TODAY IN HISTORY | Texas Rejects Voter ID | SCOTUS Division Good For Business
September 21, 2016
TODAY IN HISTORY
|September 21 brought a great deal of remarkable Supreme Court news in our nation’s past, notably in 1981 when the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR as the nation’s first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice. Also on this day in 1996, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON signed the Defense of Marriage Act denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages, which was formally repealed by the high court in 2013 and 2015.
ROGER THAT
|“A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the state of Texas to take steps to make it perfectly clear to voters that they’re not required to possess a voter ID before they cast a ballot in the upcoming election.” Cristian Farias for The Huffington Post reports on the decision which delineated specific instructions for Texas officials to make sure no voter is turned away at the polls for not having an ID.
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT
|Matea Gold for The Washington Post takes an inside look at how politicians beg for big checks, pointing to the most recent email scandal involving GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER.
DIVISION GOOD FOR BUSINESS
|Sometimes we’re not better when we’re together. For the Supreme Court, equal division along ideological lines has led to an increased interest in more technical cases of importance to business interests, such as disputes over intellectual property and trademarks.
QUICKTAKE
|Bloomberg’s Matt Miller addresses partisan politics surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court, considering the approval ratings of the high court.
PODCAST DU JOUR
|In the first episode of its new season, Dahlia Lithwick’s Amicus podcast focuses on the small but mighty JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG. It’s what she’s calling “the lavish fangirl edition of Amicus, in which we cave to the pressure of our listeners and fête the woman who had the temerity to call DONALD TRUMP a ‘faker’ this past July.”
OTHER NEWS
What the US government can and cannot do to US citizens suspected of terrorism
CNNFive common questions are answered regarding terrorism suspects and the legal system. For example, at what point do U.S. citizens who are terrorist suspects have to be apprised of their Miranda rights?
State high court says racial profiling is a 'recurring indignity'
The Boston Globe“The state’s highest court, tossing out a Boston man’s gun conviction, ordered judges Tuesday to consider whether a black person who walks away from a police officer is attempting to avoid the ‘recurring indignity of being racially profiled’ — and not because the person is guilty of a crime.”