Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865

5/30/1865: Justice John Catron dies.

Justice John Catron

 

Comments

[Malika the Maiz]

Some of his backstory that the Mad King’s administration would like to scrub:

“A lifelong slaveholder, Catron had a relationship with Sally Thomas, an enslaved woman in Tennessee who operated a laundry in Nashville. Catron fathered her third mixed-race son, James P. Thomas, who was born into slavery. Although Catron only gave Thomas 25 cents in his lifetime, Sally effectively secured her son's freedom when James was six.[8] James later built a successful business as a barber in Nashville, gained manumission permission from the Tennessee legislature to stay in the state in 1851 due to his achievements, and eventually owned property in St. Louis valued at $250,000.[9] Thomas was Catron's only known child.”

[Mr. Bumble]

Is there a point you're trying to make?
By Mad King I assume you are referring to Trump but why would he (or anyone in his administration) want this "scrubbed"?

[Swede425]

He's locked in a battle that he can't win and he can't escape.
He MUST insert his caricature of Trump into everything he reads, hears, or thinks. The topic is unimportant. Only what his fantasy Trump would do in that event, situation, or scenario.
He's not alone. But he is a good example of the type.

[Malika the Maiz]

It’s hilarious to read servants of the Mad King say his critics insert him into every topic*. Every accusation is a confession with these people.

*Maybe the Swedish chef is mad because I didn’t call him the Mad Pope?

[Stupid Government Tricks]

My experience has been that people who speak in riddles are just confused and bewildered.

[Malika the Maiz]

You’ve got a sense of self awareness now, good job!

[Swede425]

This is why nobody likes the theater kids.
So melodramatic.

[Malika the Maiz]

I’m sure your mother likes you Swedish Meatball.

[Malika the Maiz]

The same reason Maya Angelou got scrubbed?

[Mr. Bumble]

What reason was that? By whom and when?

[Malika the Maiz]

By the Trump administration recently.

https://apnews.com/article/navy-dei-books-removed-library-angelou-9ac43d421bc8daffa9c055ccf8630221

[Bob from Ohio]

"The same reason Maya Angelou got scrubbed?"

The son wrote bad poetry?

[Malika the Maiz]

It was her autobiography, not poetry. Can’t you get anything right? As your Mad King says “I love the poorly educated!”

[Bob from Ohio]

It was a joke son.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Malika don't do jokes, ah say, no jokes!

[Malika the Maiz]

So was the reply (the Mad King doesn’t really live you, grifters just gotta acknowledge the grifted sometimes).

[Jerry B.]

Just in case anyone wonders who Catron was...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Catron

What this has to do with Trump still escapes me.

[Malika the Maiz]

I’m sure you’re used to things escaping you.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Judging by Malika's responses above, it escapes Malika too.

[Malika the Maiz]

Naw, just you, Jerry, and BumbleBob so far.

[JoeFromtheBronx]

Malika explained the reference.

The attack of "DEI" as well as attacks of "critical race theory" (I put it in quotes since it is more meme than something concrete) regularly involves targeting teaching of history deemed unpleasant and/or focusing too much on people of color and other minorities.

Anyways, Catron was nominated by Andrew Jackson at the end of his presidency. He was confirmed and received his commission at the beginning of the Martin Van Buren's presidency. Catron filled one of the new seats that made it a nine justice court.

He was the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals and a big opponent of dueling. He joined Dred Scott v. Sandford but his separate concurrence rejected some of Taney's arguments about congressional power over territories.

Catron didn't join his fellow "John" (Campbell)* and stayed loyal to the Union at the start of the Civil War. He died around the time when the final army of the Confederacy (other than Native Americans) surrendered to the Union forces.

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* The Taney Court had multiple Johns. Not sure if they were also "johns."

[Malika the Maiz]

You can’t expect them to get it without a puppet show or something.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Yeah, about like Led Zeppelin explained house construction.

DEI and CRT are explicitly racist. If you two want to apologize for racism, Catron is a pretty odd vehicle.

[Malika the Maiz]

The poorly educated, folks!

[JoeFromtheBronx]

DEI and CRT are explicitly racist.

DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. For instance, discussion of a variety of religions, working to be welcoming ("inclusive") of the religions, and evenly treating them.

Critical race theory discusses race's role in history and society. To the degree society is racist, as it is (part of those stupid society tricks), it will examine that too.

[SMP0328]

Today's lineup of decisions from captcrisis.com

BNSF Ry. Co. v. Tyrrell, 581 U.S. 402 (decided May 30, 2017): railroad could be sued in state where it was neither based nor incorporated nor where accident happened (IOW, under general “doing business” jurisdiction as allowed by state statute) despite Daimler AG v. Bauman, 2014, which held that “doing business” jurisdiction did not comport with due process, because 45 U.S.C. §56 allows suit against railroads in any “doing business” state which is only a venue and not a jurisdictional phrase (this is lame; I think the Court was trying to put a diaper on Daimler)

County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, 581 U.S. 420 (decided May 30, 2017): reasonable force as a result of intentionally/recklessly provoked Fourth Amendment violation does not establish “excessive force” claim (police improperly broke into rat-infested shack and woke up man not related to who they were looked for, who thinking it was his landlady entering, moved his rat-shooting BB gun off the bed so that he could get up; police, seeing him rise with what looked like a rifle, shot him multiple times, i.e. reasonable force) (on remand, held that force was proximately caused by warrantless entry, plaintiff’s verdict upheld, 897 F.3d 1067)

Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, 581 U.S. 385 (decided May 30, 2017): “sexual abuse of minor” (a reason for deportation under the Immigration Act) presumes general federal law definition of minor (under age 16) rather than law of State of conviction (18) and therefore deportation order based on guilty plea as to 17-year-old girl overturned

Hildwin v. Florida, 490 U.S. 638 (decided May 30, 1989): Sixth Amendment (trial by jury) does not require that, after conviction, findings of fact authorizing death penalty be made by jury; judge can decide sentence after hearing jury’s mere recommendations and is not bound by them (overruled by Hurst v. Florida, 2016)

Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp., 406 U.S. 518 (decided May 30, 1972): it is not a patent infringement to sell parts of a patented invention (a shrimp deveining machine) to overseas buyers for assembly (abrogated by statute in 1984) (note White’s flowery language which shows that as a writer he was a good football player)

Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan, 406 U.S. 583 (decided May 30, 1972): no “case or controversy” as to contention by political party that Ohio’s requiring loyalty oath for placement on ballot violated Equal Protection because of intervening change in election law, failure to allege injury or actual exclusion from ballot, and fact that party had repeatedly signed the oath in the past

In re Primus, 436 U.S. 412 (decided May 30, 1978): ACLU attorney who had given lecture to women who had been involuntarily sterilized and then sent letter saying ACLU would offer free legal help was protected by First/Fourteenth Amendment freedom of expression; disciplinary reprimand for “solicitation” vacated

Raleigh v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue, 530 U.S. 15 (decided May 30, 2000): bankruptcy does not change burden of proof, and state law provides rule for state law claims (here, Illinois law held that burden of proof as to whether tax is owed by debtor is on the debtor/bankruptcy trustee)

Bernal v. Fainter, 467 U.S. 216 (decided May 30, 1984): Texas requirement that a notary be a United States citizen violated Equal Protection under strict scrutiny (no “compelling state interest” -- plaintiff was a resident alien)

Burns v. Reed, 500 U.S. 478 (decided May 30, 1991): prosecutor who obtained search warrant after advising police officers to question multiple-personality defendant under hypnosis (one of her other personalities was suspected of shooting her children) enjoyed prosecutorial immunity in 42 U.S.C. §1983 suit as to conduct at probable cause hearing but not as to advice to police (one of the personalities had been the one to make the initial call after the shooting) (it’s unclear which of the personalities brought the §1983 suit -- how many “plaintiffs” had to be deposed?)

National Rifle Ass’n v. Vullo, 602 U.S. 175 (decided May 30, 2024): First Amendment violated by state official encouraging insurers to disassociate from NRA (sounds like she started out by trying to limit coverage for mass shooters after the Parkland shooting but got too political) (unanimous opinion by Sotomayor)