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21 Jun, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Another strikingly non-ideological ruling in Goldman Sachs with Barrett writing and joined in full by Roberts, Breyer, Kagan and Kavanaugh. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… The Court does not seem as "out of whack" as President Biden and critics have suggested. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/20/e-p…
Yet another unanimous decision in NCAA v. Alston. This one written by Gorsuch.
...Court rules the NCAA cannot restrict benefits related to education, such as laptops or paid internships etc. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… The litany of unanimous rulings are terribly inconvenient for those arguing that the Court is hopelessly ideological and divided.
...We now have United States v. Arthrex with Roberts writing. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… This one is deeply fractured with a slew of partial dissents and concurrences. However, the dissent by Thomas is joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan.
...Does this mean that the court packing scheme must now be increased to seven new reliable liberal justices to replace these fellow travelers with Thomas? That is the problem with court packing. It is never packed enough. jonathanturley.org/2020/09/25/des…

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These academics signed with a group, Demand Justice, that has been running the insulting billboard signs calling on Breyer to resign. theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/1… I do not recall any calling for Ginsburg to resign despite being 5 years older and suffering from serious health issues...
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The Inspector General has conducted an investigation over the last year and states unequivocally that there is no evidence to support the allegation that Barr or others ordered the clearing for the photo op. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/09/deb…
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Just in. The Inspector General has concluded its review of the Lafayette Park protests and found that there is no evidence supporting the claim that Bill Barr ordered the clearing to allow for Trump's controversial photo op. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/03/bow…
From the report: "The evidence we obtained did not support a finding that the USPP cleared the park to allow the President to survey the damage and walk to St. John’s Church..."
..."Instead, the evidence we reviewed showed that the USPP cleared the park to allow the contractor to safely install the antiscale fencing in response to destruction of property and injury to officers occurring on May 30 and 31."
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We have yet another unanimous decision. This is in Sanchez v. Mayorkas supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf… The Court controls the release of these decisions and it seems to be sending a united and unpacked message to critics. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/01/unp…
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...As Democrats continue to insist the Court is, to use President Biden's words, "out of whack," it continues to issue unanimous and nonpartisan decisions. jonathanturley.org/2021/06/03/the…
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The University of California will be ending the use of the SAT and ACT in its admissions decisions. It is hoped the change will increase diversity, particularly after voters refused to lift a ban on affirmative action in education... jonathanturley.org/2021/05/31/wil…
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...Moreover, instead of addressing the failure to educate kids in these communities, the push is to get rid of the testing itself. The deficiencies will remain — but the ability to expose them will be gone. ...
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For those interested in my testimony, here it is. I noted that "the debate has turned into a debate over the colloquial versus technical uses of the term 'tear gas,' which may not be determinative to our analysis... jonathanturley.org/2020/06/29/tur…
...The government refers to “pepper spray” as a “riot control agent.” One photo purportedly shows a clearly labeled “Skat Shell OC.”22 Oleoresin Capsicum refers to an irritant derived from pepper plants but it has the same effect of what people associate with tear gas...
...Congress should be able to confirm if the Park Police has misrepresented the devices used in the operation. However, the agencies have continued to maintain, including in communications with Congress, that no tear gas was used in the operation...
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