Monday, June 27, 2005

A Conservative Court at work

As noted by the BBC, in three other important and rather disturbing decisions, the US Supreme Court has:
  • "ruled against the display of the Ten Commandments inside two Kentucky courtrooms but approved a monument to the same in Texas.
  • "declined to hear appeals by two US journalists facing a contempt ruling by a lower court over their investigation into an alleged White House intelligence leak.
  • "overturned a ruling that cable operators' high-speed internet lines must be opened up to rivals."
So at first glance it looks like we're going to have at least some more Christian religious relics in public grounds, more journalists (starting with Judith Miller and Matt Cooper) going to jail for protecting their sources, and higher prices for cable consumers because cable MSOs (Multi-System Operators) won't have to open up their lines to competitors.

Not a great day for the US media.

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