERIT]~~ · 10-03-2017, 06:45 PM

Exposing The U.S. Supreme Court's Secret Decisions

^ Looks like they gave up on the project in 2015.

Chula Vista · 10-03-2017, 08:06 PM

Kennedy will be the swing vote on Gerrymandering issue. He's not tipping his hand yet.

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

hm 2 conservative supreme justices you say

no difference between Trump and Clinton you say

I'll just vote green party you say

Sure do!

I have not yet been able to compare Trump's presidency to Hillary's, but I'm guessing she would have had a congressional block like Obama did until the majority went to the Dems.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-04-2017, 12:45 PM

Trump thread vol. 5

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 12:47 PM

Are cakes art?

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor

she would have appointed different justices

but it's fine I guess

they're only lifetime appointments

I doubt they'd have gotten to the court if there was a Republican congressional majority but whatever me and the 20 other people who voted for Jill Stein take full responsibility for Gorsuch.

Now let's actually talk law.

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 12:58 PM

What do you think of the art defense?

**Frownland** · 10-04-2017, 01:14 PM

Since these aren't predetermined cakes but unique ones made upon order, they're more likely to be considered an art than a commodity. Given that, if you want a painter to do a portrait of you and your husband or black spouse or whatever someone doesn't agree with and the painter says no, should they be compelled to create the piece?

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Since these aren't predetermined cakes but unique ones made upon order, they're more likely to be considered an art than a commodity. Given that, if you want a painter to do a portrait of you and your husband or black spouse or whatever someone doesn't agree with and the painter says no, should they be compelled to create the piece? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x