Quick, you have 1min to reply to this thread - name one Supreme Court Decsion you didn't agree with

[LynneSin]

I'll start - Dred Scott.

It's a classic but always a safe go-to case to go with if you need to come up with a really bad Supreme Court Decision. But then again there is always Gore v. Bush - now THAT was a fucked up ruling

[AndyA]

1. Bush v. Gore has to be the biggest, in my opinion.

This was a states issue, the SCOTUS had no business getting involved.

[redqueen]

6. That was the first one I thought of, too. (nt)

[FourScore]

13. That came into my mind within a nanosecond! n/t

[Lasher]

15. My choice too.

That was when I lost all faith in the SCOTUS. Before that I thought they were supposed to at least try to appear to be nonpartisan. They suck.

[mod mom]

27. yep

[gemlake]

30. When the Court says: this opinion should not

be cited as authority in any subsequent case, you know they came up with a results oriented decision. Worst decision of the last 50 years.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. Here too...

Possibly the worst decision ever.

[SuperTrouper]

54. Bush v. Gore.

[L. Coyote]

71. DITTO

[rateyes]

2. Plessy v. Ferguson.

[demnan]

3. The one where words were deemed too harmful

for people to hear

[BurtWorm]

4. Palin v. Couric

[knixphan]

5. plessy

[JoDog]

49. ditto

[ronnykmarshall]

7. Bush v Gore

[GDAEx2]

8. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledbetter_v._Goodyear

[FrenchieCat]

9. Bush v. Gore.....of course!

[boobooday]

10. Gore v. Bush was probably the most corrupt

But I would like to point out that as a Journalism major, Sarah surely must have learned about a number of Supreme Court cases that addressed First Amendment Issues. Or perhaps she was busy filling out her tranfer paperwork at that time.

Miller being quite famous. Then of course there was the Pacifica case, when a challenge was made to George Carlin's "seven words."

[redqueen]

11. Buckley v. Valeo

[Mariana]

Flemming v. Nestor

I think if you pay SS taxes for a long period of time, then you should have a right to receive benefits.

Edited for clarity.

[LisaM]

Bush v. Gore

Biggest. One. Ever.

[IndianaJones]

12. Roe v Wade. nt.

[LynneSin]

33. You don't agree with it

:shrug:

[SCDem]

14. Whitner vs. South Carolina

Where the state of South Carolina declared it legal to chain a woman to a hospital bed after giving birth if she was found to have certain illegal drugs within her blood system at the time of birth. It may be South Carolina vs Whitner....

[4_Legs_Good]

16. All of those that disagree with my world view

You know. All the ones that disagree with the things that I think are right.

You know, all of those ones. You know.

I'll get a list and get back to ya!

David

[LynneSin]

19. Wow, Sarah Palin posts here at DU

:hide:

[LynneSin]

17. Damnit, I should have said you couldn't use the Bush - Gore one

I mean D'UH - that's an obvious one

[krispos42]

18. Santa Clara County vs. that railroad company

The one that allegedly established corporate personhood.




The recent We Love Exxon decision.

The recent "If the FDA approves it, you're not liable for damages" ruling.

[sandnsea]

29. Oh god yes, who could forget Santa Clara n/t

[krispos42]

43. Read about it in "Unequal Protection" by Thom Hartmann...

IIRC there's also a case San Mateo County v. Some Railroad Company that was important as well... :-)

[Retrograde]

74. I did, I'm ashamed to say

since I live in Santa Clara county, not too far from the SP tracks (now maintained by Caltrans, who are doing a much better job providing commuter service, IMHO).

The obvious one to disagree with is Dred Scott v. Sandford, although there are a lot of dubious commerce-related ones from the late 19th century.

[sandnsea]

77. I did too

That was a smack my head and "oh god how could I have forgotten that one" moment. And like I said below, even if a person couldn't remember the specific names, she ought to at least have been able to come up with some decisions; and at the very least, Dred Scott and Plessy.

[greendog]

75. That's the one. n/t

[goodgd_yall]

80. That's a good answer

but I have to confess I didn't know the decision's formal name.

[SoxFan]

20. Buckley v. Vallejo

[peacebird]

21. bush v gore

overturning the Arthur Anderson conviction in Enron case

Gonzales v Raich - upholding congress right to ban medical marijuana use, Fed rights trumping States rights

[sandnsea]

22. Imminent Domain

and I don't remember the litigants, and I actually didn't even disagree with it, but I know lots and lots of people did and would think it would have been a big deal in Alaska with everybody opposing it.

[eshfemme]

23. The one where Lilly Ledbetter couldn't get recompensation

The Supreme Court ruling prompted Congress to write the legislation bill that McCain came out against and said that super retarded crap about how women just need to be better educated and stuff to get equal pay.

[lapfog_1]

24. Ha! Even before I clicked on this thread...

I was thinking Dred Scott.

[kansasblue]

25. Hirabayashi v. United States and Korematsu v. United States. E

Supreme Court upheld the legality of Japanese interment WWII

[Barack_America]

40. That is an excellent contribution.

And one that is shockingly glossed over in most US history books.

[kansasblue]

83. Thanks. It's very relevant today.

[justiceischeap]

26. Gore v. Bush

[uponit7771]

28. Bush V Gore no doubt

[blondeatlast]

31. Reversal of Brown vs,. BOE (don't know the applicable case). nt

[JuniperLea]

32. Yep, Gore v Bush was the first one to come to my mind! eom

[secondwind]

34. BUSH v. GORE, d amnit

[tomp]

35. i'm a federalist.

all power to the states, except in presidential election cases having to do with the state of florida and a potential denial of bush's right to *resident.

In all seriousness, i don't know the name of the case, but it's the one that made a corporation a person. hate that one for all the obvious reasons.

[sandnsea]

48. Santa Clara, see above n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

36. Exxon v. Baker

The one that should have popped first into Sarah's head.

[Midlodemocrat]

64. Yeah, that is a really perplexing one to me.

Is that she THAT limited that she couldn't recall THAT one? I mean, she's from Alaska, or so she says.

Very, very troubling. No intellectural curiosity at all.

[LibraLiz1973]

37. Bush V Gore

STILL pisses me off

[Kerrytravelers]

38. The recent decision on handguns in Washington DC.

Personally, I think the gun issue is a states issue and I didn't like to see them get involved. However, I also know that it is a 2nd Amendment issue and I am not against the 2nd, and I can see why they did decide to hear the case. So, if Couric were to ask me, I'd have a complex thought process in which to pontificate upon, thereby giving people an opportunity to see how I weigh my opinions. This was a golden opportunity that Palin missed... miserably.


(This isn't intended to become a wicked subthread on guns.)

[Barack_America]

39. Plessy vs. Ferguson. nt

[kestrel91316]

41. Bush v Gore. Took 5 seconds for me to come up with that.

[Fresh_Start]

42. Bush V Gore

still burns

[Dbdmjs1022]

44. Dred Scott. That was easy.

[Dr. Strange]

45. Kelo v. New London

A little more obscure, but I didn't like it.

[sandnsea]

50. Kelo, yeah, that's it

That's the imminent domain one I was thinking of above. I don't disagree with it because I think it upheld the fact that the local law had been adhered to, but I would think most Alaskans would have disagreed with it.

[Ioo]

47. Ummm, All of them?

[Vinca]

51. Well, Bush v. Gore is pretty much front and center.

It created this hell on earth we're living through.

[Davis_X_Machina]

52. Bong hits for Jesus.

It's even worse 'work backwards from the answer to the question' jurisprudence than Bush v. Gore, if less fraught with consequences.

[Plaid Adder]

53. Plessy vs. Ferguson

Dred Scott also a classic--and I'm not sure I agree with how Pierson v. Post came out either. Oh, and let's not forget Bowers v. Hardwick!

On edit: oh, yeah, Bush v. Gore. THAT sucked!

The Plaid Adder

[phleshdef]

55. I think Bush vs Gore has done more damage to this country than any other.

[TexasObserver]

56. anything written by Scalia

[Mad_Dem_X]

57. Bush v. Gore

[dave29]

58. BUSH V GORE

.

[DearAbby]

59. Gore V Bush

[smartvoter]

60. Bush v Gore nt

[romulusnr]

61. Hazelwood

Sure, there's pleny others, but that's the first that comes to mind.

Hazelwood said that it was OK for high school administrators to censor student newspapers if they were made with school funds.

I did a video piece on it during my brief stint in J-school.

[Midlodemocrat]

62. Bush v Gore, but that wouldn't have been the moosekiller's choice.

Dred Scott.
Plessy vs. Ferguson

[TheDonkey]

63. Bush v Gore

[DefenseLawyer]

65. United States v. Leon

[Lochloosa]

66. Brown vs. Board of Education

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:sarcasm:

[truthisfreedom]

67. umm... umm.. umm... What was the question?

Too much pressure!

[Anwen]

68. Bush v. Gore.

:-(

[AlCzervik]

69. Kelo v. City of New London but there are many others.

[Gothmog]

70. Dred Scott

I have so many decisions that I dislike but this one that everyone should now.

[davidlynch]

72. Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Corporate personhood was defined by this.

[musiclawyer]

73. The mother of them all in my book

Santa Clara County v Southern Pacific (1886) ............the one that says corporations are PEOPLE. All downhill from there.........

[ElsewheresDaughter]

76. Kelo v. City of New London , Property Seizures 5-4 Ruling Backs Forced Sales for Private Development

[mentalsolstice]

78. Dred Scott, Gore v. Bush, Gregg v. Georgia eom

[goodgd_yall]

79. Dred Scott

Neither did I agree with the recent DC handgun decision.

[Ishoutandscream2]

81. Dred Scott

Just more encouragement for the beginning of a civil war.

[SeattleGirl]

82. Bush v Gore

:grr: