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The 20 remaining cases: predictions for the remaining cases (amylhowe.com)
 

Amy Howe does a good job documenting the remaining cases at https://amylhowe.com/2023/06/15/the-20-remaining-cases/

Looking at the remaining cases, let's try to make some educated guesses:

  1. November: Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh have not written an opinion yet. The four remaining cases are the big affirmative action cases (Harvard and UNC), and two rather technical cases (Jones v. Hendrix and Mallory v. Norfolk Southern). Kavanaugh's concurrence in Brackeen suggests that it's unlikely that we see a liberal decision in the affirmative action cases. Roberts is savvy enough to know that affirmative action isn't that popular and recent liberal rulings give him some room to make a conservative decision. I expect him to take at least one of those two cases.

  2. December: Roberts, Kagan, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have not written an opinion yet. The big cases are 303 creative, Moore v. Harper and United States v Texas. I expect Roberts to come up with something in Moore v. Harper that will not fully embrace ISL, but still give conservatives a win. Gorsuch is very opinionated about religious freedom and is likely to provide a setback to LGBT rights in 303 creative. Who knows what will happen in Texas case, though I somehow expect Kavanaugh to write that one given his interest in admin law.

  3. April: Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan and Kavanaugh have not written yet. The interesting case here is Groff v. DeJoy, which I expect to be a narrow victory for Groff penned by Kagan.

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Final decision of the day in Smith v. U.S.: A retrial is constitutionally permissible when venue was found to be improper at the first trial. Unanimous. (twitter.com)
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The Supreme Court rejects ALL challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, leaving the statute entirely intact. A HUGE WIN FOR TRIBES (twitter.com)
 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-376_7l48.pdf

This case turned out to be far better than I expected, complete with a pro-tribal Gorsuch concurrence and salty Thomas-Alito dissents.

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The Supreme Court's first opinion of the day is in Lac du Flambeau. Justice Jackson's 8–1 opinion holds that the Bankruptcy Code abrogates tribe's sovereign immunity. Only Gorsuch dissents. (twitter.com)
 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-227_i426.pdf It's remarkable that Gorsuch continues to be pro-tribal dignity, even in cases where no other justice agrees.

The Supreme Court’s Damper on the Right to Strike in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Almost everyone agrees that what the union did was wrong. But the problem is how the court seems to have (according to some people) diminished the role of NLRB, which is the appropriate forum for resolving such disputes. From the article:

They didn’t obviously overturn National Labor Relations Board precedent, but it casts a very jaundiced eye on the interplay between the Board and the courts

Also, I am not sure this was criminal conduct. Any sources for that? In any case, the court's ruling was about the tort lawsuit and not about any criminal conduct. The saving grace for the opinion was that it was quite fact specific and in other contexts workers can be more careful and avoid being sued (unless the court adopts the Thomas-Gorsuch concurrence, in which case they are screwed).

The way Stolen Fate's cards are designed should've been the standard for permanent magic items. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Yeah. The fact that items become obsolete is pretty annoying. I would like to have a system in which items can be upgraded as you level up, so you can keep the same things.

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Dem-aligned groups launch campaign to keep Supreme Court front of mind in 2024 (www.nbcnews.com)
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Why the Supreme Court Declined an Opportunity to Diminish the Voting Rights Act (www.newyorker.com)
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Supreme Court pooh-poohs Arizona firm’s parody defense in trademark case (cronkitenews.azpbs.org)
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Do People Subject to Domestic Abuse Orders Have the Right to Be Armed? (www.nytimes.com)
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Supreme Court Opens Door for Federal-State Program Beneficiaries (news.bloomberglaw.com)
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The Supreme Court grants no new cases today, but lifts the stay it had imposed on the lower court decision against Alabama's congressional map. (twitter.com)
 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/061223zor_d18f.pdf

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Enough with the Slippery Slopes! - Freakonomics (freakonomics.com)
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Supreme Court Narrows the Reach of an Aggravated Identity Theft Law (www.nytimes.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3: Returning to the city after 20 years in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I am so excited for the game. Baldur's gate is such an interesting location

What kind of official AP would you like Paizo to make? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's nice to know. With the right group, society adventures can be awesome.

What kind of official AP would you like Paizo to make? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I haven't played Gatewalkers but I was given the impression that most of it still takes place on Golarion. I guess I was thinking of something like Descent into Avernus. I also like the idea of Sea travel, there is so much potential in a naval adventure.

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