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| | Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change. | | Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change. |
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| − | This page is for brainstorming on how to proceed with this project. Areas of interest are:
| + | == Current Justices == |
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| − | *precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]]
| + | *Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] (since October 2005) |
| − | *recent decisions
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| − | *cases being appealed to the Court
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| − | *philosophies of the Justices
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| − | *prior decisions that can be overturned
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| − | *religion
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| − | *abortion
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| − | *private property
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| − | *[[Second Amendment]]
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| − | *evolution
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| − | *law enforcement
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| − | *pornography
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| − | *taxation
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| − | *sovereignty
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| − | Please add your comments here to this important effort! Many now view the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] as being more important that [[Congress]] and the [[President]] '''''combined'''''!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:16, 22 July 2007 (EDT)
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| − | Current Justices:
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| − | *Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] | |
| | *Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] | | *Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] |
| | *Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] | | *Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] |
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| | *Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] | | *Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] |
| | *Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] | | *Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] |
| − | *Justice [[Samuel Alito]] | + | *Justice [[Samuel Alito]] (since January 2006) |
| − | [[category:education]] | + | [[Category:Education]] |
| − | [[category:US Supreme Court Cases]]
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| | Issues where the Court now has 5 votes, with the replacement by Justice Alito of Justice O'Connor's seat, to overturn [[liberal]] precedents: | | Issues where the Court now has 5 votes, with the replacement by Justice Alito of Justice O'Connor's seat, to overturn [[liberal]] precedents: |
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| − | *[[abortion]] (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn ''Roe v. Wade'') | + | *[[abortion]] (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'') |
| | *[[affirmative action]] | | *[[affirmative action]] |
| | *[[campaign finance]] | | *[[campaign finance]] |
| | *[[Establishment Clause]] | | *[[Establishment Clause]] |
| | + | *[[Title IX]], especially against retaliation claim established in ''[[Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed.]]'' |
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| | + | See [[Essay:Reversible Court Decisions]] |
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| | + | == Pending Docket == |
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| | + | Generally, all grants of certiorari by the end of January can be heard in the same term of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Grants of certiorari that occur after February 1st are likely to heard in the following term beginning in October. |
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| | + | *Conservapedia analysis: [[2007 Petitions]] [[2007 Cert Granted]] |
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| | + | *[http://supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/briefsource.pdf Links to websites containing having filed briefs, but many are not kept up-to-date] |
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| | + | *[https://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/ Oyez website listing of Cert. granted for 2007 Term] NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS OFTEN OUT-OF-DATE |
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| | + | *[http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/index.html Findlaw resource on Supreme Court briefs] ALSO OUT-OF-DATE |
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| | + | == Worst Decisions == |
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| | + | *[[Essay: the 25 Worst Court Decisions]] |
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| − | [[Liberal]] and other resources on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]:
| + | == Issues == |
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| − | *http://www.oyez.org Oyez Project] | + | *Precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]] |
| | + | *Recent decisions |
| | + | *Cases being appealed to the Court |
| | + | *Philosophies of the Justices |
| | + | *Prior decisions that can be overturned |
| | + | *Religion |
| | + | *Abortion |
| | + | *Private property |
| | + | *[[Second Amendment]] |
| | + | *evolution |
| | + | *law enforcement |
| | + | *pornography |
| | + | *taxation |
| | + | *sovereignty |
| | + | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] |