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Published: May 14, 2026 22:09
Alas, by an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court also clears the way for Texas to execute an intellectually disabled man in violation of the 8th Amendment. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1235_fd9g.pdf
https://bsky.app/profile/mjsdc.bsky.social/post/3mltr5j2evk2n
Published: May 14, 2026 21:28
BREAKING: The Supreme Court HALTS the 5th Circuit's decision blocking telemedicine mifepristone nationwide. Alito and Thomas dissent. Thomas suggests that mailing abortion pills violates the Comstock Act.…
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Published: May 14, 2026 14:07
The Supreme Court's second and FINAL opinion is Jules v. Balazs Properties, allowing a federal court to vacate certain arbitration awards. Justice Sotomayor's majority opinion is unanimous. No biggies today.…
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Published: May 14, 2026 14:03
The Supreme Court's first opinion is Montgomery v. Caribe. The court unanimously holds that federal law does NOT preempt state tort suits against brokers who negligently arrange truck transportation with an unsafe carrier. (This is the correct result IMO.)…
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Published: May 13, 2026 16:42
A note about discourse around the DC mayoral race: I'm seeing a lot of self-described YIMBYs favor the NIMBY-aligned candidate (McDuffie) over the unabashed YIMBY (Lewis-George). They've justified this by shoving their pet issues under the YIMBY umbrella,…
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Published: May 13, 2026 16:00
I know I shouldn't be adding view counts to these stupid videos but I can't stop watching them. They're so bad in so many ways! Why are they obsessed with an advertising restriction in Amsterdam? Why is the writing and editing so terrible? Why do they…
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Published: May 13, 2026 14:44
Unfortunately, this is the correct decision. The clerk of the court really did engage in "shocking jury interference," openly pressuring jurors to find Murdaugh guilty. That's a massive due process violation.…
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Published: May 13, 2026 14:41
SLOW BURN: BECOMING JUSTICE GORSUCH is out today! Listen to the first episode here. Learn about the mommy issues driving his attack on the administrative state. And play our game to see if you can pick Gorsuch out of a lineup of middle-aged white guys!…
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Published: May 12, 2026 18:28
Yesterday's 6–3 Supreme Court order ushering in a racist Alabama gerrymander broke two promises that Alito made *12 days earlier* in Callais and shamelessly broke the court's own (bogus) rule against late intervention in an ongoing election.…
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Published: May 11, 2026 20:04
We've already run through steps 1-4 on this latest round—pulling for 5 to come through soon [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Published: May 11, 2026 19:49
Virginia Democrats have filed a long shot emergency application asking SCOTUS to stay the Virginia Supreme Court's decision against the new, voter-approved congressional map. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28113281-25a-application-for-stay/
https://bsky.app/profile/mjsdc.bsky.social/post/3mllzs6wwlk2b
Published: May 11, 2026 19:41
Justice Alito has extended his administrative stay of the 5th Circuit ruling against mifepristone. Mifepristone remains available via telemedicine and mail, for now. New deadline is Thursday.
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Published: May 11, 2026 18:54
If this lawsuit succeeds, it may compel Democrats to "unpack" Illinois' majority-minority congressional districts—a process that could eliminate the state's three remaining Republican seats by spreading out Democratic voters more efficiently. Seems…
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Published: May 11, 2026 15:40
I'm back from parental leave until I take a much longer break in August! Kinda seems like everything went to shit over the past two weeks?
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Published: May 11, 2026 14:24
In 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court's Democratic majority banned partisan gerrymandering under the state constitution. Republicans then won control of the court and spontaneously reversed that decision, re-legalizing gerrymandering. I suspect this is…