Category Archives: Supreme Court

Open Thread | The Supreme Court on Presidential Immunity

Posted on July 1, 2024 by rikyrah

As you would guess, it’s a nightmare. Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) posted at 9:29 AM on Mon, Jul 01, 2024: 🚨The Supreme Court rules that President Trump has “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for all “official acts” he took while … 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| What The Supreme Court Has Been Up To

Posted on June 17, 2024 by rikyrah

STILL DON’T THINK THAT THE COURTS MATTER? Everyday, they show us why that’s a false assumption. About the Abortion Medication case: It was decided on standing. Which was right. And, STANDING should have been the reason this case never made … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Still Don’t Think The Courts Matter?

Posted on June 5, 2024 by rikyrah

The 2016 Election will haunt us FOR DECADES. When we told you that The Courts were at stake. Some of you arrogantly took to purse your lips that you ‘ couldn’t be scared into voting for Hillary by using the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | THIS, Once Again, Proves WHY The Court Will ALWAYS Be Important…Decisions Like This

Posted on May 24, 2024 by rikyrah

When I say that I will ALWAYS have smoke for those who told us in 2016 that they couldn’t be scared into voting for Hillary ‘ by using the Court’… I mean it. They will never ever ever be able … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Unca Clarence Has The Nerve To Be Whining…Man..If You Don’t Take Your Corrupt Self And Go Sit Down!

Posted on May 15, 2024 by rikyrah

Can you believe this whining? Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’ The justice has faced criticisms that he accepted luxury trips from a GOP donor without reporting them. FAIRHOPE, Alabama — Supreme Court Justice … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What Is At Stake In November

Posted on May 13, 2024 by rikyrah

Saw the tweet where it said that President Biden had his 150th Judge confirmed. Of that, 100 were women. I want to remind people that there were those in 2016 who told us that they couldn’t be scared into voting … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Right-Wing of the Supreme Court Showed Their Corrupt Azzes Yesterday😠

Posted on April 26, 2024 by rikyrah

They were absolutely ridiculous with The Orange Menace’s Presidential Immunity case.😠😠 Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) posted at 4:35 PM on Thu, Apr 25, 2024: Today’s SCOTUS argument was more like a hearing in Congress to design an immunity law … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | About Donald Trump And His So-Called ‘New Stance’ on Abortion

Posted on April 17, 2024 by rikyrah

From Jamelle Bouie: The Man Who Snuffed Out Abortion Rights Is Here to Tell You He Is a Moderate April 9, 2024 By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Donald Trump does not speak from conviction. He does not speak from belief … Continue reading →

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