vcczar Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 What sorts of Supreme Court cases do you imagine could occur in the years... 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortKing Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 This isn’t era-specific, but one imagines the open constitutional question of whether a former President could run for and/or serve as Vice President after two full terms in the Oval Office would come up at some point. It’s question constitutional law professors debated in 2000 for a Gore/Clinton ticket, and one that came up again in 2020 for a Biden/Obama ticket. Given this game, it’s not beyond imagination that a two-term President goes on to serve in the line of succession elsewhere, as Speaker of the House or a member of the Cabinet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 It seems like issues of federalism are definitely coming back To be specific - government regulation of the oil and natural gas industries will probably become an issue. Maybe 20 years from now a carbon tax gets challenged at the Supreme Court. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortKing Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 A wealth tax proposal like what Senator Warren’s suggested would likely make it to the Supreme Court. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicx Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I believe that this will eventually have to be addressed in the Supreme Court. This shouldn't be a case in 2090 or 2080 but somewhere in 2030 or 2040. The case should be the interpretation of "a well regulated militia" in the second amendment. This has been a line used by both sides of the gun debate and would be very interesting to see the side effect of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Plus I think Medicare for All or some version of universal health care could come to the SC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 This has some real world basis, but something about people legally incorporating and then merging their assets as an alternative to marriage. It's a major way communes/polyamorous groups share assets and I can see it becoming hot button depending on how an alternative timeline's gay marriage cases go. Or maybe even in our own future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just as Marriage Equality was the Equal Protection cause of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, I imagine that Trans Rights (right to privacy, access to surgery) is going to be a hot button for 14th amendment folks in the next two decades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 If anyone remembers Bicentennial Man or the Animatrix, rights of self-aware artificial intelligence could be an interesting court case for the 2080s/90s. Very much science fiction, but it would have to be discussed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConservativeElector2 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Everything that deals with the question whether Robots or Aliens have the same rights under the constitution. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 A good idea might be to create hypothetical cases overturning existing precedent, and additionally cases that have the court answer a constitutional question that is currently left unaddressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvikings1 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Cal said: A good idea might be to create hypothetical cases overturning existing precedent, and additionally cases that have the court answer a constitutional question that is currently left unaddressed. The constitutional question suggestion is definitely a good one. Here are some that I can think of off the top of my head: Is secession constitutional? Can Congress delegate its responsibilities to the executive branch? Can the President pardon himself? Can the President issue blanket pardons? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, jvikings1 said: The constitutional question suggestion is definitely a good one. Here are some that I can think of off the top of my head: Is secession constitutional? Can Congress delegate its responsibilities to the executive branch? Can the President pardon himself? Can the President issue blanket pardons? Didn't the Texas case in the 1860s take care of the first one? Other than that good list. I had a few more ideas when falling asleep last night, inspired by the comment that Federalism issues are making a comeback. 1) Limits on States to found Underwater Sea colonies in oceanic territorial waters (could see the federal government claiming a very strict exclusion zone away from the shore) (Inspired by the NY vs NJ "who owns Liberty Island/Ellis Island" cases) 2) Regulation of flying cars. Might be more a congressional issue, but could see the higher stakes of flying vehicles forcing a federal case about license reciprocity, which currently is by loose agreement anyway not really anything too formal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A man from Colorado Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, jvikings1 said: The constitutional question suggestion is definitely a good one. Here are some that I can think of off the top of my head: Is secession constitutional? Can Congress delegate its responsibilities to the executive branch? Can the President pardon himself? Can the President issue blanket pardons? I am pretty sure that the first one was solved by Texas v. White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, A man from Colorado said: I am pretty sure that the first one was solved by Texas v. White. Yeah, that one, forgive me for being too lazy to look it up properly 😓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvikings1 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, A man from Colorado said: I am pretty sure that the first one was solved by Texas v. White. That addressed unilateral secession. But can Congress grant the wishes of a state to secede? The Constitution does not mention that as a possibility which leaves it in the hands of the Court. One would assume they would allow a mutual agreement to go through, but it is not out of the question to see people oppose such a move and to try to use the courts to stop it from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, jvikings1 said: That addressed unilateral secession. But can Congress grant the wishes of a state to secede? The Constitution does not mention that as a possibility which leaves it in the hands of the Court. One would assume they would allow a mutual agreement to go through, but it is not out of the question to see people oppose such a move and to try to use the courts to stop it from happening. Ah, okay, yeah, now that's an interesting question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willthescout7 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I believe Texas v. White had a statement tucked away in the majority opinion that if all the other states agreed, secession would be okay. A possible court case would be whether Confederate soldiers are United States Veterans. Under current federal law they are, but with the current attitudes towards the South, I could see that getting revisited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A man from Colorado Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Willthescout7 said: I believe Texas v. White had a statement tucked away in the majority opinion that if all the other states agreed, secession would be okay. A possible court case would be whether Confederate soldiers are United States Veterans. Under current federal law they are, but with the current attitudes towards the South, I could see that getting revisited. they are all dead however by the time that the future rolls around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewyoung123 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Something regarding clones maybe? Like parental rights to clones/stem cells/etc? Also AI rights (already mentioned I think). Social Media monopolies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willthescout7 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 27 minutes ago, A man from Colorado said: they are all dead however by the time that the future rolls around. While true, that isn't the issue at hand. 1. If they aren't veterans, the country has to make a decision about whether they were states in rebellion or if secession is legal. They can't have it both ways anymore. 2. The decision could antagonize the South, where many of them have ancestors who fought in the war. To say that they weren't veterans would matter to them. 3. If military burial grounds start to fill up, and the nation decides that confederates weren't veterans, then they can disinter them and bury them somewhere else. Again, the South will be up in arms. Is it a huge deal? Not really, but a thorny subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 So the best time for me to think of these is as I'm falling asleep. Some more gems from last night, mostly revolving around private space craft. 1) Formally decide just where national airspace "ends" and "space" begins. This is very much an open question, one space junkies love to speculate on, and one in which there's a few legal opinions that differ on as well, but there's really no firm precedent, as for the moment, it doesn't really matter. Once we get more private space traffic, or even more national space traffic, it *will* eventually matter. Has the possibility to intersect with international treaty too. 2) I could see some case involving private space shipping and docking rights if something similar to the Jones Act, but for space colonies, ever passes. Basically, give us the Space Jones Act pls and make a court case about it. (TBH half the things I say in this thread could just be leg proposals if you want) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) A couple other debates on a number of intense ethical questions: - on the Right to Euthanasia/assisted suicide - rights of downloaded intelligence, if we get to the singularity - restrictions on birth (China 's one child policy) if overpopulation is a concern Edited March 18, 2022 by 10centjimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timur Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Cases on the legalization of marijuana and other drugs perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willthescout7 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thinking on this again, I can see a court case overturning Reynolds V United States. The reason is because that judges are taking more and more into account the intent behind legislation, not just what it says. Using that logic, the Reynolds Case won't hold up to a challenge since the law that it is based on was intended to be a religious barrier and to attack mormons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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