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20 hours agoThe Shadow Docket Memos Are Damning. So Naturally, The Right Is Talking About The Leak. - Above the Law
Leaked memos reveal how Chief Justice Roberts led the Supreme Court to create the shadow docket, highlighting internal dysfunction and predetermined outcomes.
Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
3 days agoClarence Thomas Just Gave a Speech Blaming Progressivism for Hitler. It Was Mostly Just Sad.
Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a speech attacking progressivism, linking it to historical atrocities and expressing grievances about criticism faced by principled individuals.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
5 days agoConservative Judges Hiring Clerks Before 1L Exams Because Ideology Is The Only Grade That Matters - Above the Law
Two distinct federal clerkship paths at Harvard Law prioritize academic success or ideological commitment, reflecting a growing divide in hiring practices among judges.
fromwww.npr.org
6 days agoJustice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists
The report states that the Justice Department under former President Joe Biden used the FACE ACT to launch biased prosecutions and lawsuits against conservatives and Christians who protested abortion.
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Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
3 days agoFormer Biglaw Partner Warns There Are No 'Guardrails' Left Around Trump - And Someone Is Taking Advantage - Above the Law
Ty Cobb warns that without experienced advisors, Trump's decisions may be manipulated by bad actors, raising concerns about foreign influence on U.S. policy.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week agoOne Justice Just Took Surprise Aim at Brett Kavanaugh. There May Be a Bigger Strategy at Play.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes Justice Kavanaugh's support for race-based detentions, highlighting his lack of understanding of the impact on affected individuals.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
9 years agoIs the Supreme Court breathtakingly dishonest or just completely clueless?
The Supreme Court established a two-part test for copyright protection of artistic features on useful articles: the feature must be perceivable as separate art and qualify as protectable work independently.
fromemptywheel
1 month agoMixing The Mixed Constitution - emptywheel
Burke's was a broadside that not only excoriated the social upheavals effected by the French revolutionaries and (by extension) commended by Marx, but the continual economic and social instability prized by modern liberal economic philosophy and practice. Against a new class of elites-mainly, an alliance between ideological progressive theorists and a rising financial oligarchy-Burke urged protection of the stability, tradition, and social continuities vital for the flourishing of ordinary people.
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History
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoToday in History: February 13, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead
Feb. 13 marks multiple notable historical events including high-profile deaths, groundbreaking trials, wartime actions, political controversies, and cultural premieres across the 20th and 21st centuries.
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fromAbove the Law
1 month agoJustice Gorsuch: Originalism Requires We Recall That The Founders Knew How To F-ing Party - Above the Law
Justice Gorsuch argues that founding-era 'habitual drunkard' laws cannot justify modern firearm restrictions for drug users, citing evidence that Founders consumed far more alcohol than modern standards would classify as habitual use.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoJustice Gorsuch: Originalism Requires We Recall That The Founders Knew How To F-ing Party - Above the Law
Justice Gorsuch argues that founding-era 'habitual drunkard' laws cannot justify modern firearm restrictions for drug users, citing evidence that Founders consumed far more alcohol than modern standards would classify as habitual use.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoAfter Years Of 'Hold My Beer' Moments, Supreme Court Confidence Hits New Low - Above the Law
Supreme Court public confidence has reached a historic low of 22%, down from 52% before Bush v. Gore, reflecting decades of declining trust due to perceived partisan decision-making.
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoHow Trump's True Believer Judges Are Warping The Federal Courts - Above the Law
Trump wins 69% of cases before Trump-appointed district judges. Now compare that to: 21% win rate before non-Trump Republican appointees and 38.6% win rate before Democratic appointees. Earlier Republican-appointed judges rule against Trump at a rate approaching four out of five cases. That means Trump's 69% success rate before his own appointees isn't some partisan alignment, but rather a notable statistical anomaly.
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fromAbove the Law
2 months agoEven A Trump Judge Knows We're In The Middle Of A Constitutional Crisis - Above the Law
ICE's operations at the Whipple Federal Building violate detainees' constitutional rights through opaque transfers, inadequate legal notice, and dismissive government evidence.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months agoSupreme Court justices expressed frustration with 'hurried' Trump administration handling of Lisa Cook case
Eight of the nine Supreme Court justices expressed wariness with what Justice Samuel Alito described as a "hurried" attempt from the Trump administration to oust Lisa Cook from her position as a Federal Reserve board governor - and then to rush her case to the high court when lower courts allowed her to keep her post. Several members of the Republican-appointed majority also expressed sharp disagreement with the Trump administration's claim that judges lack the authority to review a president's power to fire
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