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Frankie ✅<p>The Supreme Court Has No Army</p><p>The judiciary has some tools to enforce presidential compliance, but their effectiveness depends ultimately on the vigilance of the American people. </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/courts-force-trump-comply/682545" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/04/courts-force-trump-comply/682545</span></a> </p><p>Paywall Free: <a href="http://archive.today/9KgDs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">archive.today/9KgDs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOPCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPCult</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Elias Alvarado wrote: "How can we forget the tremendous leadership Dick put on display all those times he impotently whimpered that John Roberts should do something about the Supreme Court’s ethics issues." </p><p>I agree, Sen. Durbin was terribly weak on the issue of Supreme Court’s ethics. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBestJudgesThatMoneyCouldBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBestJudgesThatMoneyCouldBuy</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>TWICE. TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE.</p><p>People Are Twice as Likely to Die During Pregnancy in States With Abortion Bans<br><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/people-are-twice-as-likely-to-die-during-pregnancy-in-states-with-abortion-bans/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/people-a</span><span class="invisible">re-twice-as-likely-to-die-during-pregnancy-in-states-with-abortion-bans/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Steve Vladeck<p>The government has filed its brief in opposition in Wheeler—in which our cert. petition asks <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SCOTUS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> to decide whether it's constitutional to subject servicemembers to mandatory military bench trials (with no option for a panel) even for serious offenses: <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-678/356350/20250423145735850_24-678_Wheeler--Br_in_Opp.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/post/3ldxx6ltcs22h" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/post/3ldxx6ltcs22h</a><br><br><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-678/356350/20250423145735850_24-678_Wheeler--Br_in_Opp.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/2...</a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>I found a single laugh in <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> arguments for Mahmoud v. Taylor LOL on p. 150 line 22 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-297_p8k0.pdf#page=151" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-297_p8k0.pdf#page=151</span></a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>Mahmoud v. Taylor LOL on p. 150 line 22 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-297_p8k0.pdf#page=151" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-297_p8k0.pdf#page=151</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>I found 2 laughs in <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> arguments for Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA.</p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA LOL on p. 51 line 3 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-7_d1o3.pdf#page=52" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-7_d1o3.pdf#page=52</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA LOL on p. 32 line 10 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-7_d1o3.pdf#page=33" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-7_d1o3.pdf#page=33</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…A longtime force on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judiciary</span></a> Cmte, Mr. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Durbin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Durbin</span></a> became its chair in 2021, resisting calls from progressives that he make room for a younger member given his leadership role &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislative</span></a> responsibilities.</p><p>He subsequently oversaw the confirmation of 235 federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judges</span></a> during the Biden admin—including one <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> justice—surpassing by one the number of judges confirmed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> during an aggressive push in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s first term.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegislativeBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
MFennVT<p>In case you're interested, here's one the books the homophobes in Maryland are all fired up about. I can't imagine having parents so hateful that they would sue over a freaking alphabet book. <a href="https://youtu.be/sisIwl07mc4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/sisIwl07mc4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maryland</span></a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>"<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ youth who attend schools with an inclusive sex education curriculum report lower levels of depression and suicidality," explained the American Psychological Association in their amicus brief in support of the school district. Listening to the mean-spirited arguments from the right before the Supreme Court today, it's hard to shake the sense that this shame is the desired outcome."</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/04/23/too-late-to-opt-out-ultimately-cant-save-the-religious-rights-futile-book-bans/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/04/23/too-late-</span><span class="invisible">to-opt-out-ultimately-cant-save-the-religious-rights-futile-book-bans/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>Too late to opt-out: Supreme Court ultimately can't save the religious right's futile book bans</p><p>Even if SCOTUS allows LGBTQ books to get pushed out of classrooms, the right is still losing the larger culture war </p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/04/23/too-late-to-opt-out-ultimately-cant-save-the-religious-rights-futile-book-bans/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/04/23/too-late-</span><span class="invisible">to-opt-out-ultimately-cant-save-the-religious-rights-futile-book-bans/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOPCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPCult</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>“It’s not about banning a book. It’s about a parent being able to decide what they want for their own child,” John Dubbler, a 67-year-old from St. Mary’s County in the southern part of the state, told HuffPost.</p><p>Yeah, it is about banning a book. Also, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a>, will you now defend the rights of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/atheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheist</span></a> children who refuse to attend school because of exposure to Christianity? </p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-religious-lgbtq-books_n_6807f81ce4b00081c708cb04" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/supreme-cou</span><span class="invisible">rt-religious-lgbtq-books_n_6807f81ce4b00081c708cb04</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>I found 5 laughs in <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> arguments for CIR v. Zuch.</p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>CIR v. Zuch LOL on p. 16 line 24 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf#page=17" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf#page=17</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>CIR v. Zuch LOL on p. 10 line 15 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf#page=11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf#page=11</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
LOL SCOTUS<p>CIR v. Zuch LOL on p. 10 line 6 <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf#page=11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supremecourt.gov/oral_argument</span><span class="invisible">s/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_4gdj.pdf#page=11</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@T2R" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>T2R</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> </p><p>I wish it were still that simple.</p><p>Meanwhile @ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> and in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>:</p><p>👉Must listen-to for any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USresident</span></a> and anyone interested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeoPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeoPol</span></a>!👈</p><p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is now a lawless...dictatorship...without the rule of law...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> must impeach the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Administration</span></a>!"</p><p>by </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticsGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticsGirl</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawFedi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Garcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Garcia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcentrationCamps</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emergency</span></a> Announcement</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/U1kPW5MGxQQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/U1kPW5MGxQQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bohemian Peasant<p>This is how <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/dictatorships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorships</span></a> work. </p><p><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/AlbregoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbregoGarcia</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruleoflaw</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/EzraKlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EzraKlein</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000703851637" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000703851637</span></a></p>