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Brandi Buchman
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My coverage from today's rare afternoon session at @Scotus - a question of consent, warrantless searches and the power of the state.
STORY: courthousenews.com/warrantless-dw…
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A taste:
"Consent is a question of fact,” said assistant public defender Andrew Hinkel, addressing the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The state improperly relied on an unconstitutional theory to test Mitchell when he was unable to provide consent. (He was unconscious when cops read him his informed consent to a blood test.)
“They believe: get a warrant if you can,” he said. “And if you can’t, you don’t have to.”
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As ranking member, Rep. Johnson of Louisiana has been given the floor by other Republicans on the committee today and left to ask the Qs.
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The proper textual reading does include discrimination on orientation or transgender identity, she adds.
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The 19th Amendment, - the right to vote regardless of sex - was never expanded beyond voting boundaries. ERA would prohibit ALL discrimination. - Sullivan notes.
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The #ERA should be considered in the same light, Spearman says.
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"I would like to be able to take out my pocket Constitution and say that the equal citizenship stature of men and women is a fundamental tenet of our society like free speech." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2017

Will we get any closer to making this a reality? Join me at 10.
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“Women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Equality of rights under law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”
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