R. Henry Weaver

R. Henry Weaver @r-henry-weaver.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 00:59 UTC

This is actually a great example of the legitimate concerns Thomas raised in his concurrence in mifepristone case. Why should the Chamber get injunctive relief for a bunch of absent members outside the strictures of Rule 23? On this issue only, judge made the right call.

1 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

R. Henry Weaver @r-henry-weaver.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 20:50 UTC

Spot on

0 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

R. Henry Weaver @r-henry-weaver.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 18:36 UTC

There are narrow exceptions from FLSA coverage for volunteering and internships. The Department of Labor has good fact sheets on them. Your initial reaction was not unreasonable! I think a lot of people are surprised to learn that our labor laws flatly prohibit certain types of private agreements.

1 replies 0 reposts 8 likes

R. Henry Weaver @r-henry-weaver.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 18:19 UTC

It’s not legal to work for free, and any agreement to that effect is void! Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O’Neil, 324 U.S. 697 (1945).

1 replies 0 reposts 6 likes

R. Henry Weaver @r-henry-weaver.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 17:57 UTC

The twice-used phrase “a reasonable person who is not motivated by political or ideological considerations or a desire to affect the outcome of Supreme Court cases” provides further evidence that Alito is not a textualist but just a hack, as this partisan fling does not appear in the text.

0 replies 0 reposts 6 likes

R. Henry Weaver @r-henry-weaver.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 11:58 UTC

Where is this picture taken from, just wondering?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes