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Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@wdlindsy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wdlindsy</span></a></span> So the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> is conceding that <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> is more competent in running a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> than the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> ? 🤔 <a href="https://www.vox.com/2014/4/15/5604284/us-elections-are-rigged-but-canada-knows-how-to-fix-them" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/2014/4/15/5604284/us-e</span><span class="invisible">lections-are-rigged-but-canada-knows-how-to-fix-them</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>The Supreme Court Prepares to End Voting Rights As We Know It<br><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SupremeCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPTraitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPTraitors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPSedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPSedition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StopTheSupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheSupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoteBlueToUnfuckTheCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlueToUnfuckTheCourts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“Trump knows he can’t win the upcoming mid-term elections, so he is trying to rig them. And the way he is trying to do it is to dismantle the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as we know it. He is trying, for example to try and dismantle Hispanic and African-American opportunity districts."</p><p>~ Rep. Greg Casar quoted by John Nicholls</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a><br>/6</p><p><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-gerrymandering-fight-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenation.com/article/politics</span><span class="invisible">/texas-gerrymandering-fight-trump/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Having washed its hands of voter suppression like a modern-day Pontius Pilate, the Supreme Court relinquished control of congressional districting to a patchwork of inconsistent, flawed, and (sometimes) corrupt state legislatures. Chaos ensued."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a><br>/5</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Partisan gerrymandering is legal because the US Supreme Court declared in 2019 that it is too difficult for federal judges to ensure that congressional districts are fairly drawn. (A demonstrably false claim.)"</p><p>~ Robert B. Hubbell</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a><br>/4</p><p><a href="https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/the-battle-for-2026-is-joined" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roberthubbell.substack.com/p/t</span><span class="invisible">he-battle-for-2026-is-joined</span></a></p>
Alan Lewis<p>: <a href="https://c.im/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/eightysix47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eightysix47</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/johnroberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>johnroberts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/johnrobertsmagatribunal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>johnrobertsmagatribunal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/judiciarycommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciarycommittee</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/magatribunal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magatribunal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/oversightresponsibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oversightresponsibilities</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/questionsforreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>questionsforreview</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/senatejudiciarycommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senatejudiciarycommittee</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/separationofpowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>separationofpowers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sheldonwhitehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheldonwhitehouse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uscongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uscongress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ussenatejudiciarycommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ussenatejudiciarycommittee</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ussupremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ussupremecourt</span></a> :</p><p>IT IS READILY APPARENT, TO ME AT LEAST, THAT THE US CONGRESS AND THE JOHN ROBERTS MAGA TRIBUNAL ARE, FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF THE DONALD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION</p><p>CHECK OUT THIS APPARENT EXAMPLE<br>Mastodon Post</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CHgEj4JbZ/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/share/v/1CHgEj4Jb</span><span class="invisible">Z/</span></a></p><p>Eightysix47</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"John Roberts has his fingers all over some of the absolute most anti-democratic things the Supreme Court has done, whether it is campaign finance decisions, political corruption decisions, immunity decisions, or law of democracy cases."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The decision said partisan gerrymandering, the deeply anti-democratic practice where legislatures draw districts to allow themselves to remain in power, even when a majority of voters don't want them to — John Roberts is the guy who said federal courts can't do jack shit about that. John Roberts is the author of the immunity opinion that put Donald Trump above the law." </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"If you want to know why mega rich individuals like Elon Musk, for example, can donate an unlimited amount of money to an unlimited number of candidates and committees, John Roberts is one reason why. In addition to Shelby County versus Holder, he authored Rucho versus Common Cause."</p><p>~ Leah Litman</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <br>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/how-the-roberts-court-is-betraying" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hopiumchronicles.com/p/how-the</span><span class="invisible">-roberts-court-is-betraying</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"John Roberts has become the worst modern Supreme Court chief justice. ...</p><p>John Roberts is becoming the Neville Chamberlain of post-democratic government in America."</p><p>~ Gene Nichol, law professor at UNC Chapel Hill</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.thestate.com/opinion/article311490721.html#storylink=cpy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestate.com/opinion/article31</span><span class="invisible">1490721.html#storylink=cpy</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainers</span></a> in kayaks protest Chief Justice <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> near his island home</p><p>by Stephen Betts, Midcoast Villager <br>July 19, 2025</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kayakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kayakers</span></a> who say they oppose the direction the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the country took to the water Saturday morning to protest near the seasonal home of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. </p><p>"The flotilla launched its kayaks from the new public landing in Port Clyde and paddled a few hundred yards to Roberts’ home on Hupper Island.</p><p>"The chief justice and his wife Jane Roberts purchased the home in June 2006. He typically spends time at the seasonal home after the high court recesses for the summer. Their chief residence is in Chevy Chase, Maryland.<br>Signs voicing opposition to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a>’s rulings were brought in the kayaks, and others lined the waterfront. </p><p>"Signs referred to rulings that they said harm the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LBTQ</span></a> community, the overturning of campaign spending limits for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a> case in 2010, the overturning of a woman’s right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> in 2022, and more recent rulings that grant the president immunity from actions taken while president. </p><p>"Organizer Susan MacNeil-Densmore said earlier this week she is affiliated with the organization <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AudacityCAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AudacityCAT</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CreativeActionTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeActionTogether</span></a>) which has been active locally working to resist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, but said the event was not really part of any specific organization."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/07/19/midcoast/mainers-kayaks-protest-chief-justice-john-roberts-island-home/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangordailynews.com/2025/07/19</span><span class="invisible">/midcoast/mainers-kayaks-protest-chief-justice-john-roberts-island-home/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/LQqrV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/LQqrV</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransKids</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorruptSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptSCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoVacationsDuringDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoVacationsDuringDeportations</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"As Humphrey’s Executor’s fate shows, that vision might even outrank the decisions of the high court itself when the justices agree with it. That raises an unsettling question: If the justices don’t respect their own precedents or procedures, why should anyone else?"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ShadowDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShadowDocket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>/7</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"I do not write lightly that the central theme coming from the Supreme Court as of late is that Trump’s own vision for the country supersedes the laws that Congress has actually written—to provide for-cause removal protections, to create a Department of Education, to provide anti-torture protections for prospective deportees, and so on."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ShadowDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShadowDocket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>/6</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The Supreme Court’s most impactful work this year has not been to decide actual cases and controversies on the merits, or to fairly balance the equities on shadow-docket questions, but to enforce a certain ideological vision upon the American constitutional order as quickly, as bluntly, and as hackishly as it can."</p><p>~ Matt Ford</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ShadowDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShadowDocket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>/5</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/198417/supreme-court-wilcox-humphreys-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/198417</span><span class="invisible">/supreme-court-wilcox-humphreys-trump</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The Supreme Court can’t be bothered to do real law — but they still expect trial judges to read their minds and treat those nebulous shadow docket orders like binding precedent. And that invisible ink precedent says that Trump can fire anyone, anywhere, at any time."</p><p>~ Liz Dye and Andrew Torrez</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ShadowDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShadowDocket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>/4</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ep-153-the-shadow-docket-gets-shadier-051" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lawandchaospod.com/p/ep-153-th</span><span class="invisible">e-shadow-docket-gets-shadier-051</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Roberts’ opinion provides an open invitation for Trump to do exactly what he’s doing now.</p><p>Worse, it actually lays out a clear and easy-to-follow road map on how he can and should pursue it without risking his own hide—tap into the most essential powers of the presidency to protect himself, no matter how lawlessly those powers are wielded."</p><p>~ David Pepper</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>/3</p><p><a href="https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/roberts-handy-roadmap-for-illegal" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">davidpepper.substack.com/p/rob</span><span class="invisible">erts-handy-roadmap-for-illegal</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Without the immunity decision, Trump would probably still be dragging out his appeals in his multitude of criminal cases, and the rest of us would be living in a world where the federal government remains functional. Instead, Trump has taken full advantage of that immunity, not just to dodge his crimes, but to crown himself a king, above all laws. And thus far, the Court seems more than happy to help."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Can you believe it has been over a year since the conservatives on the Supreme Court invented a very special immunity for a very special president?</p><p>It’s arguably the worst decision to come out of the Roberts Court, which is saying something. And it isn’t a reach to say that if there had been no immunity decision, there likely would be no Donald Trump second term."</p><p>~ Liz Needham</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RuleofLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleofLaw</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p><p>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.publicnotice.co/p/scotus-immunity-decision-trump-treason-obama" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">publicnotice.co/p/scotus-immun</span><span class="invisible">ity-decision-trump-treason-obama</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“We keep talking about an imperial court that is slowly but certainly constructing an imperial executive, but none of that can happen without the learned helplessness of an American public that was intended to be sovereign.”</p><p>~ Dahlia Lithwick</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ImperialPresidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImperialPresidency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/UnitaryExecutive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitaryExecutive</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <br>/3</p><p><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/myth-supreme-court-john-roberts-trump-oz.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/news-and-politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/myth-supreme-court-john-roberts-trump-oz.html</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"And Trump has been mostly proven right, because the Supreme Court seems to be willing to let him do anything, to exempt him from the laws that prior Presidents had to follow."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ImperialPresidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImperialPresidency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/UnitaryExecutive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitaryExecutive</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <br>/2</p>
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