Jacksonville, Florida. – Some of the key cases in front of the highest courtyard in the country are developing this week on politics and power.
Reverse discrimination
One of the cases addressed concerns reverse discrimination. The question is whether the United States Supreme Court will remove the Requirement of “substantive circumstances”.
This requirement, confirmed by at least five circuit courts, means that the applicant must prove an employer A “reason or inclination” to discriminate the majority group or that there is “something ladle” in fact.
In the middle of the reaction on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)judges Review this standard For groups which, historically, have not suffered discrimination to affirm that they were victims of discrimination.
In the case before the Supreme Court, Marlean Ames says she was a victim of discrimination Because a lesbian woman obtained a promotion that I was looking for. Ames was then demoted and his former work in the Ohio Youth Services Department was taken by a gay man.
THE Civil rights law Prohibits sex discrimination at work. The courtyard seems likely to allow Ames to continue its complaint that she was the victim of discrimination at work because she was straight.
The court’s decision is closely monitored because it could lower the bar for people who belong to majority groups To provide reverse discrimination allegations.
Firearms manufacturers following
The second case for discussion concerns prosecution against manufacturers and firearm distributors.
The Government of Mexico has brought legal action of $ 10 billion against Smith & Wesson alleging that they are Help and encourage Mexican cartels to get firearms.
The question to be accomplished: Can Mexico bring such a case?
This is a matter of court seems likely to block Because liberal and conservative judges seem skeptical about the affirmations to eliminate HUrdles in American law which largely protects the manufacturers of shooters Pursuits when their weapons are used in crimes.
A lawyer for Mexico supportedHowever, that the case on economic damage linked to armed violence is still in its early days and should be authorized to move forward.
Both Brett judges Kavanaugh And Ketanji Brown Jackson offered interesting meters to the lawyer’s arguments, Explaining why they do not think that the assertions hold water.
By coincidence, the arguments come in the middle President Donald Trump’s long -standing prices against Mexico and Canada. The prices are partially intended to force the two American neighbors to intensify their fight against fentanyl and to stop illegal immigration.
Nuclear waste storage
The judges will also tackle a question about Nuclear waste while the nation continues a frustrating search for storage sites.
A complicated policy has embarrassed the problem since the advent of nuclear energy during the last century.
The question to be accomplished is whether The nuclear regulation commission should restart plans to temporarily store Nuclear waste on Rural Texas and New Mexico sites.
One of the biggest problems is that waste can remain radioactive and pose health risks for thousands of years.
Texas land owners are not happy and prosecutedBut the CNRC says that there is a lack of “position” to challenge the CNRC plan.
The case is much more interesting than it seems at the start. For what? He raises questions resulting from another case that the Supreme Court judged not so long ago.
While the current case focuses on two states, It is really a national headache and is part of a dispute of several decades.
While judges are concerned about security and lack of progress towards a permanent solution, the big problem for the court seems to be how temporary storage would be.
SOLICITOR General of Texas Aaron Nielson said this way: “If the judges believe that off -site storage would be a temporary solution, then” I have a bridge to sell you “.”
The expert in constitutional law, Rod Sullivan, joins me to analyze all these questions before the court on this week’s policy and power. Look at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Tuesday News4jax + or catch it at any time on request to News4jax +,, News4jax.com And Our YouTube channel.
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