The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of freedom.
http://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/press-release-pages/062718-janusdecision
I'm sure the Democratically controlled legislature of Washington is already figuring out ways to keep our money in union hands, but in the meantime, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Next step, for me anyway, inform the district that I object to dues being taken from my paycheck. Maybe I'll stop by today.
Showing posts with label SCOTUS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SCOTUS. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Sunday, April 19, 2015
The raisin court
I wrote about the National Raisin Reserve back in 2013 in a post cleverly titled I Heard it Through the Grapevine. (Ouch, my arm hurts from patting myself on the back). There's even a "Raisin Administrative Committee".
Did you know that the government regulates raisin production? Did you know that you aren't allowed to produce "too many raisins"?
Yep, in a law dating back to the forties the government gets to decide how many raisins can be produced by American raisin farmers and they confiscate any raisins above that limit. The raisins allegedly go into the "raisin reserve" although I have no idea what that means. Are there giant silos filled with raisins somewhere in Kansas?
Anyway, one farmer claims that this is un-constitutional. I can't see how he is wrong.
Now there is a SCOTUS case and they will be hearing arguments this week.
I hope that the Supreme Court will weigh in on the side of free markets here and just throw out this whole stupid law (which has been used to regulate a variety of crops other than raisins over the past seventy years or so), and in doing so strike a blow for free markets.
Maybe then we can start discussing milk pricing and sugar subsidies.
Did you know that the government regulates raisin production? Did you know that you aren't allowed to produce "too many raisins"?
Yep, in a law dating back to the forties the government gets to decide how many raisins can be produced by American raisin farmers and they confiscate any raisins above that limit. The raisins allegedly go into the "raisin reserve" although I have no idea what that means. Are there giant silos filled with raisins somewhere in Kansas?
Anyway, one farmer claims that this is un-constitutional. I can't see how he is wrong.
Now there is a SCOTUS case and they will be hearing arguments this week.
I hope that the Supreme Court will weigh in on the side of free markets here and just throw out this whole stupid law (which has been used to regulate a variety of crops other than raisins over the past seventy years or so), and in doing so strike a blow for free markets.
Maybe then we can start discussing milk pricing and sugar subsidies.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
A blow against official abuse
Finally, the SCOTUS unanimously rules that the law means what the law means. Government officials can no longer hide behind immunity when they violate your rights.
Synopsis: a prisoner was abused. The Third Circuit ruled that the government officials had immunity. In 1974 Congress passed a law giving the people more right to sue (28 U.S.C. § 2680(h)). Circuit courts have been chipping away at this right ever since, and especially since 1986 (Pooler vs United States), according to the commentary linked below. Once the Circuit Court ruled in Pooler, that became binding precedent for many courts, even though it was a poor decison (stare decisis is the legal term for the requirement to follow precedent).
In this era of militarized police forces and SWAT teams, perhaps this ruling will cause local police departments to rethink how they conduct their business. There are far to many recent cases of invasive tactics by police which result in the deaths and humiliation of citizens who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Perhaps this ruling is what we needed to turn back the clock just a little.
http://www.litigationandtrial.com/2013/03/articles/attorney/civil-rights-1/prisoner-tort-case/
Original link from Overlawyered.
Synopsis: a prisoner was abused. The Third Circuit ruled that the government officials had immunity. In 1974 Congress passed a law giving the people more right to sue (28 U.S.C. § 2680(h)). Circuit courts have been chipping away at this right ever since, and especially since 1986 (Pooler vs United States), according to the commentary linked below. Once the Circuit Court ruled in Pooler, that became binding precedent for many courts, even though it was a poor decison (stare decisis is the legal term for the requirement to follow precedent).
In this era of militarized police forces and SWAT teams, perhaps this ruling will cause local police departments to rethink how they conduct their business. There are far to many recent cases of invasive tactics by police which result in the deaths and humiliation of citizens who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Perhaps this ruling is what we needed to turn back the clock just a little.
http://www.litigationandtrial.com/2013/03/articles/attorney/civil-rights-1/prisoner-tort-case/
Original link from Overlawyered.
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