#Scotus

Amelia Gapin

EntirelyAmelia

Trump supporters don’t scare me half as much as Bernie supporters who won’t suck it up and vote for Biden. They’re both just as dangerous, but at least the former

Uncle Blazer

blakesmustache

Thread: Developments in the House’s case to get Mueller’s grand jury materialsThe House won in District Court and the Circuit Court upheld that victory in March. DOJ will be required

Steve Vladeck

steve_vladeck

The #DACA case is now the only undecided case left from #SCOTUS's November sitting, and, after today's decisions, the Chief Justice is the only Justice who hasn't written at least

Elie Mystal

ElieNYC

All you Johnny-come-latelies NOW spouting "Actually, SCOTUS is just about who has raw political power" need to FINISH YOUR SETENCES."SCOTUS is just about who has raw political power, AND SO

Maya Contreras

mayatcontreras

1/Dear Media, Republicans will attempt to cloak their nominee as "pro-life" as an excuse as to why they "must" be seated on SCOTUS. They're not "pro-life."They're anti-choice and anti-access. Do

Tomi T Ahonen Standing With Ukraine

tomiahonen

Lets talk SCOTUS & Judges#MoscowMitch McConnell started with Merrick Garland delay, and also denied over 100 Obama district court nominees. He has altered the balance of the courts in unfair

Ted Cruz

tedcruz

Democrats are pushing to upend the country by packing #SCOTUS to cement their radical agenda.At stake: free speech, religious liberty, the Bill of Rights, & an independent judiciary. It’s not just

Ashwin Phatak

aphatak

1/ THREAD:Can we talk about the total lack of consistency at the Supreme Court in how quickly they are deciding high profile and time-sensitive cases during this COVID-19 pandemic?#appellatetwitter #SCOTUS

Rachel Shelden

rachelshelden

Re: #CourtPacking: many have become so inured to the idea that #SCOTUS has been and should be apolitical that we miss the forest for the trees. While we debate whether

Shea

Eat_Work_Run

Seeing this flying around right now, and while yes, we have a wannabe fascist sitting in the WH right now, I highly suspect this is being leaked to instill the

Mike Sacks

MikeSacksEsq

Excellent thread on Biden’s SCOTUS confirmation voting record. Also worth noting that he was key player in the Bork borking and—as McConnell reminded us all during the Garland blockade—proposed blocking

JimDelRey #ChiComDelendaEst

JimDelRey

Good point, well made.The problem: Conservatives were told that nominating guys like Roberts would mean that there wouldn't be any 'traded decisions'. Instead, righties have to console themselves that their

Physics Geek

physicsgeek

Ignoring the Bork and Thomas clown-show hearings, you should check out the Senate vote totals re: party split line for candidates nominated by opposite party presidents:Thomas, nominated by R: 52-48

Lawrence Hurley

lawrencehurley

.@GeorgeWill opines on the Supreme Court's consideration of qualified immunity, the subject of this @Reuters investigation:https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-scotus/ https://twitter.com/PostOpinions/status/126

Lawrence Hurley

lawrencehurley

Sunday #longreads: check out the data-driven @Reuters investigation into the Supreme Court-embraced legal defense of “qualified immunity” that protects police from excessive force claimshttps://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-i

Danielle Moodie

DeeTwoCents

For all the people that bucked against @HillaryClinton know that #Trump has appointed a third of the justices on the #SCOTUS and our system is now f**ked for generations. They