Category Archives: Supreme Court

Open Thread | A Supreme Court That Wants to Usher in Jim Crow II Voter Suppression

Posted on July 6, 2021 by rikyrah

The worst court on Voting Rights since Taney.😠😠   We are fighting against the most concerted state-based effort to undermine Black voting strength since the Civil Rights Mvmt. And in that context, the Supreme Court has again, & w/abandon, shredded … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87😪😪😪

Posted on September 19, 2020 by rikyrah

2020. Worst year ever. She fought the good fight. RIP🙏🙏😪😪😪   Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So Kavanaugh Is Who We Thought He Was

Posted on September 18, 2019 by rikyrah

When the fraud of the Confirmation Hearing for Brett Kavanaugh was happening, there were those of us who knew that is was a crock. That he was a crock. That everything around the hearing smelled and just screamed FRAUD & … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Joy Reid Warns The High-Fiving GOP: More Evidence And Allegations Against Kavanaugh Are Coming

Posted on October 9, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

While Republicans take a victory lap over the confirmation of an accused sexual predator that the majority of the country doesn’t support, Joy Reid warned them that evidence against Brett Kavanaugh could jeopardize his position on the United States Supreme … Continue reading →

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LIVE: Brett Kavanaugh & Christine Blasey Ford Testify Before Senate Judiciary

Posted on September 27, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

The Senate hearings to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will continue Thursday morning, but with a headline-grabbing twist: the woman who first accused the jurist of sexual misconduct will publicly testify. Christine Blasey Ford, a research psychologist … Continue reading →

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Michael Avenatti says a 3rd Kavanaugh accuser to emerge in 48 hours

Posted on September 24, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

LOS ANGELES – A third woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct will come forward in the next 48 hours, according to Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult film star and alleged President Donald Trump mistress Stormy … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Brett Kavanaugh’s story just found a way to get even creepier

Posted on September 21, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: Palmer Report In the days since Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape, we keep finding out more about Kavanaugh’s background – particularly when it comes to how he’s viewed women … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Kavanaugh accuser comes forward, details alleged sexual assault

Posted on September 17, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

The woman who sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein earlier this year accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school during the early 1980s has spoken publicly for the first time to The Washington … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Something doesn’t add up about Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s resignation

Posted on June 28, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Mythe says Anthony Kennedy was forced out. She says republicans know what’s coming down the pike and forced him out because the fraud is going to prison and they wanted Kennedy out so the poser could appoint someone. Something sure … Continue reading →

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