i think the best way to understand the supreme court's conduct in trump v. united states is as an explicit effort to intervene in the 2024 election on behalf of the former president. it is a gross abuse of power on par with dred scott and deserves to be met with sanction from the elected branches.
At some point I realized I just don't care what the Supreme Court thinks anymore. I mean, I care in a practical sense--I have to live with it--but I'm not interested in it. The conservative majority is largely corrupt, not that smart, and not operating in good faith.
I've been fascinated by the law since I was a kid. I work as an appellate practitioner! This was an incredibly painful realization for me. But I'm done. The court at this point is a problem to be solved, nothing more.
@courtneymilan.com had a really good thread at the old place about her realization that the Supreme Court was illegitimate, the pain of that realization, and the process of tracing back in time when it had *become* illegitimate (since, of course, that had happened prior to her realization)
my mom is also an idealistic lawyer and it has been very, very painful to her to realize that the shining version of the supreme court that was taught to her in law school, and in which she had placed so much faith, has always been an illusion.
Went to law school and my desire to practice constitutional law (and consideration of SCOTUS) fell apart during Con Law class. I think it was Plessy v Ferguson compared to Brown v Board and "precedent" was shown only to be what was politically popular at the time.
