THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket. The high court announced it will hear arguments on such consequential cases as the president’s power to fire individuals on federal boards, the president’s authority to impose tariffs, transgender participation in sports and conversion therapy. The court’s new term marks 20 years since Chief Justice John Roberts began on the nation’s highest judicial body. Legal experts said while Roberts’ leadership has marked a decrease in the number of cases heard by the court overall compared to past judicial terms, their level of significance has increased substantially. “You can contrast how boring the Supreme Court was in 2005 before Justice Roberts came on the bench with what’s on the docket for this term already,” said Xiao Wang, a law professor at the University of Virginia. Experts pointed out that the court has made more high-profile decisions recently, which has led to overturning many previous judicial precedents, including the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “What matters is really more quality than quantity,” said Benjamin Mizer, a partner at the law firm Arnold and Porter. “What we have seen in the last five years is the overruling of major precedents.” Experts said a portion of the court’s term will be defined by taking up cases it previously ruled on to go through oral arguments and offer more clarity in its decisions. One precedent that could be overturned is with the high court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter, a case on whether presidents have the constitutional power to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause. If the court upholds the president’s authority, it could undo an almost 90-year-old precedent that prevented President Franklin Delano Roosevelt from firing members of federal boards like the FTC. Legal experts said the court appears poised to undo the long held precedent. In a brief September order, the court allowed Trump to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a commissioner on the FTC. This decision came after years of court cases widening the president’s authority to fire members of federal boards. “The court said that where a multi-member commission exercises substantial executive power, the president has the plenary power to remove that official,” said Kannon Shanmugam, a Supreme Court and appellate litigator. The court still plans to take the case up for oral arguments and come to a more substantial ruling. “We’re going to get some more guidance and we already have a lot of removal power,” said Stephanie Barclay, a law professor at Georgetown. Birthright citizenship is also on the court’s docket for consideration on the merits of the Trump administration’s claim that the 14th Amendment does not extend to children born to immigrant parents. Legal experts said the return of birthright citizenship to the court’s discretion will most likely not result in the administration’s success. “As cases reach the court on the merits, we shouldn’t presume that the administration will win them all,” Mizer said. “Birthright citizenship case is probably the one that most people are expecting to be an administration loss.” The court will also weigh two high-profile decisions on transgender participation in sports for the upcoming term: Little v. Hecox out of Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J. The case in West Virginia accuses the state of violating Title IX protections for not allowing a transgender student to participate in sports aligning with their gender identity. Jonathan Adler, a law professor at William and Mary Law School, said he suspects the court will continue to uphold restrictions preventing transgender athletes from participating in sports. “I think the court has indicated it is less sympathetic to the idea that sexual orientation or gender identity or transgender status is the sort of thing that should be subject to heightened scrutiny,” Adler said. On Oct. 7, the court is expected to hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s law prohibiting conversion therapy. The law prevents therapists from providing minor patients with conversion therapy. Plaintiffs in the case argue therapists have a right to freedom of speech and can help a child who expresses unwanted sexual attractions. “The state hasn’t been able to marshal a single evidence that that type of talk therapy would be harmful,” Barclay said. “I think the state’s going to really struggle and Colorado might be continuing its losing streak when it comes to these First Amendment cases.” The president’s power to impose tariffs and a challenge to concealed carry permit restrictions in Hawaii are some other high-profile cases on the books. Legal observers also pointed out that the court’s emergency docket will most likely continue to be important as the Trump administration pursues broad executive action and is challenged in court. They said this is a trend that has been happening for the last several years. “The rise of executive orders and other forms of unilateral executive action really [became] the primary form of lawmaking in our country with the disappearance of Congress and that has posed enormous challenges to the court,” Shanmugam said. Originally published by The Center Square. The post U.S. Supreme Court Looks to Start Consequential New Term appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs — mogul, producer, and architect of a billion-dollar brand — was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison for his despicable crimes against women. The sentence won’t shatter the glossy mythology he’s sold for decades. The headlines will obsess over the punishment and whether justice was done. But the deeper story is the culture he built — and that millions of Americans continue to bankroll.Let’s stop pretending: No other major American music genre has a criminal record like rap. This isn’t a bad apple. It’s a poisoned orchard.No other genre has turned crime, misogyny, and hatred for order into cultural virtues.Tay-K was convicted of murder in 2019 and again in 2020 for a separate shooting. He’s serving 55 years. South Park Mexican is doing 45 years for child sexual assault. C-Murder? Life for killing a teenager. Big Lurch is doing life for murder and cannibalism. B.G. just got out after 14 years for weapons and witness tampering. Chris Brown — who still charts — pled guilty to felony assault of Rihanna and keeps finding trouble. Shyne served nearly a decade for a nightclub shooting that Diddy himself may have committed. Kodak Black, Max B, Crip Mac, Flesh-N-Bone, Big Tray Deee — all convicted felons.That’s not some obscure playlist. That’s the soundtrack.Try compiling a similar rap sheet for classical violinists, country balladeers, or pop crooners. Even rock, infamous for its drug excesses, never reached this level of violence or degradation.Still think this is just about “personal behavior”? Listen closer.Even when not committing crimes, many hip-hop “artists” glorify them. Anti-police, anti-woman, anti-civilization — these aren’t exceptions but industry standards. “F**k the police” wasn’t a phase. It was a forecast. “Shoot a cop, that’s my solution” isn’t satire. It’s strategy.You don’t have to dig to find chart-toppers dripping with misogyny, death threats, and celebrations of drug-dealing and street violence. This isn’t fringe content. They’re topping the Billboard charts.In what other industry could someone openly brag about pimping women, selling narcotics, or “sliding on ops” and still land Super Bowl halftime shows, Sprite deals, and White House invitations?RELATED: Bad Bunny gets the ball, football fans get the finger Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesDefenders call it “storytelling,” “street realism,” or “art.” But these aren’t neutral observations. They’re recruitment ads for a culture of moral rot. Many rappers don’t just depict criminality — they embody it, and their fans reward them for it.Every stream, download, and ticket sale is a vote for decadence — a few more dollars for the next defense attorney, a little more validation for the notion that responsibility is oppression and chaos is authenticity.Even academics have noticed. Law journals have dissected the way hip-hop glorifies violence while its corporate enablers polish the packaging. The same elites who decry “toxic masculinity” will nod along to lyrics calling women “bitches” and “hoes.” The same corporations that preach “inclusion” will bankroll artists who sneer at civilization. The same politicians pushing gun control will campaign beside men who made fortunes romanticizing drive-bys.Yes, hip-hop has artistic power. It grew from hardship and gave voice to the voiceless. But no other genre has turned crime, misogyny, and hatred for order into cultural virtues.There’s a difference between reflecting reality and selling it — between giving voice to pain and turning pain into product. Today’s rap industry isn’t holding up a mirror to society. It’s pointing a gun at it.The Diddy sentencing should be a wake-up call. It isn’t just a reckoning for one man. It’s a moment of clarity for a culture that has lost its moral compass.The question isn’t only who committed the crime. It’s who bought the album.

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