I’ve been warning my clients about this for about three years. And, now, it’s time for them- and everyone else- to react.
Tag Archives: Supreme Court
A citizen?
Most of us think it was Milton Friedman who was the first to assert corporations have special rights. (Friedman was the one who asserted that corporations have no social compact with their employees or the cities in which they reside.)
Can amoral entities claim religious freedom?
Is this really about Obamacare (PPACA) or a backdoor entry to change how religion is dealt with in the workplace? I think it’s the latter, and that’s why the Supreme Court will be making a very narrow ruling in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores.
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SCOTUS decides that Civil Rights don’t matter anymore
I’ve written about the Supreme Court before (in general and also with a scientific analysis of its biases). This has been the most pro-business Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ever, so it is not surprising that decisions like the ones offered this week (as of this writing) are being promulgated. We knew this from decisions that were announced a few years ago, when SCOTUS ruled that businesses get more rights than individuals. (Citizen’s United basically claims that corporations are people. But, people need to act morally and ethically- while Big Business claims that there are no such scruples required of business.)
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Justice, Justice
There are a lot of fights going on in America. Abortion. Education. Tax Equity/Fairness. Gay Marriage. Every one of them are buzz-words that evoke visceral reactions from folks across this land.
The Supreme…not so supreme
I admit it. I grew up believing that the Supreme Court (US) was a most august body. (Didn’t you?) We expected the serving judges had reached their decisions in a bias-free, rational process. Of course, I have watched various presidents nominate folks to that court that I would never let walk my dog, let alone adjudicate a case that affected me dearly. So, as you can tell, my regard for this august body has dropped more than a few notches. (Consider the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 08-205 (2010) or Bush v. Gore case (531 U.S. 98 (2000) and its sister case, Bush v. Palm Beach Canvassing Board 531 U.S. 70 (2000)).