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Mark Joseph Stern
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Incredible. Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey will elevate Bill Montgomery, one of America's most reactionary prosecutors, to the state Supreme Court. An absolute nightmare for equal justice in Arizona.
slate.com/news-and-polit…
To elevate Montgomery, Ducey added two seats to the Arizona Supreme Court, then replaced Montgomery's opponents on the judicial nominating commission with conservative allies. Ducey has spent years laying the groundwork for this moment.
Just to repeat: A Republican governor added seats to his state Supreme Court so he could appoint more Republican judges. Then he replaced every Democrat on the judicial nominating commission with Republicans and GOP-allied "independents" so he could put Montgomery on the court.
So Arizona's newest Supreme Court justice is a man who hates LGBTQ people, who opposes all criminal justice reform, who thinks veterans who use marijuana are the "enemy," and who allegedly covered up a sexual harassment scandal in his own office. Great. slate.com/news-and-polit…
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Mark Joseph Stern
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The Electoral College is a ticking time bomb right now, and I want to explain why.

Imagine the presidential election were held today and the map looked like this the morning after. A Democrat could still win the presidency.
Why? Because the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that "electors" are constitutionally empowered to vote for any candidate they wish—even if state law directs them to vote for the winner of the state's popular vote.

Ruling here: ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/18/18…
Colorado sits within the 10th Circuit. The case itself actually involved three "faithless electors" from Colorado.

Now: Imagine Trump ekes out a victory in Colorado, but four Colorado electors say: You know what? We're not voting for the winner of our state's popular vote.
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Mark Joseph Stern
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Here's a link to the North Carolina Superior Court's 357-page opinion striking down the state's legislative maps as an illegal partisan gerrymander under the state constitution. big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2… via @srl
@srl This decision is likely to be affirmed by the progressive NC Supreme Court. And because it is rooted exclusively in the state constitution, it's essentially insulated from review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

NC is likely to have free and fair legislative elections in 2020.
@srl THE HOFELLER FILES STRIKE AGAIN
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Mark Joseph Stern
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Stevens was an extraordinary justice who lived a rich and full life. His kindness and courtesy are legendary. His jurisprudence was defined by profound respect for individual liberty and human dignity. A wonderful man and an exemplary jurist. This is a huge loss.
Though not a flashy writer, Stevens brought a charming personal touch to many opinions and happily evolved with the times. He wrote this—explaining why Congress cannot censor the internet to protect children from sexual images—when he was 84. law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/03-2…
Stevens dissented from 1986's Bowers v. Hardwick, in which the court notoriously upheld sodomy bans. His dissent was so persuasive that Kennedy simply made it the law in 2003's Lawrence v. Texas. law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/02-1…
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