Two victories from the Supremes -Obamacare stays

[malaise]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

I told you folks to take that to the bank

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026812471

[napkinz]

1. one more to go!!!

so far, a great morning!!!!! (Fair Housing and ACA)

[malaise]

5. Yes indeed

Great day

[napkinz]

7. hey malaise :)

[madamvlb]

2. Great news....

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Lint Head]

4. yeeehaaaaa!

[RandySF]

6. It's been a good term overall.

[Surya Gayatri]

8. Celebrate!

[MineralMan]

9. They're doing pretty well for themselves this term.

I hope the marriage equality decision is 6-3, too.

[malaise]

10. Not sure - that may be 5-4

Roberts was never going to turn against his own decision re Obamacare.

Oh Happy Day - Fair Housing Act is a huge win for the Civil Rights Movement.

[MineralMan]

11. We will find out tomorrow, or Monday at the latest.

[malaise]

12. America is not going back with the reactionaries

Fugg 'em!!

[MineralMan]

15. It still could. If Republicans get control of all three

branches of government, things could turn backwards quickly. Electing a Republican President would trigger a sequence of events that could harm the country in ways many people aren't even thinking about.

It is a frightening possibility.

[malaise]

18. A victory is a victory 5/4

What a freaking week

[MineralMan]

20. A victory, indeed!

Dissents don't matter, except to the dissenters. Marriage Equality is now the law of the land!

[B Calm]

13. We know about the ACA victory, what's the other one?

[malaise]

17. The Supreme Court just granted a huge victory to fair housing advocates LBJ rules

http://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-opinion-in-fair-housing-case-2015-6
The Supreme Court just issued a major ruling that saved a key tool used to prevent discrimination in housing in America.

In a 5-4 decision on Thursday, the court ruled that a law passed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 aimed at preventing discrimination in buying, renting, and financing homes applies even when the discrimination isn't overt or intentional.

In 2008, an advocacy group called the Inclusive Communities Project sued the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, claiming that the department perpetuated housing segregation by incentivizing low-income housing developments in predominantly poor neighborhoods in the Dallas metro-area. The Texas department grants tax credits to developers to build low income housing units without losing money.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-opinion-in-fair-housing-case-2015-6#ixzz3e5KvyxVE

[craigmatic]

14. Anybody else get the feeling that they're putting the good news out first so they can deny gay

marriage?

[MineralMan]

16. No. That's very unlikely.

They're waiting for the last day of the term for that opinion to be delivered. Once marriage equality is the law of the land, there will be large protests in front of the SCOTUS building, I guarantee. But the SCOTUS won't be around, since the term will be over.

That's my guess, anyhow. I don't think anyone who is studying this expects anything less than a 5-4 decision in favor of marriage equality. 6-3 is more likely, I think.

[malaise]

19. Optimism wins n/t