As promised:

Here's my recap of this morning's lively debate at the Supreme Court about * checks notes * how much women should suffer 🙃

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supreme…

Today at the United States Supreme Court.

I took a phone call for five minutes and now suddenly we're talking about 'gender reassignment surgery' how did we get here

Gorsuch: Do you really want to rely on that case? It wasn’t exactly our finest moment

Prelogar: But it does reflect the nation’s history and traditions

What a perfect encapsulation of originalism -- 'the garbage will do'-ass theory of interpretation

penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353/t…

This is where my ears just perked up

I'm going to be listening to Supreme Court oral arguments in the latest nightmare abortion case this morning and then writing a recap of what happened and what it means for Balls and Strikes this afternoon

send me strength, everybody

Good rejoinder—I was pretty shocked by how sloppy and inaccurate this WaPo editorial was! The consistently slipshod legal dilettantism of WaPo's op-ed section may be exerting a malign influence here.

In which Brad Raffensperger shows you don’t need to help Trump illegally steal an election when your judicial partners are ready and willing to (ab-/mis)use the law to perpetuate Republican political power

'The Supreme Court can move fast when it wants to.

It took the Supreme Court 16 days to rule in United States v. Nixon, 1 day in Bush v. Gore, and 25 days earlier this year to aid Trump in the Colorado ballot case.'

Justice can't wait. Stop The Stall.

justicecantwait.org

Characteristically excellent Ian Millhiser piece. But Trump hasn't yet won on running out the clock. There's still time for SCOTUS to get the election interference trial back on track for a verdict by Election Day: justicecantwait.org

I was proud of how #Conservatorship turned out but I never would have expected such a kind review.

'It is rare that a book saturated in ambivalence and complexity is so eminently readable and insightful...he narrates with unfailing empathy.'

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YAY Kirkus Reviews just called The Originalism Trap 'compelling,' 'cogent,' & 'an urgent argument against the seemingly prevailing interpretation of the Constitution today, with no room for anyone but well-to-do white Americans'

That's what I aimed for 🎯
kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/m…

I love this phrasing. 'Depressingly delightful' is becoming my specialty, I think 😊

Unexplained absences from work are somehow among Clarence Thomas's least offensive displays of contempt for the very basic concept of transparency buff.ly/43ZTkra

The Supreme Court's Bruen decision is forcing federal judges to rely on openly racist centuries-old laws in order to uphold modern gun laws buff.ly/3Un4gMg

So good… 'The Supreme Court has increasingly become the most powerful policy-making body in the country while remaining the least legally, politically, and socially accountable.' ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-account…

A federal public defender complained about being sexually harassed at work. Her supervisor told her that her relationship with the colleague harassing her was 'like a marriage,' and that she'd have to 'meet in the middle' buff.ly/3UjfKRd

YAY Kirkus Reviews just called The Originalism Trap 'compelling,' 'cogent,' & 'an urgent argument against the seemingly prevailing interpretation of the Constitution today, with no room for anyone but well-to-do white Americans'

That's what I aimed for 🎯
kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/m…

I wrote about how Clarence Thomas didn't show up to work yesterday because of reasons

ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-account…