Category Archives: Justice

Open Thread | The Lack of Respect for the Judicial Branch

Posted on August 4, 2025 by rikyrah

Stop being squishy. It’s not politicians. It’s NOT BOTH SIDES. IT’S REPUBLICANS. SAY REPUBLICANS. THEY ARE THE ONES THREATENING YOUR LIVES. Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) posted at 6:47 AM on Fri, Aug 01, 2025: 🧵 NEW: A federal judge ruled against … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Justice Brown-Jackson Keeps It 100

Posted on July 16, 2025 by rikyrah

The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller Q: “What keeps you up at night?” JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕 https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1943521331598794856 The Washington Post @washingtonpost As anticipated, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was most often aligned with the court’s … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Rule of Law Being Challenged By This Administration

Posted on May 29, 2025 by rikyrah

From The Atlantic: The End of Rule of Law in America The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants. By J. Michael Luttig … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 20, 2025 by rikyrah

Today is the official celebration of the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is my favorite section from “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]” We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | For Those Black People Delusional Enough To Support Trump and Want to Know the Difference Between A Harris and Trump Administrations

Posted on October 7, 2024 by rikyrah

Look no further. rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) posted at 1:53 AM on Fri, Sep 27, 2024: ANY Black man or woman considering voting for Donald Trump should listen to ALL of this. This is the results of a Biden-Harris Dept. of Justice … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Judge Chutkan Released Jack Smith’s 165 Motion in the Presidential Immunity Case

Posted on October 3, 2024 by rikyrah

The full pdf can be read here. “Although the defendant was the incumbent President during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was fundamentally a private one.” Yeah, THIS! Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) posted at 3:08 PM on Wed, Oct 02, 2024: UPDATE: … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Last Day of Supreme Court Nonsense for This Term

Posted on July 1, 2024 by rikyrah

Since we will be waiting for the last bit of nonsense from the Supreme Court, we really need to circle back to a few cases from Last week. 1. The criminalization of Homelessness. You really need to sit and marinate … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What the Supreme Court Has Been Up To

Posted on June 28, 2024 by rikyrah

Lips so pursed: NOW, it’s criminal to be homeless. https://bsky.app/profile/taniel.bsky.social/post/3kvyiw65tnx2w The Grants Pass case, SCOTUS’ first big homelessness case in a while, dropped. 6-3 conservative majority. “Held: The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Judge Sentences a January 6th Defendant. Bravo, to Putting Pen to Paper As to Why.

Posted on April 10, 2024 by rikyrah

I want to buy this Judge Dinner. Jan 6 sentencing today by Judge Lamberth United States of America vs. Taylor James Johnatakis Today, the Court sentenced Taylor James Johnatakis. The Court ordered that Mr. Johnatakis be committed to the custody … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So, The Supreme Court is Going To Hear The Presidential Immunity Case😒😒🤔🤔

Posted on February 29, 2024 by rikyrah

That isn’t even the bad part. What makes it outrageous is that they aren’t going to hear arguments UNTIL APRIL! APRIL😠😠 Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) posted at 4:01 PM on Wed, Feb 28, 2024: 🚨 BREAKING: Supreme Court has *granted* cert … Continue reading →

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