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Moving the goalposts is our

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:15:02 +0000

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Moving the goalposts is our new constitutional approach

https://digbysblog.net/2022/07/02/its-not-a-democracy/

It used to feel like these

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:21:43 +0000

In reply to Today marks the end of what

It used to feel like these comparisons were too easy, too misleading.
Now they just highlight an absurdity with the supposed top juriprudence experts of our country.
"Hey guys, we're just making shit up as we go, but do keep calling us The Supremes"

It's insanity in real time pic.twitter.com/VYFTKcX9dG
— Melinda S. (@mindylee26) July 1, 2022

Today marks the end of what

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:23:19 +0000

In reply to The Supreme Court’s Faux ‘Originalism’

Today marks the end of what is surely one of the worst terms in #SCOTUS history. Guns and prayer and abortion got most of the attention. But that's not all the Court did. Here are just some of the Court's bad decisions:
1/25
— Jason P. Steed (@5thCircAppeals) June 30, 2022

Great, at least 1 black

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:42:19 +0000

In reply to Twitter News Events Earlier

Great, at least 1 black person on the Court who isn't a superstitious fact-bending malicious old fool.

Awesome, we have a QAnon Supreme Court Justice.

Clarence Thomas claims Covid vaccines are derived from the cells of ‘aborted children’ https://t.co/mbG8uP0zqe via @politico
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) June 30, 2022

Twitter News Events Earlier

artappraiser — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 23:39:53 +0000

In reply to The Supreme Court’s Faux ‘Originalism’

Twitter News Events Earlier today Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was confirmed by a majority of the US Senate on April 7, 2022, was sworn in on Thursday. She is the first Black woman and first public defender to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice. Keep it here for highlights and reactions.

Dear Dan Rather,

artappraiser — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:03:55 +0000

In reply to Kagan Delivers Scathing

Dear Dan Rather,
Thanks for being a voice of reason.
-Rational People https://t.co/V5NBuO5uE7
— Quadcarl (@quadcarl_carl) June 30, 2022

Dear Dan Rather,
Could you clone yourself for future generations please?

Sincerely,
A very concerned Human with a precious granddaughter. https://t.co/cTb9InB1wV
— Tamela Coval (@TamelaCoval) June 30, 2022

Dear Dan Rather,

Thank you for this tweet.

- Also Planet Earth
- Cosigned, anybody that isn't a complete Trumpflake https://t.co/4ErdcDriVt
— Owl the Geek aka Sven Yukihira aka Buho Windyboy (@owlthegeek) June 30, 2022

Dear Dan Rather, thank you for speaking out. The fact that you have triggered all the whiny dark ultra mega super crybaby MAGAt snowflakes is a sweet bonus! https://t.co/MN6BfKJs4y
— TiredofEverything (@TrdofEvrytng) June 30, 2022

etc. .....trending on Twitter

Kagan Delivers Scathing

artappraiser — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:40:23 +0000

In reply to The Supreme Court’s Faux ‘Originalism’

Kagan Delivers Scathing Dissent On 'Frightening' Supreme Court Climate Change Decision https://t.co/mqQcIBTJiO
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 30, 2022

A clearly angry Kagan pulling no punches: "The current Court is textualist only when being so suits it. When that method would frustrate broader goals, special canons like the 'major questions doctrine' magically appear as get out-of-text-free cards"
— Kate Riga (@Kate_Riga24) June 30, 2022

Justice Kagan is not pleased. pic.twitter.com/jhK7E5JjUw
— Gautam Hans (@dispositive) June 30, 2022

BREAKING: Supreme Court

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:35:57 +0000

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire tomorrow, he says in letter to Pres. Biden. https://t.co/5ehszcdAvq
— ABC News (@ABC) June 29, 2022

NEW: Justice Breyer has sent a letter to President Biden informing him that his retirement will be effective 24 hours from now: at noon on Thursday, June 30. pic.twitter.com/3nLsKkPKCB
— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) June 29, 2022

“You read that right. The

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:51:25 +0000

In reply to The Supreme Court’s Faux ‘Originalism’

“You read that right. The author of the Second Amendment drafted statewide legislation that was effectively a forerunner to the New York state law that the Supreme Court just struck down.” pic.twitter.com/kqnJp9CN8Q
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) June 29, 2022