Supreme Court decisions: A guide to the coming flood

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Supreme Court decisions: A guide to the coming flood

By Adam Carrington

May 23, 2019 08:00 AM
 
For Supreme Court watchers, late May and all of June are flood season. In this period, the heretofore trickle of released decisions turns into a raging river of majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions.

Some of these opinions concerns matters so mired in legalese that only a lawyer could take interest. But others touch upon issues known by and important to all citizens — questions regarding religion, liberty, and our structure of government.

Here’s a guide to the coming torrent, with some of the biggest cases and what big principles are at stake in them.

Public Role of Religion

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/supreme-court-decisions-a-guide-to-the-coming-flood

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Public Role of Religion

Federalism vs. Individual Rights

Separation of Powers

Free Speech

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6 Themes To Pay Attention To In Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/21/725036928/6-themes-to-pay-attention-to-in-upcoming-supreme-court-decisions

Here are six themes to watch for:

1. Census citizenship question

2. Political and racial gerrymandering

3. Separation of church and state

4. Race, murder and jury selection

5. Native American rights

6. When is a word too dirty to be trademarked?

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