"Justice William O. Douglas - still the longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, though Clarence Thomas appears hellbent on breaking this record in 2028 - a towering figure in the Court's civil liberties jurisprudence, has become the latest bit of rage bait for the American right-wing despite having shuffled off this mortal coil during the Carter administration. And while the current Supreme Court majority continues to take a scorched earth approach to his legacy,"
"That's Blake Neff, a producer for the late Charlie Kirk's show, kicking off what would be the #DigUpDouglas hashtag if Twitter still used hashtags. Neff, as you might recall, formerly served as Tucker Carlson's head writer before resigning from Fox News when it came out that he'd been posting racist content under a pseudonym that Fox News executives labeled "abhorrent." Clearly, a trustworthy arbiter of moral character."
Conservative activists and commentators revived a campaign targeting Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, framing him as a discredited liberal icon despite his long civil liberties record. The campaign included mocking calls to 'dig up' Douglas and circulated claims questioning his World War I military service. A former Fox News writer, Blake Neff, helped amplify the stunt online with a #DigUpDouglas impulse, despite his prior resignation over racist pseudonymous posts. Historical records show Douglas was inducted into the Students' Army Training Corps at Whitman College in 1918, received a federal service number, and was honorably discharged in December 1918.
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