Supreme Court Starts New Term : Decisions Are Important

This is something that is over looked by the general public most of the time but should be on everyone's front burner. A lot of us are just too busy to watch what is going on outside of our small world of influence. The question that remains, as it seems, the court becomes the final say on the law it self and not whether it's Constitutional or not.

But, in some cases, there is legislating from the bench which is not how the Constitution was intended to protect the population from the tyranny of few. Pay attention to what is happening with the courts' decisions.

Look Out for These Supreme Court Cases
Source: Elizabeth Slattery, "6 Key Supreme Court Cases This Term," Daily Signal, September 24, 2014.

September 30, 2014

October 6th marks the beginning of the 2014-2015 Supreme Court term, and Elizabeth Slattery of the Heritage Foundation has compiled a list of some of the most important cases to watch in the upcoming year.

According to Slattery, here are a few of the cases to keep an eye on:

• Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads: In 2008, Congress allowed Amtrak -- a for-profit company created by the federal government -- to co-write railroad regulations. The USSC will have to decide whether that delegation of authority was legal.
• Helen v. North Carolina: If a police officer has reasonable suspicion that a law is being violated, he is authorized to make a traffic stop. But if the police officer is wrong about what the law says, is the stop still valid? The Court will decide.
• Holt v. Hobbs: In Arkansas, an inmate in the state prison system insists that he must grow a beard in order to comply with his religion. Can the state prohibit him from having a beard, or is it protected under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act?

There is still additional room on the 2014-2015 docket, and Slattery notes that there is a chance the Court will hear a challenge to two appeals courts' decisions in Halbig v. Burwell and King v. Burwell, involving the IRS's decision to grant subsidies to health insurance enrollees in federally-run exchanges.