Stephen West: "It seems history matters to this Court only when it is convenient." From Sotomayor's dissent

"It seems history matters to this Court only when it is convenient." From Sotomayor's dissent

This week promises a wave of SCOTUS opinions – some of them sure to invoke “history and tradition” while mangling the facts and ignoring the work of actual historians. In anticipation of which, I'll reshare the image below, and point out that with a little photoshopping it will make a timely meme!

I also appreciated her barb to the majority's selective reliance on history/tradition (note the case being cited).

Bingo!

Ooof. Pulling no punches on pointing out the hypocrisy and lack of consistent principles....

History matters to the Court only when their sponsors tell them it does.

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Yeah no shit dude.

She misspelled "laws"

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