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May 11 9 tweets 3 min read
in general I don't respond to trolls.

but the idea that "well of course the court won't overturn griswold (the right to contraception) because some justices said it was settled in their confirmation hearings" is absurd on its face.
(i won't link to it bc i don't do free p.r.)
and the idea that NOBODY will ask the court to overturn griswold is belied by (1) the LA bill that would criminalize some forms of contraception; (2) this OK bill that would do the same; ...

tulsaworld.com/news/local/okl…
(3) the fact that conservatives elide the difference between abortion and contraception by insisting that some common methods of contraception (IUDs & emergency contraception) are abortifacients;
(4) this MO bill (which criminalizes some contraception on that very ground) missouriindependent.com/2021/06/23/con…
(5) a statement by the MS governor saying he won't rule out criminalizing contraception and overruling Griswold.

people.com/health/mississ…
I could go on, but there's a limit to the amount of time I'm willing to spend refuting non-arguments by trolls. So /end.
jk; one last thing. if you're wondering whose SCOTUS predictions you should take more seriously, may i recommend a compare/contrast:

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May 8
WaPo reporting that "a person close to the court's conservative members" says there's still a 5-member majority to overrule Roe -->

interesting as people speculate where the other leak(s) came from! (the WSJ leak was also probably a conservative.)

washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
are the conservatives up in arms about the politico leak going to be up in arms about this too?

ted cruz, ron desantis, you up?
"three conservatives close to the court" feel emboldened enough to be identified (in those terms) in this WaPo piece saying the majority to overturn Roe is in tact. they don't care if the public, the chief justice, & everyone knows it's their side leaking

Read 4 tweets
May 4
yes, this. when I said A3P (chamberlains org) putting me on their list of “possible Biden judicial nominees” was generating threats that prompted me to take my work email + phone off the school website, they were … unmoved & an A3P person seemingly proudly RT-ed what I had said.
(at some point you can and shoukd judge people based on who their fellow travelers are, and A3P is, well, … yikes).
It’s fine now! I spent over a year with my info unlisted and took myself off all school directories (making my email show up really weird). it died down enough where I put it back up.
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Apr 28
1st - but not last -- SCOTUS op: Chief Justice (6-3) writes Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller that emotional distress damages are not available in suits under the Rehabilitation Act or Affordable Care Act

supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf…
Because the opinion is from the Chief, the other opinions will also be from the Chief (who is the most senior).
***** NOTE: this is important: Cummings was argued in the December sitting. So was Dobbs (the MS abortion case).

There are only 9 cases argued in December --> that SEEMS TO IMPLY that the Chief Justice was NOT assigned the opinion in Dobbs ....
Read 6 tweets
Apr 27
Today the Senate has hearings for some of the MOST AMAZING nominees this admin has put forward.

Read this paper from @NAACP_LDF about future Judge Natasha Merle's superb credentials. #ConfirmNatashaMerle naacpldf.org/press-release/…
The Senate will also be hearing from future Judge Nusrat Choudhury (nominated to EDNY) AND future Judge Nancy G. Abudu (nominated to the 11th Circuit)!
I was proud to sign a letter supporting Judge Choudhury's confirmation (I can't seem to find it on the Interwebs), but here is @SenSchumer's nomination announcement:
Read 4 tweets
Apr 26
The 4th Circuit reinstated many (most) parts of the ex-public defender's sexual harassment lawsuit against judiciary officials.

A huge win by @JeannieSGersen, who argued the case; @happygolawky who filed an amicus brief; & Olivia Warren who led the way

drive.google.com/file/d/1rkC3Cr…
Olivia Warren testified over two years ago about how inadequate the judiciary's procedures are for addressing workplace misconduct.

Today, the 4th Circuit panel agreed -- that, as applied, the policy was unconstitutional (a sign that ... it's not great!)

congress.gov/116/meeting/ho…
And last month, the former public defender, Caryn Devins Strickland, testified to Congress about how inadequate the judiciary's response was when she reported sexual harassment.

docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU…
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Apr 19
this @mjschwartzman @NelsonTebbe @michlawreview review of @jamalgreene's "How Rights Went Wrong" is wonderful -- as is the book!!

michiganlawreview.org/journal/the-po…
also be sure to check out @kateashaw1 reviewing Jesse Wegman on the Electoral College: michiganlawreview.org/journal/a-myst…
@klevine02 reviewing @ayagruber on the feminist war on crime: michiganlawreview.org/journal/the-pr…
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