Today in Supreme Court History: October 4, 1965

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On October 4, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for a case that would lead to significant decisions regarding religious freedom and discrimination laws. The specific details of the case are not provided in the excerpt, but this date marks an important moment in legal history concerning constitutional interpretations impacting civil liberties and anti-discrimination policies. This event underscores the court's role in shaping social policies through judicial review.

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🔮 He could have served in government, but he didn't.
🔮 (Southwick's already fragile reputation would be irreparably tarnished by such a move.)
🔮 The conduct caused disturbances that would have resulted in violence had law enforcement not intervened.
🔮 "It follows that if the underpinning is removed, the increasing professionalism will also disappear.
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🔮 In December 2017, I wrote in National Review that Republican-appointed judges should consider taking senior status so President Trump could fill those seats.
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🔮 Since he joined the Court, Roberts and his family would seek solace from the swamp at Hupper Island after the Court dismisses for the term.
🔮 Even if Congress were to enact a law clearly empowering Article III courts to vacate agency rules or regulations and automatically cause their erasure from the Code of Federal Regulations, vacatur would likely still be inconsistent with the limited nature of the judicial power and the non-delegability of core legislative power to the judiciary.
🔮 That is, Jackson could have given a week or longer, but that delay would have triggered an administrative stay.
🔮 Judge Stras offered some remarks at a pre-scheduled event at William & Mary:
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🔮 Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent The sun is setting shortly and I'm on the go, so my comments about the Missouri order will be brief.
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