WTH is Going On with the Supreme Court? Jonathan Turley Explains

The Supreme Court went out with a bang in 2023 – before heading
off to recess, SCOTUS struck down affirmative action, ruled
Biden’s loan forgiveness grab unconstitutional, and prioritized
the First Amendment in a creative design case. Each of these
cases (save for KBJ’s recusal on the affirmative action vote) was
decided 6-3: the conservative majority versus the liberal bloc.
Despite the ensuing media mayhem that accompanied the rulings,
however, the cases are each staked squarely in the law – not
political pandering. Indeed, politics aside, Biden lacked the
authority under the HEROES Act to forgive billions in debt; the
Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause prevents quotas based on
race in universities; the First Amendment prohibits forcibly
asking an individual to provide services for a cause they are
opposed to. Polls suggest that Americans are losing faith in the
efficacy of the Courts, but likely only think so based on the
political fervor that persuades us that these decisions were not
made in good faith. So, we brought in a legal expert to explain
just how these decisions are made.


Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law
at George Washington University. At GWU, he is also the Director
of the Environmental Law Advocacy Center, and Executive Director
for the Project for Older Prisoners. Professor Turley has served
as counsel in some of the most notable cases in the last two
decades including the representation of whistleblowers, military
personnel, judges, members of Congress, and more. He publishes
columns on jonathanturley.org.


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