🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling'

2 July 2024 - kudos:

Look, I’ve been trying to approach the SCOTUS decision with an open “I’m not a legal expert” mind, but I think this quickly demonstrates how dangerous the decision is. There’s no way this is an official act, and Trump’s insistence that it could be shows his confidence that he can get away with what he wants as president. This is not good for democracy. link to “Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling”

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Clarence Thomas accepted even more gifts from billionaires, new report finds : NPR'

10 August 2023 - kudos:

This… just keeps getting worse. All justices, regardless of political stripes, need to ensre they aren’t being influenced. link to ‘Clarence Thomas accepted even more gifts from billionaires, new report finds : NPR’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Texas has teed up a Supreme Court fight for the future of the internet - The Verge'

20 September 2022 - kudos:

We need to do more work to divorce free speech from content moderation. The world without content moderation would be a much worse world, and we don’t want to live in it. Sure, social media platforms are too powerful, but this is not the answer. link to ‘Texas has teed up a Supreme Court fight for the future of the internet - The Verge’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Republicans Sharpen Post-Roe Attacks on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights - The New York Times'

22 July 2022 - kudos:

Worrying days ahead. There’s a lot being said on Gab that’s spilling out into “mainstream” GOP discourse. link to ‘Republicans Sharpen Post-Roe Attacks on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights - The New York Times’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'U.S. Supreme Court takes on the independent state legislature theory : NPR'

30 June 2022 - kudos:

Worrying ideas here—American democracy feels more and more tenuous. link to ‘U.S. Supreme Court takes on the independent state legislature theory : NPR’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas - The New York Times'

22 February 2022 - kudos:

A long but important read. link to ‘The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas - The New York Times’

🔗 linkblog: just read 'Supreme Court conservatives are skeptical on spiritual advisers in death chamber : NPR'

10 November 2021 - kudos:

Religious freedom only counts as such when it’s applied across the board and not just for conservative talking points. link to ‘Supreme Court conservatives are skeptical on spiritual advisers in death chamber : NPR’