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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:
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== Current Justices ==
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*precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]]
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*Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] (since October 2005)
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*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]]
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*Justice [[Samuel Alito]]
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*Justice [[Samuel Alito]] (since January 2006)
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[[category:education]]
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[[Category:Education]]
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[[category:US Supreme Court Cases]]
      
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'')
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*[[abortion]] (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'')
 
*[[affirmative action]]
 
*[[affirmative action]]
 
*[[campaign finance]]
 
*[[campaign finance]]
 
*[[Establishment Clause]]
 
*[[Establishment Clause]]
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*[[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]]:
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== Issues ==
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*http://www.oyez.org Oyez Project]
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*Precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]]
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*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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[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
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