Tag: courts
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Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience “Aileen M. Cannon, the Federal District Court judge assigned to preside over former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, has scant experience running criminal trials, calling into question her readiness to handle what is likely to be an extraordinarily complex and high-profile courtroom clash.…
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During his much-too-long tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been totally, tragically wrong about almost everything. But for a long time, I tried to convince myself that he was at least sincere in his deplorable ideology. Silly me. I was never sympathetic. I believed Anita Hill, who testified at Thomas’s confirmation hearing…
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Adam Serwer The Supreme Court majority’s undead constitutionalism is transforming right-wing media tropes into law… Setting aside the record of insincerity from Alito himself and the other conservative justices, the reason not to trust his disclaimer is that the Supreme Court has become an institution whose primary role is to force a right-wing vision of…
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The Supreme Court privately voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that has guaranteed the right to abortion for nearly a half-century, according to a leaked draft opinion from Februarypublished online Monday night by Politico. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/02/us/roe-v-wade-abortion-supreme-court/roe-v-wade-abortion-supreme-court Black robes, white hoods…works out about the same.
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Jonathan Capehart: Why should Democrats expect Republican votes for Jackson when Barrett got none from Democrats? Sen Padilla (D-CA): Before my time. Wrong answer. Barrett (So tempting to call her Judge Amy) got no Democratic votes because RBG’s seat was Biden’s to fill. 2nd consecutive stolen seat. Scalia’s seat was Obama’s to fill. Merrick Garland…
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