(Photo
by
Staci
Zaretsky)
The
main
distinction
between
a
right
and
a
privilege
used
to
be
that
rights
could
not
be
taken
away
from
you.
Nowadays,
the
distinction
hinges
on
whether
the
Supreme
Court
has
released
a
new
opinion.
As
terrifying
as
that
is
for
personal
liberty,
it
does
create
the
opportunity
to
gamify
our
dwindling
rights!
So,
which
right
is
up
next
on
the
chopping
block?
Here
are
a
couple
of
the
cases,
courtesy
of
People
For:
United
States
v.
Skrmetti
will
decide
constitutionality
of
laws
making
it
illegal
to
give
transgender
minors
critically
important
gender-affirming
care.
The
justices
may
also
decide
if
laws
harming
transgender
people
trigger
heightened
judicial
scrutiny
like
laws
discriminating
on
the
basis
of
sex.
Garland
v.
VanDerStokwill
decide
whether
to
exempt
untraceable
“ghost
guns”
from
federal
firearm
safety
laws.
Lackey
v.
Stinniewill
determine
if
civil
rights
litigants
whose
cases
end
at
the
preliminary
injuction
level
get
to
get
their
lawyer’s
fees
covered.
My
money
is
on
civil
rights
plaintiffs
getting
defendants
to
pay
their
attorneys’
fees.
Now
that
the
plaintiff
in
303
Creative
got
her
lawyers’
fees
handled
by
Colorado,
why
not
pick
the
ladder
up?
Then
again,
you
really
couldn’t
go
wrong
with
undermining
the
EPA.
Will
we
get
Roberts’s
coy
openness
to
regulations
that
matter
or
an
unchecked
Thomas
saying
the
quiet
part
out
loud
this
time?
Only
time
will
tell!
May
the
odds
be
ever
in
your
favor.
What’s
Next
For
the
MAGA
Justices?
The
Upcoming
2024-25
Supreme
Court
Term
[People
For]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.