Today in Supreme Court History: December 31, 1884

12/31/1884: Justice Stanley Forman Reed's birthday.

Justice Stanley Forman Reed

 

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[Dan Schiavetta]

National League of Cities v. Brennan, 419 U.S. 1321 (decided December 31, 1974): the last two days of 1974 were busy. On December 30 a three-judge panel heard arguments made by several cities and states that Fair Labor Standards Act amendments setting wage/hour standards for state and municipal employees (set to take effect on January 1) violated the Tenth Amendment. On December 31 the panel rejected those arguments. Later that day, “after the close of business”, Burger was presented with a motion by plaintiffs for an interim stay pending cert. (Also around that hour Douglas, vacationing in the Bahamas with his newest and youngest wife, suffered a debilitating stroke.) Burger granted the stay; after months of partial awareness Douglas resigned on November 12, 1975; and the Court ended up siding with the cities and states, 429 U.S. 833, 1976. (My Con Law professor called that holding the “temporary resurrection of the Tenth Amendment”, temporary because it was overruled nine years later by Garcia v. San Antonio.

[Brett Bellmore]

Anybody not see this coming?

US appeals court allows California to bar guns in most public places

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[Krayt]

On this New Year’s Eve open thread, why is our apparent choice Trump or a bunch of people who inflated away 20% of your savings?

[Krayt]

*or

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

My savings have appreciated nicely.

I blame my sound judgment and a good economy.

[Krayt]

Greater than 20%? Good on you. You should open an investment shop.

[F.D. Wolf]

You don't meet too many people named Stanley nowadays. According to babynames.com, "Stanley" was the 60th most common name for baby boys in 1950 (where its chart begins), but has been in steady decline since then, being the 778th most popular boy's name in 2022.

I was recently at my 12-year-old nephew's Little League baseball game, at which a PA would announce the players as they came to bat. I was struck that there were two kids named "Maverick", which I attribute wholly to Top Gun. Per babynames.com. that name for baby boys has gone from #991 in 1959 to #40 in 2022.

[Dan Schiavetta]

Popular with Polish Americans. I had two Uncle Stanleys.

[F.D. Wolf]

Like Stanley Kowalski? Stellahhhhhh!

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