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It's a two-box day at SCOTUS, so we are expecting between two and four decisions.
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First decision is Grants Pass. Gorsuch has the 6-3 opinion finding that the Eighth Amendment does not bar "generally applicable" laws banning public camping. Sotomayor writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
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The Grants Pass law, as Sotomayor made clear in dissent, went further, banning public sleeping with any covering, so much as a blanket, even when no other options are available. This is a very troubling ruling.
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Sotomayor looks to the "near future" for different action from the court:
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After Gorsuch read extensively from his opinion, Sotomayor is reading from her dissent. "Sleep is a biological necessity," she begins, "not a crime."
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Any idea if Alito is present? I'd heard he was MIA last week, I think, but I have noted any follow up.
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Sadly, I think if he was still missing, people would be talking about it more. Ah, well.
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Kinda what I figured. But I'll continue to hope that he's going to create an involuntary vacancy for Biden to fill before the election.