Supreme Court / GITMO hearings

[JEZ]

Latest news is that Gitmo prisoners will be heard in the Supreme court.

Fantastic news. Serve due process on all, punish the guilty, free the innocent and end this debacle.

[MWC]

Originally Posted by JEZ

Latest news is that Gitmo prisoners will be heard in the Supreme court.

Fantastic news. Serve due process on all, punish the guilty, free the innocent and end this debacle.

They will present their cases; but will they be heard, is the question.

The Roberts Court has made some interesting rulings so far, not always in lock-step with the administration. It will be interesting.

[JameyBano]

Originally Posted by MWC

The Roberts Court has made some interesting rulings so far, not always in lock-step with the administration. It will be interesting.

I miss Sandra! The Bong Hits 4 Jesus case was particularly compelling. A student was suspended for unfurling a banner at an event where the Olympic Torch was passing by. The principal of his school confiscated the banner and suspended the student. The Court ruled against the student, even though the event did not occur on school property, which I felt is constitutionally shaky. The students were dismissed from school to attend the event, so it is up for interpretation whether or not this was a "school" event.... I hate it when free speech (bong hits notwithstanding) is abridged!
The school race-based diversity plans were also tossed. While school segregation is protected by Brown, it looks like de-facto segregation caused by "white flight" is going to be difficult to combat. We have a magnet school program in the city school district here in Fort Wayne that was designed to alleviate school segregation, but it was only implemented after a group sued the school district citing Brown. So Fort Wayne's school system may have to look at their program as a result of this ruling.

[MWC]

Originally Posted by JameyBano

I miss Sandra! The Bong Hits 4 Jesus case was particularly compelling. A student was suspended for unfurling a banner at an event where the Olympic Torch was passing by. The principal of his school confiscated the banner and suspended the student. The Court ruled against the student, even though the event did not occur on school property, which I felt is constitutionally shaky. The students were dismissed from school to attend the event, so it is up for interpretation whether or not this was a "school" event.... I hate it when free speech (bong hits notwithstanding) is abridged!
The school race-based diversity plans were also tossed. While school segregation is protected by Brown, it looks like de-facto segregation caused by "white flight" is going to be difficult to combat. We have a magnet school program in the city school district here in Fort Wayne that was designed to alleviate school segregation, but it was only implemented after a group sued the school district citing Brown. So Fort Wayne's school system may have to look at their program as a result of this ruling.

The powers-that-be in Connecticut must be breathing a huge sigh of relief. They have been struggling in the courts with school inequality for a long, long time -- maintaining that any perception of segregation, or "separate and unequal" between urban and suburban school districts was a factor of household economics, not race.

[Just Lucky]

While this has little to do with the original topic. I have been amazed at the rulings by the activists judges on the court this week. I am sure the conservatives on this forum will also condemn this judicial activism.

[Mr Cancun]

I dare someone hold a sign on a corner in NY or Detroit saying "Bong Hits for Muhammed." (and living to tell about it)

[birdman]

Originally Posted by Just Lucky

While this has little to do with the original topic. I have been amazed at the rulings by the activists judges on the court this week. I am sure the conservatives on this forum will also condemn this judicial activism.

What??? The 9th district is in session & making absurd rulings again!!!