#Court

Orin Kerr

OrinKerr

If Biden wins, we may see court-packing if the Democrats take over the Senate and court-draining if the Republicans keep it. My apologies— I have been informed that I should

JP Andrews

JennyPAndrews

Went to “live court” yesterday. Turns out we move to virtual court Monday and don’t know when we’ll have live court again. No more standing next to the people we

Charles Franklin

PollsAndVotes

Wisconsin turnout in spring supreme court & presidential primary elections, 2000-2019Only 2 had pres primary & court on same day, 2000 & 2016. Court turnout was 94% and 93% of

Elie Mystal

ElieNYC

Sigh. @alfranken just said that Dems should "sit with" a 6-3 court and *wait for* the court to do something bad AND THEN, maybe, the Dems would have the political

Elie Mystal

ElieNYC

Think about WHY they want this so bad. Think about what they KNOW the Court will do to a liberal agenda. Think about how this logic doesn’t work UNLESS you

Dan Pfeiffer

danpfeiffer

The GOP is trying to fire up the base and scare swing voters over Democrats possible expanding the court, but this is a fight we can win. Court expansion is

Charles Soule

CharlesSoule

#1 requirement to be a Supreme Court Justice:**good judgment** When you are a Supreme Court Justice, it is paramount to consider the way your decisions will affect others. The decisions

Elie Mystal

ElieNYC

I'm seeing a lot of "oh, but won't Republicans pack the court?"This is the wrong question. The Republicans ALREADY changed the number of Supreme Court justices when they refused to

Ellen M. Gilmer

ellengilmer

The Supreme Court's environmental docket just got A LOT more interesting, with the justices agreeing to hear BP v. Baltimore, which could control the path climate liability cases across the

Ari Melber

AriMelber

As a historical fact, it's worth noting:Sen. McConnell changed the number of working justices on The Supreme Court from 9 to 8, for well over a year. Justice Scalia died

Elie Mystal

ElieNYC

I am really nonplussed by the extent liberals are going to try to come up with some solution OTHER THAN court expansion. I don't think people understand that court expansion

Alice Woolley

ACWoolleyYYC

Peter Cory - what a remarkable life, what a remarkable jurist and human. Kind, humble, bright and generous. He was also funny and self-deprecating. He said in speeches that he

Wesley

WesleyLowery

One thing we don't talk about enough in terms of public access to information: court transcripts. Just got the quote from a court reporter for the transcript of a 2010

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perfectpeaches_

You still can deny the claim of his knowledge bc the fact is trial had happened, 5 ppl convicted, and he was never asked to testify at all, which means

Mondaire Jones

MondaireJones

The way we talk about court expansion is important. It’s not about Democrats vs. Republicans. Justice John Paul Stevens was a Republican. So was David Souter.Due to the hyper-partisan majority

Kirk McKee

kirkmckee13

What is the more ethical thing to do here?So say you have property at a friend's place. This friend recently got a divorce. The ex gets a court order to