Reforming this court is imperative. Ethics rules and term limits alone cannot fully restore balance and independence to #SCOTUS. But today’s announcement is a watershed moment in the fight to take back the court.
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When Trump and McConnell packed the Supreme Court, this was the moment they anticipated. Now, their hand-picked supermajority has returned the ultimate favor.
The Roberts Court just declared an end to American democracy as we know it.
In her Moyle dissent, Justice Jackson explains exactly what the MAGA majority is doing: punting the question of whether pregnant women should be left to die in hospital waiting rooms so #SCOTUS can have a "do-over" at a "more convenient point in time."
Chief Justice Roberts says he won’t meet with senators about obvious ethics violations because of ‘separation of powers,’ but his justices are talking politics in the House Speaker’s DMs.
Alito's letter to Sens. Durbin and Whitehouse is a joke. But the joke will be on us if Congress lets him have the last word on recusing from cases where he has clear conflicts of interest.
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Sarah @liptonlubet.bsky.social: "Samuel Alito is giving Democratic leaders a rare second chance to prove that their concern for our democracy is sincere and that they are going to fight for Americans who have understandably lost faith in this court."
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In between decisions erasing our most fundamental rights and freedoms, Thomas and Alito spend their time defending election deniers and flying their flag — all while the court rigs the system for Trump.
The result: Americans don't trust this rogue court. Who could blame them?
Sarah @liptonlubet.bsky.social: "If John Roberts cares about the court’s legitimacy even a fraction of the amount he claims to, he should support lawmakers’ efforts to hold Thomas and Alito accountable. Anything less is just bold-faced complicity in their corruption."
TBTC Pres. Sarah @liptonlubet.bsky.social on #SnowflakeSam Alito's new ethics scandal: "If Alito is so triggered by a yard sign that he can’t exercise basic judgment, he has no business sitting on the nation’s highest court."
Some "friends" expect benefits. Learn more about the right-wing powerbrokers funding groups that filed “friend of the court” briefs in many of this term’s SCOTUS cases at SupremeTransparency.org — our new project with @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social & True North Research.
It's 5 p.m. on a Friday. Do you know where your Supreme Court justices are?
They're hard at work — meddling in our next election and ensuring that people who need emergency medical care can’t access it.
Take Back the Court President Sarah Lipton-Lubet (@liptonlubet.bsky.social): "Just five days into a new year, it’s a stark reminder of this court’s dark path forward.”
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