Live blog of opinions - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
We will be live blogging on Thursday, Jan. 14, as the court releases opinions from the 2020-21 term. This live blog is sponsored by Casetext: making litigation more efficient with A.I. and machine learning technology.
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Hi everyone. We're trying something new this term. If you want to ask a question or make a comment, you can do so via the comment bubble at the top - same as always. But if you'd like to reply to an existing question/comment, you should see a field for that in the live blog itself. Feel free to send us your thoughts either way.
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Why are all "Thursday round-up" dated Jan 14, 2021 by James Romoser presented with a negative overtone towards Trump and from sources soley from one political leaning media sites? #scotusblog should be better than this, present opposing view points if you are going to present 'opinions' at all. I would much rather you just present the facts and legal arguments (plural not singular) regarding cases before the court. - please and thank you, ~wanting more from media/news sites
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The question in the case is whether an entity violates the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay, which bars "any act . . . to exercise control over property," when it retains possession of a debtor's property after a bankruptcy petition is filed. The court holds that just holding on to the property does not violate the Bankruptcy Code.
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She notes that this was a case involving the city's refusal to return impounded cars, and says that even if it "satisfies the letter of the Code, it hardly comports with its spirit." In particular, she notes that having a car is important for many people to be able to stay employed.
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I apologize, because I'm having trouble approving the comments and getting them to show up on the left side of the live blog. But we know from the "R" numbers that this was the only opinion for the day. The R numbers have always been there, but I never paid any attention to them until the pandemic; hopefully Kal can post a link to the longer explanation.
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I have some questions about cases from before live blogging starting up again. I'll try asking them and maybe they'll get through. First one is that I saw a brief was submitted that asked for permission to submit on 8.5x11 paper. Are briefs normally not submitted that way?
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Here is our case page for more information and background on Chicago v. Fulton. It was one of the cases originally scheduled for argument back in April 2020.
City of Chicago, Illinois v. Fulton - SCOTUSblog
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