Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010

11/2/2010: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association argued.

Governor Jerry Brown

Comments

[Dan Schiavetta]

United States v. Kirby Lumber Co., 284 U.S. 1 (decided November 2, 1931): in one of his last opinions, Holmes holds that the gain realized by a company which bought up its own bonds at a lower price than issued is taxable

United States v. Portale, 235 U.S. 27 (decided November 2, 1914): another opinion by Holmes, concerning conviction under a statute that I wish someone would explain to me (currently codified at 18 U.S. §2424): if you harbor an alien woman brought here for the purpose of prostitution, you must file a statement to that effect with Immigration (subsection (b) provides immunity, but can anyone trust that? does anyone ever comply with this statute?)

McKesson v. Doe, 141 S.Ct. 48 (decided November 2, 2020): Circuit Court should have certified question to the Louisiana Supreme Court (on whether Louisiana law holds organizer liable for actions of protester in seriously injuring policeman with thrown rock) instead of trying to decide it themselves

[SRG2]

I suspect that one purpose of that statute is to get an easy conviction.

[defaultdotxbe]

Its probably a "gotcha" they can use to convict someone when they can't make anything else stick, like how Al Capone ultimately went to prison for not paying taxes on his illegal income (and not for the illegal activities generating the income)

[Dan Schiavetta]

Thanks — you’re both probably right

[Dr. Ed 2]

Prostitution is legal in Nevada — wasn’t it legal in much of the West in years past?

Hence this would just be immunity from Federal law, as there were no state laws being violated.

[Religion and Politics, my life]

But the comparison fails. There is violation in prostitution.

Murphy v. Ramsey
“the idea of the family, as consisting in and springing from the union for life of one man and one woman in the holy estate of matrimony” was “the sure foundation of all that is stable and noble in our civilization” and “the best guaranty of that reverent morality which is the source of all beneficent progress in social and political improvement.”

[Drewski]

"I wish someone would explain to me"

Part of the codification of the 1904 International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic.

[Frank Drackman]

Jerry was the Governor during my brief shining years in SoCal, pretty cool dude, drove a State Issued Plymouth Satellite (Pretty sure his had a Slant 6, I’d have chosen the 440), dated Linda Ronstadt, Oh, and this little nugget In 1975, Brown opposed Vietnamese immigration to California, saying that the state had enough poor people. He added, “There is something a little strange about saying ‘Let’s bring in 500,000 more people’ when we can’t take care of the 1 million (Californians) out of work.” Tried to save us from the disaster that was Jimmuh Cartuh but came in Third behind Mo Udall (remember Moderate DemoKKKrats?). An RFK Jr/Jerry Ticket? I’ve voted for worse.

Frank

[Mr. Bumble]

Moonbeam is still with us. Wonder what he thinks of Calvin Loathsome and the current condition of the “Golden” state?

[Syd Henderson]

Jerry Brown is clearly the most qualified person to be President (outside of those who’ve served) but is really getting up there.

Of course, just because you’re qualified doesn’t mean you’d make a good president as Greg Abbott and Gavin Newsom indicate.

I’m talking resumes here, not constitutional qualifications here. Being a governor of a major state is a very good resume point, provided that you were a good one
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[Religion and Politics, my life]

Jerry Brown was the first genetic species of the kind that today gives us the most stupid UNelected politician, Beto O'Rourke. The most stupid elected being Biden, followed by Kamala.

That UTTERLY RIDICULOUS bill California Governor Jerry Brown passed to regulate COW FARTS is now a law! happened just days ago

[John F. Carr]

I look at Brown and think, I don't like him but we could do worse and we often have.

[Religion and Politics, my life]

Justice Scalia shot back: “No, I want to know what James Madison thought about violence.”
But Clarence Thomas, God's gift to the US, hit it with the force of a bomb and the accuracy of a laser :

"the practices and beliefs of the founding generation establish that “the freedom of speech,” as originally understood, does not include a right to speak to minors without going through the minors’ parents or guardians."