At the Federalist Society convention, Josh Hammer praises Trump Judge Kyle Duncan—sitting to his right—for an opinion that intentionally misgendered a trans litigant.
Duncan quips: “You and three out of five of my children are the only people in America who liked that opinion.”
Duncan quips: “You and three out of five of my children are the only people in America who liked that opinion.”
In his opinion, Duncan declared that using trans litigants’ preferred pronouns would convey “tacit approval of the litigant’s underlying legal position,” reflect “bias” toward trans people, and “enlist” the judiciary in a “quixotic undertaking.” slate.com/news-and-polit…
Now the Federalist Society has given Duncan an opportunity to lap up public praise of his anti-trans opinion, exactly the kind of thing you'd expect a nonpartisan debate club to do. Jokes about cruelty toward trans people are definitely very funny and apolitical.
While I'm here: Sam Alito and Neil Gorsuch attended last night's Federalist Society dinner.🙃
Notably, Amy Coney Barrett will not deliver a speech this year. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh did after they were confirmed. politico.com/playbook
Notably, Amy Coney Barrett will not deliver a speech this year. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh did after they were confirmed. politico.com/playbook
In his keynote address at the Federalist Society dinner, Tom Cotton mocked Neil Gorsuch for affirming that portions of Oklahoma remain Indian reservations under certain federal laws.
https://twitter.com/RuthMarcus/status/1459223781218693122
Cotton also mocked John Roberts for occasionally siding with the liberal justices, joking that the chief justice was busy with ACS, the liberal counterpart to the Federalist Society.
https://twitter.com/RuthMarcus/status/1459224352029880320
(The American Constitution Society isn't *really* the liberal counterpart to the Federalist Society—it doesn't have nearly as much money or power. But you get the idea.)
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