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Notre Dame Law School’s @DerektMuller conducted a comprehensive survey of the ideological leanings of the biggest law firms’ pro bono work at the Supreme Court as a way of gaining insight into the firms’ own ideological leanings.

The findings published expose just how deep the left-wing bias really is inside prestigious law firms.

journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/ideologic… Muller looked at pro bono amicus briefs submitted in Supreme Court merits docket cases.

Over the four years between October 2018 and June 2022, Muller counted 851 amicus briefs (of the 3,280 filed in total) that were likely submitted pro bono by firms among the top 100 measured by gross revenue (the “Am Law 100”).

Chief Justice John Roberts will soon appoint a new director of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts—the chief administrative officer of the federal courts (AO).

Recently the AO has inappropriately engaged in the Left's DEI practices so it’s imperative the next person chosen for the role refocuses on doing the actual job.

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The AO came under fire last year when it was reported by @DailyCaller that it launched several DEI-focused initiatives in recent years, including launching its “Model Intern Diversity Program” in 2018 and even hiring a DEI officer in 2020.

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Democrats want to destroy the Supreme Court:

“I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”

Senator @LindseyGrahamSC on how the Democrats’ unhinged rhetoric attacking the Supreme Court helped lead to an assassination attempt against Justice Kavanaugh:

Today's unanimous ruling in Groff v. DeJoy further extends the Court's string of religious liberty victories. 🧵/1 For decades, the Court’s decision in Trans World Airlines v. Hardison contained language that set an unfortunate standard for review of Title VII employment discrimination claims based on religion. Lower courts would overwhelmingly side with employers whenever a religious… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Senator Graham is already making the connection between today’s hearing and intimidation of the justices.

He reminds that Sen. Schumer promised the justices would “reap the whirlwind,” and here we are.

/1 Flashback:

“I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.” - Senator Chuck Schumer

. @GovRonDeSantis just signed a law permitting the death penalty for individuals convicted of raping children under the of age 12 — which would likely be challenged before the Supreme Court.

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redstate.com/streiff/2023/0… I was clerking for Justice Thomas at the Court when the underlying case (Kennedy vs. Louisiana) was decided in 2008.

Cloture was just withdrawn on Natasha Merle, Biden's nominee to the Southern District of New York because...

Senate Dems apparently had more important things to do today than show up and vote.

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1549832687606710273

It appears that Senator Whitehouse—rather than help ensure the confirmation of another judicial nominee—had a *very important person* to greet in Rhode Island today.

https://twitter.com/senwhitehouse/status/1549811746810068993?s=12&t=RPBGaxJIfbt6YnyLmvlJqQ

It is shocking that President Biden would refer to the Supreme Court as "destabilizing" on a world stage because he disagreed with an opinion it issued. /1 Biden's comments—which themselves are the sort thing that *actually* undermine the rule of law—were taken straight from the playbook of the liberal dark money groups who spent over $1 billion to help elect him. /2

Today's ruling n West Virginia v. EPA is a big victory for the rule of law, for sound textualism, and for the structural Constitution.

The case has implications for not just the separation of powers in the federal government, but for federalism too. /1 The Court appropriately rejected the EPA's sweeping claim of regulatory authority under the Clean Air Act—essentially to do whatever it wanted to reduce or eliminate carbon from any part of the American economy through emission reduction mandates. /2

Yet another victory for religious liberty at the Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin today. /1 In concluding that a state violates the Free Exercise Clause by prohibiting students participating in an otherwise generally available student-aid program from choosing to use their aid for religious schools, the Court continues its defense of religious liberty.​ /2

I am glad to see reports that the Chief Justice is getting more serious about identifying the Dobbs leaker.

For the sake of his own legacy, he can't let this go. /1

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1531576578622242816

The leak represents an unprecedented effort to undermine the Court and its integrity.

It's absolutely critical that the responsible party is found and disciplined to the fullest extent possible. /2

There are still a number of unanswered questions about the "Ruth Sent Us" group organizing protests at the homes of the "six extremist justices" in response to the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs. /1 The website notes that “stipends [are] available” for protestors. Who exactly is paying for these stipends?

More pointedly, who is funding the threat against Supreme Court justices? /2

The left-wing dark money group despicably organizing protestors at the justices' homes is called "Ruth Sent Us."

It makes one wonder how the late Justice Ginsburg would feel about her name being invoked on behalf of this brutish cause. /1

dailywire.com/news/leftist-g… Over the years, many outlets have reported on Justice Ginsburg's warm relationships with all of her colleagues, including conservative justices (most famously, of course, with Justice Scalia). Here is one such example from ABC News after her death. /2

abcnews.go.com/Politics/ginsb…

The reported draft opinion is thoughtful, scholarly, and thorough. It does the work that the majority in Roe and Casey refused to do, looking to the Constitution itself to determine whether it includes a right to an abortion. The opinion concludes it does not. /1 Justice Alito's opinion does not mince words about Roe and its progeny. He describes Roe as "an abuse of judicial authority" and as being "on a collision course with the Constitution from the day it was decided." /2

When asked about her judicial philosophy, #KBJ talks about all the right things—neutrality, judges staying in their lane, rejecting a living Constitution, looking at original public meaning. But talk is cheap and her record shows otherwise. /1 foxnews.com/opinion/suprem… Jackson is trying to sound like an originalist/textualist because that’s what Americans want from their judges.

They don't want judges who are going to be politicians in robes rubber-stamping radical left-wing policies. /2

With the intended nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden has made it clear that his top priority is paying back the left-wing dark money network that spent over one billion dollars to help elect him and Senate Democrats. /1 Recently, the Arabella Advisors network has been increasingly vocal about the fact that Jackson was their preferred nominee—the one they are sure will rubber stamp their left-wing political agendas from the bench.

Today, Joe Biden is delivering exactly who they demanded. /2

An amicus brief of liberal legal historians submitted in Dobbs is shoddy revisionist history. Its omissions and contortions deny the obvious: that Roe was illegitimate, polarized the country, and harmed the judiciary. /1 supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/1… Sure, there were contentious judicial nominations before Roe. But the brief’s conclusion, “Roe Did Not Poison the Process of Judicial Nominations,” is laughable. Just ask Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh. /2

The legendary Judge Henry Friendly nearly had the opportunity to write an opinion in an abortion case that came before him in 1970, three years before Roe. The case was mooted by the NY State Legislature but Judge Friendly's draft opinion was prescient. /1
nationalreview.com/2021/11/some-f… The contents of Judge Friendly's draft opinion were published 35 years later by his former law clerk, Judge Raymond Randolph of the D.C. Circuit. (Interestingly, Randolph clerked for Friendly ten years before Chief Justice John Roberts did). /2

The Supreme Court this week will hear arguments in the most consequential abortion case since Roe v. Wade. The case, Dobbs, presents the court with the opportunity to overturn Roe and correct one of greatest acts of judicial arrogance in history. /1

foxnews.com/opinion/suprem… The conventional wisdom is that overturning Roe will cause massive societal upheaval and indelibly damage the Court’s legitimacy. In fact, the reality is just the opposite. /2

Today in Brnovich v. DNC, Justice Alito wrote for a 6-3 Court that Arizona’s out-of-precinct policy and ban on ballot harvesting are consistent with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. /1 Section 2’s purpose of eliminating racial discrimination is extremely important, but the Arizona measures are not discriminatory. Both provisions help make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. /2

Today's ruling in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta is a huge victory for anonymous speech and donor privacy, which have played an essential role in our nation’s history from its inception. /1 The decision reaffirms the Court's landmark decision in NAACP v. Alabama (1958), which held that the “freedom to engage in association for the advancement of beliefs and ideas is an inseparable aspect of . . . freedom of speech." /2