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Supreme Court Upholds Random Auto Stops, to Rule on Housing Discrimination; Interrupted by Demonstrators
Supreme Court’s Latest Race Case: Housing Discrimination. This week, the Supreme Court will take up one of the most important civil rights cases of the last decade – Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project. Many fear the case could gut the landmark Fair Housing Act.
Protests Interrupt Supreme Court Over Citizens United. Activists staged a rare protest inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, shouting denunciations on the fifth anniversary of a ruling that lifted limits on corporate spending in elections as police rushed to corral them, knocking over chairs and causing a ruckus in the normally staid chambers. While the protests were ongoing they report “Chief Justice John Roberts tried to begin business but kept being interrupted by shouts.”
Supreme Court Upholds Auto Stop With No Traffic Violation. The latest in 15 years of continuous Supreme Court decisions effectively enlarging police powers and restricting Forth Amendment protections against illegal searches and seizures, Heien v. North Carolina upheld a traffic stop where there was no traffic violation.
