The Supreme Court is now the policymaking vanguard of the Republican Party.
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) January 25, 2022
I explain here: https://t.co/IIzxE2agKb
I have a new piece up at @ballsstrikes about one of the biggest threats posed by the Republican Supreme Court: the majority simply ignoring the unambiguous text and purpose of statutes when Congress's policy preferences are inconsistent with GOP orthodoxy https://t.co/AAncNDNYrt
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) January 24, 2022
By the way, Justice Thomas’s wife is on the advisory board of a group that filed an amicus brief supporting this anti- affirmative action case (the National Assoc. Of Scholars.)And she gave its leader a prize. https://t.co/zzB98tcPZd
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) January 25, 2022
People need to understand that the Supreme Court could use this case not just to eliminate affirmative action, but also do massive damage to the entirety of US civil rights, reinforcing racial gaps like K-12 school segregation by requiring government institutions to ignore them https://t.co/Hyh10oEg6m
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) January 24, 2022
Read @RuthMarcus And realize yet again that the right-wing waridal judges and justices are making a mockery of adherence to the law. This is banana republic stuff, and the Supreme Court now is dominated by partisan radical hacks. https://t.co/8wz0QJMeh7
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 25, 2022
Sad! 