Janus Case News Today

By Sarah Mansur & Capitol News Illinois • Jan 26, 2021 Credit US Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case Monday that sought to compel public employee unions to reimburse nonmember employees for mandatory fees which the court ruled as unconstitutional in 2018. The case was brought by Mark Janus, a former Illinois government employee whose original lawsuit resulted in the landmark 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision, “Mark Janus v. American Federation for State, Co...

But youll have members grandstanding to get spectacle does not move their case forward or doesnt help the mueller investigation moving forward. >> bill: well be watching 10:00 a.m. thursday. gentlemen, stand by. fox news alert. great news from overseas, all 12 of the young soccer players and coach now safe above ground. treacherous operation to rescue them from a flooded cave in thailand. the latest on a remarkable rescue mission. >> sandra: democrats railing to block the confirmation of the pre...

That was rather embarrassing. here is chuck schumer on cbs this morning and how he evaluates this race. >> when you say you are follow binding precedent that has been a trick. look what happened last week. justice roberts, justice gorsuch, they promised they would follow binding precedent and they undid 40 years of precedent on labor law in the janus case. when they get on the bench they change the law. >> bill: that dealt with unions about 10 days ago. it is my feeling, sir, with the mid-term e...

Before launching attacks on his nominee. this was in some cases quite literally a fill in the blank opposition. they wrote statements of opposition only to fill in the name later. sadly, this is not a new approach for the far left special interest groups. >> bill: mitch mcconnell moments ago slamming democrats and the comments about the early attacks on brett kavanaugh some going after him before the pick was even made. want to bring back our a-team richard fowler, guy benson and noah rothman. h...

That shows some cunning. is he too cagey or political, strategic like john roberts splitting the baby or tweaking laws? he is not just like john roberts. he has a long history in intellectual theories. but that is one concern in that kind of once in a generation, once in a decade case, will he be not willing to enforce his strong originalist principles? >> sandra: you quote him in the final moments of his speaking saying a judge must be independent and not make the law but interpret the law. he ...

D.c. one of the reasons were at this state today is because both flynns legal time and lawyers from the special counsel have been asking for extensions. more time before they do the sentencing for this one count of lying to federal investigators. and the judge in this case emmett sullivan said. hold on. this is your third request for more time and i need to understand what the status is in the case because it is highly irregular. the number of options that can explain that flynn continues to coo...

But john roberts definitively will be the median vote in the middle. not a swing vote but the court will go incrementally and minimalisticly as john roberts like to go towards the right on a host of issues. doesnt mean that every case in which justice kennedy joined with the liberals in a 5-4 decision will be overturned. not at all especially not the abortion realm but over time well see different types of lawsuits and cases where conservatives of various stripes will like. >> sandra: you ask wi...

Judge isnt to favor one kind of party or another. it is to apply the law as it is written, apply the constitution based on the words, what they meant when they were enacted. if thats not good, then let the legislature fix that and hopefully he will hammer that message home in various contexts. >> sandra: thank you for your time this morning. good to have you. >> >> bill: president trump answering the question if he gave kim jong-un a signed cd of elton john. reports saying mike pompeo gave chair...

>> president trump: tonight it is my honor and privilege to announce i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. [applause] universally regarded as one of the finest and sharpest legal minds of our time. there is no one in america more qualified for this position and no one more deserving. >> mr. president, thank you. if confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the united states and the ...

We dont know the paper trail on the judges on it to where there are clues to the thinking, but as susan collins said that, neil gorsuch talked to me about precedent, i want to underscore what matt brought up in the janus case, and this is just wednesday a few weeks ago that he was part of the 5-4 majority and the key swing vote that overturned a 1977 case called abaaoud versus the detroit board of education. so i dont know if susan collins said what she said, and maybe giving some sort of benefi...