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 (DIR) Post #AjK5G7Kwpky2dodOTI by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2024-06-26T13:51:09Z
       
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       #SCOTUS is expected to hand down more rulings Wednesday. There are 10 more cases to be decided this term, including some of the court’s most politically salient ones. Those cases address topics such as whether #Trump is immune from prosecution for all acts during his presidency, whether the #Biden admin violated the #FirstAmendment in asking #SocialMedia companies to take down posts, & whether a federal #law means ER doctors can perform #abortions in states where they are restricted or banned.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjK5G8be79v0ZtSF8a by volkris@qoto.org
       2024-06-26T14:19:39Z
       
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       @Nonilex well the question isn’t whether Trump is immune from all acts during his presidency. Both sides in the argument agree that he’s not.The question is about criminal prosecution over official legal acts.It’s an important distinction that’s too often missed.#Trump #SCOTUS #USPolitics
       
 (DIR) Post #AjK5G9eAFHWjnzdlhY by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2024-06-26T14:18:57Z
       
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       #SCOTUS rejected a #Republican effort to sharply limit #WhiteHouse ofcls & other federal employees from asking #SocialMedia companies to remove posts from their platforms that the US govt deems #misinformation.#Missouri & #Louisiana, & individual social media users, filed a lawsuit accusing the #Biden admin of violating the #FirstAmendment by operating a federal “#censorship enterprise” to #influence platforms to modify or remove posts related to #PublicHealth & #elections.#law #disinformation
       
 (DIR) Post #AjK5GC8MzwsRWFmv3o by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2024-06-26T14:21:17Z
       
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       In a 6-3 ruling, the majority said the challengers did not have legal grounds — or #standing — to bring the case against the #Biden admin.
The case, known as #MurthyVMissouri, gave #SCOTUS an opportunity to shape how govt ofcls interact w/ #SocialMedia companies & communicate w/the #public online. The dispute is one of several before the justices this term that tests #Republican claims that social media companies are working w/ #Democratic allies to silence #conservative voices.#law
       
 (DIR) Post #AjK5GEgpUnd7RhvT3A by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2024-06-26T14:25:20Z
       
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       The second & LAST #SCOTUS ruling for today is in Snyder v. U.S. The opinion is 6-3 w/ the court holding that federal #law does not make it a #crime for state & local officials to accept #gratuities for past acts.James Snyder formerly served as mayor of Portage, Indiana. He was convicted of federal funds #bribery in violation of 18 USC § 666(a)(1)(B) for soliciting & accepting $13k in connection w/the city's purchases of garbage trucks, among other federal #crimes.#law #Corruption #politics
       
 (DIR) Post #AjK5GH9cKjqV5ZPUCO by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2024-06-26T14:40:31Z
       
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       Back to the #SocialMedia #moderation / #FirstAmendment case, #MurthyVMissouri, the vote was 6 to 3, w/ Justice #ClarenceThomas, Samuel A. #Alito Jr. & Neil M. #Gorsuch in dissent.Justice Alito wrote in the #dissent which begins on p35 of the pdf. Alito made a point to restate much of the evidence specifically naming Biden ofcls. He does not address the matter of “injury in fact” (#standing) until p50.#SCOTUS #law #disinformation https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-411_3dq3.pdf