Seems the Justices forgot the key words ‘binding’ and ‘enforceable’ when they drafted this.

Summer memories have a way of sticking with us. Read evocative stories from Lin-Manuel Miranda Dwight Gooden Suketu Mehta Adam Cohen and other New Yorkers from all walks of life. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/summe…

Breaking News: Robert Gottlieb, an illustrious editor whose deft touch shaped the work of a pantheon of famous writers, has died at age 92. nyti.ms/43Z0iLR

Polluters paid for this Court. This is part of their reward.

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Simon & Schuster has released the preorder page for Walter Isaacson's forthcoming biography of @ElonMusk. Release date: September 12 simonandschuster.com/books/Elon-Mus…

And now ProPublica has new revelations about Clarence Thomas’s financial ties to conservative billionaire Harlan Crow. The plot thickens.

Clarence Thomas has gone on luxury vacations for decades paid for by a right-wing billionaire and hasn’t reported them, ⁦ProPublica⁩ says. Will anything be done about it? propublica.org/article/claren…

Thanks, Adam Cohen , for the kind words. The blurbs keep comin'! #DisabilityPride

What do we do to rein in the damage being done by big tech? I just reviewed a new book for New York Times Books by Jamie Susskind that offers some very smart answers. nytimes.com/2022/07/22/boo…

In 1789, the Second Amendment was written.

In 1847, the bullet was invented.

Thus, the Second Amendment only applies to muskets.

The vote to confirm Kavanaugh was 50-48. He needed Collins and Manchin to be confirmed. politico.com/interactives/2…

August 2018:

“Susan Collins said Kavanaugh told her that he agreed … that Roe was ‘settled as a precedent of the court.’” washingtonpost.com/powerpost/sen-…

Right now: Barricades are up around the Supreme Court building, just minutes after reports from Politico were leaked indicating SCOTUS has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Politico seems pretty sure that its leak is true.

The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and obtained by POLITICO.

“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito writes. politico.com/news/2022/05/0…

This is Kathryn Kimball Mizelle. She is a Federalist Society judge who worked for Clarence Thomas. The American Bar Association said she is unqualified to hold office, but Republicans confirmed her anyway after Trump lost.

She just ruled the CDC can’t require masks on planes.

“Love letters” from home buyers to home sellers promote discrimination. When Oregon banned them, a conservative legal group sued and won – a major setback to Blacks, Latinos, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities who want a fair chance to buy a home.
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So, @TheNewYorker reported, instead of recusing, Clarence Thomas was the only vote to block the Jan6 committee from getting Trump's papers. Mark Meadows filed a supporting brief. And Ginni's texts to Meadows were at stake. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/… via The New Yorker

Something I learned from this Adam Cohen essay is that NYT v. Sullivan enabled journalists to report freely on the Civil Rights Movement, which puts right-wing opposition to the decision in context! Another thing I learned is Sarah Palin is still around. ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/nyt-v-s…

BREAKING: Folks.....we did it ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/bullyin…