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Trump looked ‘very demolished’ by verdict, says court sketch artist who captured the moment
Trump looked 'very demolished' by verdict, says court sketch artist who captured the momenthttps://www.businessinsider.com/court-sketch-artist-trump-looked-demolished-by-trial-verdict-2024-5BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The art of the TV debate
Days before this general election’s first television debate, host Aggie Chambre looks back at the history of debates in this country and asks how politicians go about winning them. …Aggie Chambre (POLITICO)
A group of ordinary citizens plucked from the masses sat in judgment over one who had been and could yet again become the most powerful person on the planet and returned a conviction.
A momentous victory for the rule of law and the idea that all citizens are equal before the law.
#uspol #politics #uspolitics #law #trump
BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
Donald J. Trump GUILTY ON ALL 34 FELONY COUNTS!!!!
Trump is a CONVICTED FELON!
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Keir Starmer appears to think this is a get out of jail free card, on accusations of backtracking on previous promises:
'with the damage that’s been done to the economy, particularly by Liz Truss, it is not possible to do that'!
While he may well be right that things have been made so much worse in the last three years that earlier promises have been undermined.... for many, its a series of shifts that have suggested he wasn't serious in the first place.
pragmatic or hypocritical?
"There is a mini cottage industry of punditry that is forever on the lookout for the merest hint of disrespect toward #conservative voters, particularly #rural & working-class #white ones. But the fact that the #GOP nominee for president approvingly posted a video that declares a large ideological subgroup of #Americans “done” & “gone” if he is elected... appears to have garnered almost no headlines."
https://newrepublic.com/article/181973/trump-media-attacks-media-dangerous-turn
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Trump’s Ugly, Hateful Attacks on Media Suddenly Take a Dangerous Turn
His posting of a video of a man cursing at Joe Scarborough sends a broader message: If elected, he’ll use state power to come after countless other Americans.The New Republic
Minnesota bans gay and trans panic defense after vote divided strictly along party lines
Don't tell me both parties are the same, I'm too busy living in reality where voting has consequences
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/minnesota-bans-gay-and-trans-panic
Minnesota Bans Gay And Trans Panic Defense
Governor Tim Walz signed a ban on the gay and trans panic defense into law on Friday. The state becomes the 19th to do so.Erin Reed (Erin In The Morning)
Scenes From a #MAGA Meltdown: Inside the “America First” Movement’s War Over Democracy
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Across the country, the #Republican Party’s rank-and-file have turned on the #GOP establishment.
In #Michigan, this schism broke the party — and maybe #democracy itself.
#News #Elections #Voting #Midwest #Politics #Government
Inside the Michigan GOP’s MAGA Meltdown
Across the country, the Republican Party’s rank-and-file have turned on the GOP establishment. In Michigan, this schism broke the party — and maybe democracy itself.ProPublica
Trump, seen here globbing on to a NASCAR crowd to pretend they were there for him, waves to any moving red object he sees in his bizarro, increasingly desperate campaign.
Trump, seen here globbing on to a NASCAR crowd to pretend they were there for him, waves to any moving red object he sees in his bizarro, increasingly desperate campaign. Posted by FrenchPressYesBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
“If the facts as you just stated are true, then apparently some people are above the law.”
Last week: The Texas Observer and Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting have found that armed vigilantes have forged relationships with local and federal law enforcement—ties that appear to elevate risks of violence in already volatile #border regions. https://www.texasobserver.org/border-vigilantes-law-enforcement-texas-arizona/
#politics #news #USpol #Mexico #Arizona #Texas #SouthTexas #immigration #police
Border Vigilantes Are Blurring the Lines of Law Enforcement
Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.Avery Schmitz (The Texas Observer)
Sotomayor recalls closing her door and crying in despair over SCOTUS rulings - EUROPE SAYS
Sotomayor recalls closing her door and crying in despair over SCOTUS rulings https://nypost.com/2024/05/26/us-news/sonia-sotomayor-recalls-closing-her-door-and-crying-in-despair-over-scotus-rulings/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign…EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
For the Women Who Accused the #Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment
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Trump is well known for publicly bullying his #political rivals, but the former president’s campaign has also used similar tactics to launch private, relentless attacks against some of its own workers.
#News #Politics #Law #DonaldTrump #Election #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-campaign-harassment-bullying-lawsuits
Trump Campaign Bullied Workers Who Said They Were Harassed
Trump is well known for publicly bullying his political rivals, but the former president’s campaign has also used similar tactics to launch private, relentless attacks against some of its own workers.ProPublica
The Trump Org sought to hire 170 foreign workers in 2023.
All told, Donald Trump's businesses have looked to bring on at least 1,670 temporary foreign workers over the past 16 years.
me, for @Forbes
#labor #politics #immigration
Trump Organization Ups Its Reliance On Foreign Workers
Mar-a-Lago, two Trump golf clubs and a winery petitioned the Department of Homeland Security to bring on temporary foreign workersZach Everson (Forbes)
#politics #DonaldTrump #SocialMedia #TruthSocial #EnronNumbers
'Trump Media and Technology Group, the company affiliated with former U.S. president Donald Trump that operates Truth Social, reported $770,500 in revenue for the first quarter of 2024 and a net loss of $327.6 million.'
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/trump-truth-social-media-q1-2024-revenue-net-loss-1236010937/
Trump Media: Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million
Trump Media and Technology Group reported $770,500 in revenue for the first quarter of 2024 and a net loss of $327.6 million.Todd Spangler (Variety)
Today's top story: “Active Clubs can best be understood as modern-day skinheads, as they often engage in the same networks, activities, and ideologies.”
Working with @Bellingcat, Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti exposed this North #Texas organization and its leader, who tried but failed to hide his identity. https://www.texasobserver.org/rhett-murry-loftis-white-nationalist-active-club?utm_campaign=mastodon
#extremism #WhiteSupremacy #news #politics #racism #WhiteSupremacy #fascism #NorthTexas #USpol #antisemitism
Rhett Murry Loftis: Parker County “Active Club” Leader Exposed
Rhett Murry Loftis, the Texas Active Club leader, blurred his face but forgot to scrub his socials. From Steven Monacelli.Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
“The Board and the Governor have put their politics over justice and made a mockery of our legal system.”
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Garrett Foster, a protester at a Black Lives Matter march in 2020. Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti explains all the context the governor ignored: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-pardon-daniel-perry-garrett-foster/
#news #politics #USpol #GregAbbott #BlackLivesMatter #protest #GunViolence #Texas
Abbott Pardons Killing by Racist Who Explicitly Texted Apparent Minor
The governor’s pardon proclamation did not address Daniel Perry's racist comments, stated desire to kill protesters, or inappropriate messages to a self-identified 16-year-old.Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
Top Story: A network of highly paid lobbyists, PACs and consultants is transforming #Texas school boards into politicized battlefields, reports Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti in the second part of our series on the Republican transformation of #education ... https://www.texasobserver.org/school-boards-partisan-consultants-pacs?utm_campaign=mastodon
#politics #USpol #news #democracy #elections #corruption #Republicans #schools #PublicSchools
Partisan Consultants Are Politicizing Our School Boards
A network of PACs, and political consultants and lobbyists has quietly infiltrated school board elections. From Steven Monacelli.Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
Featured: The Remnant Alliance has united several powerful conservative Christian groups under the banner of Christian Nationalism, and they're going to have an even bigger impact on public #education than ever. From Correspondent @stevanzetti ... https://www.texasobserver.org/christian-schoolboards-education-k12/
#news #politics #USpol #Texas #Christianity #religion #extremism
The 'Remnant Alliance' Is Coming for a School Board Near You
A new coalition of Christian nationalist groups is mobilizing congregations to take over Texas school boards.Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
I'll post more if Alito's dissent has anything interesting I notice, but I think 95% of the action is in the concurrences.
If you made it to the end--glad to have waded into some case law with you! 🙂
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And then pretty compellingly, Justice Jackson explains why this restraint is warranted not only generally, but in this case specifically:
The parties seeking to challenge the independent funding structure are the exact entities the Legislature likely intended to insulate against.
She ends by noting the role of the Court isn't policy, it's law, and oversight of policy is the sphere of the People, not the Courts.
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For context, Byrd was a case in which individual legislators were held not to have standing to challenge the Line Item Veto Act.
Richardson was a standing case where an individual was trying to sue for information relating to the CIA.
I think even more context surrounding the quote in Richardson is worth reading too, coming from Justice Powell's concurrence:
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McCulloch v. Maryland was an early case from 1819 in which the State of Maryland had put a tax on a bank chartered by the federal government. The litigation stemmed from a refusal to pay the tax, and the Court of Appeals held the bank to be unconstitutional, necessitating Supreme Court review.
Ends up being the seminal "necessary & proper" case.
And the part to which she cites... is exactly that:
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Jackson: Separation. Of. Powers.
She cites to this part of Byrd, citing Richardson.
The context around the quoted part is, I think, extremely important. (Image 2).
It not only notes that the court's role is *not* general supervision, but that the "irreplaceable value of [judicial review]" is its protection of individual liberties.
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But wait! Where's Justice Jackson?
Notably, she writes separately in concurrence.
What point does she feel it's important to make?
When the Constitution provides a power to another branch without limitation, the Courts shouldn't presume their right to craft a limit.
McCulloch v. Maryland... another oldie but a goodie.
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Kagan then notes that there are many appropriations made which are not on an annual basis and not required to return to the Legislature for additional funding:
Customs Service, Post Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Definitely an office I knew existed 😉), and the Federal Reserve Board.
And that's about it for Kagan and her interesting squad of justices.
What do these tea leaves mean?! (Who knows)
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Kagan then details the 200 years of unbroken tradition with broad Congressional discretion over form of Appropriation.
"The founding-era practice that the Court relates (Image 1) became the 19th-century practice (Image 2), which became the 20th-century practice (Image 3), which became today’s. (Image 4)"
[parenthetical added by me]
And throwing in Scalia for good measure. Everyone loves a good Scalia cite.
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We surface back to Kagan's concurrence, where she chain cites to Federalist 37 in support of the same principle.
I don't have the same version, but I presume this is where she's pointing.
James Madison explaining that even the most well-planned laws must draw their interpretation from the reality they address.
That it is necessary because we cannot imagine all possibilities. We don't even have the words we will need.
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So if the Executive has been allowed to do something for a long time, and its done it for a long time, and the Legislature let it do it for a long time, and the Judiciary approved its doing it for a long time, then there is a constitutional inertia that exists.
The Court *can* intervene, but only if it can overcome the inertia.
The big interest: What about a 40-year practice of agency deference?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/supreme-court-likely-to-discard-chevron/
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Supreme Court likely to discard Chevron
It has been nearly 40 years since the Supreme Court indicated in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council that courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute.amy-howe (SCOTUSblog)
The Pocket Veto Case was a case in which President Coolidge allowed a bill passed by Congress to expire without signing it after Congress' adjournment.
The question was whether the bill was law considering the Presentment Clause in Article I. (Image 1)
The Clause reads like an LSAT logic game, but the Court held the bill did not become law.
The important part for Kagan's opinion is the quote's context: (Image 2).
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I cut off the nested citation in the original image with Chiafalo in it, but the quote goes one level deeper to The Pocket Veto Case from 1929.
We must go deeper! **Submarine noises**
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Let's dive into some citations Kagan used and see what the underlying stuff says.
For fun---because I definitely see a Federalist citation in there and the beauty of the writing is irresistible.
Chiafalo v. Washington, you may actually recall, was a Supreme Court case involving "Faithless Electors" in the 2016 election. (Image: Summary of Facts)
The Court permitted States to penalize the faithless electors.
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So all the action in #CFPB opinion is in the concurrences.
Justice Kagan writes separately in concurrence, joined by Sotomayor, **Kavanaugh**, and **Barrett**.
For which purpose do these four find common ground?
To grant interpretive weight to traditionalism and evolving practice over time.
With big, big administrative cases coming up on their docket, perhaps a significant signal?
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