The Supreme Court Has No Army
The judiciary has some tools to enforce presidential compliance, but their effectiveness depends ultimately on the vigilance of the American people.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/courts-force-trump-comply/682545
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Elias Alvarado wrote: "How can we forget the tremendous leadership Dick put on display all those times he impotently whimpered that John Roberts should do something about the Supreme Court’s ethics issues."
I agree, Sen. Durbin was terribly weak on the issue of Supreme Court’s ethics.
#SCOTUS #corruption #oversight #politics #TheBestJudgesThatMoneyCouldBuy
TWICE. TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE.
People Are Twice as Likely to Die During Pregnancy in States With Abortion Bans
https://truthout.org/articles/people-are-twice-as-likely-to-die-during-pregnancy-in-states-with-abortion-bans/
…A longtime force on the #Judiciary Cmte, Mr. #Durbin became its chair in 2021, resisting calls from progressives that he make room for a younger member given his leadership role & other #legislative responsibilities.
He subsequently oversaw the confirmation of 235 federal #judges during the Biden admin—including one #SCOTUS justice—surpassing by one the number of judges confirmed by #Republicans during an aggressive push in #Trump’s first term.
"#LGBTQ+ youth who attend schools with an inclusive sex education curriculum report lower levels of depression and suicidality," explained the American Psychological Association in their amicus brief in support of the school district. Listening to the mean-spirited arguments from the right before the Supreme Court today, it's hard to shake the sense that this shame is the desired outcome."
Too late to opt-out: Supreme Court ultimately can't save the religious right's futile book bans
Even if SCOTUS allows LGBTQ books to get pushed out of classrooms, the right is still losing the larger culture war
“It’s not about banning a book. It’s about a parent being able to decide what they want for their own child,” John Dubbler, a 67-year-old from St. Mary’s County in the southern part of the state, told HuffPost.
Yeah, it is about banning a book. Also, #SCOTUS, will you now defend the rights of #Jewish, #Muslim, and #atheist children who refuse to attend school because of exposure to Christianity?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-religious-lgbtq-books_n_6807f81ce4b00081c708cb04
I wish it were still that simple.
Meanwhile @ #SCOTUS and in the #WhiteHouse:
Must listen-to for any #USresident and anyone interested in #GeoPol!
"The #US is now a lawless...dictatorship...without the rule of law...#Congress must impeach the #Trump...#Administration!"
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#USpol #TrumpCoup #Legal #LawFedi #Garcia #ElSalvador #MassDeportations #ConcentrationCamps
#Fascism
#BreakingNews
#Emergency Announcement
#SCOTUS won’t hear appeal of University of Michigan gun ban by a man who's neither a student nor faculty, but a prvt citizen who “spend[s] a lot of time outdoors & “believe[s] it is [his] constitutional right to carry a weapon on University property”
https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/u-s-supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-of-university-of-michigan-gun-ban/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20Supreme%20Court,denying%20the%20petition%20on%20Monday
Did the Supreme Court Just Grow a Spine?
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/did-the-supreme-court-just-grow-a-spine/
The court’s ruling ordering Trump not to deport a group of Venezuelan immigrants was an unprecedented rebuke. Are they finally taking back power?
#Trump attacks the #SCOTUS who paused his deportation scheme, asserting, contrary to the US Constitution, that those persons do not deserve due process. https://newrepublic.com/post/194236/trump-attacks-supreme-court
"But, in an alarming sign for #LGBTQ people, it was clear that at least three of the justices believe that describing queer people accurately — acknowledging their equal existence — amounts to taking sides or trying to “influence” children."
https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-free-exercise-books-schools-lgbtq
Supreme Court appears to side with parents against LGBTQ content in elementary schools.
The dispute pits religious rights against LGBTQ rights as the justices weigh who should decide public school curriculum: states, courts, school boards or parents.
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@juliewebgirl Because they know Seattle will kick them to Texas. Read: They're Afraid.
#SCOTUS seems likely to let religious families opt out of #LGBTQ+ storybooks
The lawsuit over public school story time with titles like “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” & “Love, Violet” is one of 3 major #FarRight #religious cases on the high court’s docket.
#Law #discrimination #bigotry #heterosexism #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Trump #education #law #ActivistCourt #NewApostolicReformation #NAR
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-22/supreme-court-favors-parents-right-to-opt-out-their-school-children-from-lgbtq-stories
Lo! An important, *non*-Trump-related #SCOTUS ruling on an emergency application:
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Via Mark Joseph Stern:
New: The Supreme Court will NOT block a 6th Circuit decision ordering Ohio to place a measure on the ballot that would abolish qualified immunity for state officers. Ohio officials tried to kill it by falsely claiming its summary was misleading.
Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh note their dissents.
As predictable as it is appalling
“ #SCOTUS appears poised to rule for parents who objected to LGBTQ content in elementary schools
Some parents in Montgomery County, Md. say they have a religious right to ensure their children aren't exposed to #LGBTQ books in the classroom.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/parents-objections-lgbtq-books-elementary-schools-montgomery-county-md-rcna202193 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/parents-objections-lgbtq-books-elementary-schools-montgomery-county-md-rcna202193?cid=mob_npd_nn_ios_mar
