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The Magistrate

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6. My Surprise At This Turn Of Events, Ma'am

Reply to avebury (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:03 AM

Sep 2014

Is equaled only by that I experience when, early in the morning, I look to the east and see the sun rising into the sky....

I hope every appellate level sustains this, just so the freaks on the Supreme Court pretty well have to take it.

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Judge: Hobby Lobby Decision Means Polygamous Sect Member Can Refuse To Testify In Child Labor Case [View all] avebury Sep 2014 OP

Some future court is going to have to overturn the HL case n2doc Sep 2014 #1

Not only the HL case, joshdawg Sep 2014 #3

yep - Ginsburg was so right. rurallib Sep 2014 #4

I can't recall when she hasn't been right. hifiguy Sep 2014 #30

Indeed. I was recently at a Continuing Legal Education class hifiguy Sep 2014 #28

Isn't young child labor the same as child abuse Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #2

Not if someone has a "deeply held belief" that it's ok mindwalker_i Sep 2014 #21

You'd need Phil Dawson to do that KamaAina Sep 2014 #27

Make that every hifiguy Sep 2014 #29

Paying taxes that go directly into the pockets of war profiteers is against my religion. Ikonoklast Sep 2014 #5

Mine too. toby jo Sep 2014 #7

Mine, too. Quaker here. politicat Sep 2014 #13

My Surprise At This Turn Of Events, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2014 #6

The absurdity of the 'Hobby Lobby' decision is astounding. sinkingfeeling Sep 2014 #8

Yet there were some here... theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #16

Absolutely Unbelievable. It is asjr Sep 2014 #9

Hobby Lobby's Supreme Court decision is the beginning of the... TRoN33 Sep 2014 #10

Good. Make the idiot Supremes narrow Hobby Lobby. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #11

How Do Do That Ms? ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #12

The only question that THEN requires answering is, Who gets to determine the definition of 'harm'... Volaris Sep 2014 #14

That's My Point, I Think ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #18

The Only Way It Could Be Revisited, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2014 #23

All it would take is repeal of the RRFA MohRokTah Sep 2014 #20

I'm sure Scalia thoughtfully pondered over all of the potential implications bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #15

Oh, it started down that slippery slope immediately after the ruling theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #17

So will SCOTUS vote in favor of child labor? Initech Sep 2014 #19

I can imagine Scientologists creating huge issues too. They already get away with so much abuse as bettyellen Sep 2014 #22

The law is actually for a balancing test Jim Lane Sep 2014 #24

I'll bet you think that's accidental. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #25

I thought Hobby Lobotomy only applied to corporations? KamaAina Sep 2014 #26