Supreme Court has a busy schedule
October 5, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Cases involving US gun laws, videos depicting dog-fighting and the presence of a cross in the Mojave desert are among those expected to dominate a fresh session of the US Supreme Court which opens on Monday.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is a new addition to the nine-member panel, replacing liberal Justice David Souter, who retired.
The court is expected to hand down rulings on the cases it considers in the spring.
Among the cases to watch out for are:
CHALLENGE TO GUN CONTROL LAWS
PRESENCE OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOL ON FEDERAL LAND – Interesting
FREE SPEECH CHALLENGE OVER DOG-FIGHTING VIDEO
CAMPAIGN FINANCE – We’re still dealing with this? If the gov’t wanted it fixed, it would have been done by now. Hell, I wasn’t even born when these REFORMS started.
CHALLENGE TO LIFE SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
CHALLENGE TO LAW MAKING IT A CRIME TO AID TERROR GROUPS
DISPUTE OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CASE AGAINST EX-SOMALIAN PM
Read Full Article HERE
Abortion Takes a Hit in the US
October 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Support for abortion rights has fallen sharply in the past year, with Americans now split roughly 50-50 between those who back legal access to abortion and those who oppose it, according to a new survey.
The findings mark a dramatic shift in public opinion, supporters of abortion rights have outnumbered opponents for many years, with one brief exception, studies have shown.
But only 47 percent of Americans now feel abortion should be legal in all or most cases, a drop from 54 percent a year ago, according to the poll.
Meanwhile, 45 percent say it should be illegal in all or most cases. That’s up from 41 percent a year ago.
Read the rest of the Article at CNN
President Obama to dance with IOC
October 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
COPENHAGEN — Barely a year after his election, he was campaigning not for himself but for his adopted hometown. Yet as President Obama pitched Chicago’s bid to host the Summer Games of 2016 on Friday, he put his own credibility on the line as well.
Arriving here after an all-night flight, Mr. Obama swept into a convention hall in the Danish capital, took the lectern and appealed to the International Olympic Committee to choose “that most American of American cities,” the same place that put him on the path to becoming the world’s preeminent leader.
Read More at the NY Times
