Left Side of the Aisle #113

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of June 20-26, 2013

This week:
Good news #1: SCOTUS says human DNA cannot be parented
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/antonin-scalia-biology_n_3437496.html?ref=topbar
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jun/13/supreme-court-rules-9-0-companies-cannot-patent-hu/
http://gawker.com/antonin-scalia-does-not-believe-in-molecular-biology-513125290

Good news #2: SCOTUS says states can't require demand additional ID to register with federal form
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/17/supreme-court-arizona-voter-registration_n_3453965.html

Good news #3: SCOTUS says drug companies' "pay for delay" deals can be challenged as violating antitrust laws
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/17/supreme-court-generic-drugs_n_3454164.html

Feel-good news #1: Sebastien De La Cruz sings national anthem again in face of racist tweets
http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2013-06-13/spurs-national-anthem-sebastien-de-la-cruz-racist-tweets-gregg-popovich-erik-spo
http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/post/52763976629/racist-basketball-fans-pissed-a-mexican-american-boy

Feel-good news #2: Five-year-old Jayden Sink leaves Westboro Baptist Church fuming and frustrated with "Pink Lemonade for Peace" stand
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/westboro-baptist-church-lemonade_n_3444490.html?ir=Politics&ref=topbar
http://www.plantingpeace.org/equality.htm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/westboro-baptist-church-responds-lemonade_n_3455642.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

George Zimmerman's father releases e-book; claims African-American organizations are "the real racists"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Beaumarchais
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/george-zimmerman-father-african-americans-racist_n_3447025.html
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/06/14/2162501/george-zimmermans-father-says-the-true-racists-are-all-african-american/

Clown Award: Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/blankfein-blames-economy_n_3435040.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/07/may-jobs-report-unemployment-rate_n_3401718.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/us-pay-drop_n_3391664.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/low-paying-jobs_n_3266737.html
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-04-14-tarp-repay-bank-bailout_N.htm

Outrage of the Week: SCOTUS says no right to remain silent before arrest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_v._Arizona
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/17/supreme-court-silence_n_3453968.html

Hero Award: Edward Snowden
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance

More on NSA spying: significance of leaks can be measured by ferocity of the response
http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/pundits-vs-edward-snowden/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/peter-king-reporters-prosecuted_n_3424541.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/12/peter-king-glenn-greenwald_n_3430048.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/eric-holder-nsa_n_3442244.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/08/nsa-leaks-investigation_n_3409590.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/john-boehner-edward-snowden_n_3420635.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/304635-nsa-leak-is-treason-says-sen-feinstein
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/12/nsa-director-terrorist-attacks_n_3430043.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/nsa-terrorist-surveillance_n_3448090.html
http://www.mediaite.com/online/sens-wyden-udall-we-have-seen-no-evidence-nsa-surveillance-has-prevented-dozens-of-terrorist-events/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/white-house-spying-on-us-citizens-critical-tool-for-fighting-terror/