Here are 6 court things you may not have noticed, but these short items are important:
1. Justice Clarence Thomas: Truth and Clarity on Sex Competing Sports Texas Case – added 7/13
In a concurring Supreme Court opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas stated that nothing prohibits “sex-separated athletics.”
“A man does not have a legal right to compete against women just because he believes that he is a woman. The court recognizes, this case concerns ‘biological men’ and ‘boys who identify as girls.’ Men or boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are.”
The ruling’s rationale gives all 27 states with similar laws protecting women and girls in sports solid legal footing.
2. Court Victory: Judicial Activist Overruled for Election Integrity
It’s a big win for election integrity. U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II ruled that DHS had violated a settlement with Florida and other states by disabling part of the Systematic Alien Verification for entitlements system in compliance with a ruling he previously made.
The SAVE system has long been used to verify the status of those receiving federal benefits and would also allow the Trump administration to enable easy verification of citizenship status for possible voters.
This overrules Trinidad-born DC District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s ruling requiring DHS to disable access to Social Security numbers to verify immigration status.
3. Court Victory: Schools Can Keep Males Out of Female Sports
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states and schools can protect women and girls by restricting biological males from female sports teams. The court held 9-0 that banning gender-confused males from female sports does not violate Title IX.
The ruling’s rationale gives all 27 states with similar laws protecting women and girls in sports solid legal footing.
4. Court Victory: Children’s Protection
The full U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-5 that Florida’s “Protection of Children Act” banning the admittance of minors to “adult live performances” is constitutional.
The bill was designed to protect children from inappropriate performances, including drag queen shows.
The appeals court restored overturning a lower court judicial activist decision that stopped the law.
5. Judicial Activist: First Amendment Protects AI-Generated Child Porn
A judicial activist on the federal appeals court has ruled that the First Amendment protects Americans’ ability to possess AI-generated child pornography.
Judge John Lee in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says it’s based on past Supreme Court decisions before AI.
6. Court Rules Against ICE Arrests at Churches
Morens could be sentenced to five years in jail for one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S.