“Time & again, this Court has said that federal courts should not interfere with state-court litigation,” #Sotomayor wrote. “Time & again, this Court has said that federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an election. Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, & except for this one.”

#law #SCOTUS #democracy #VRA #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #authoritarianism

In her dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justices #KetanjiBrownJackson & Elena #Kagan, Justice Sonia #Sotomayor blasted the court’s conservative majority for using one set of rules to uphold #redistricting maps that benefit #white voters & #Republicans in states like #Texas while using a completely different set of rules to strike down maps that benefit racial “minorities” & #Democrats in places like #NewYork.

#law #SCOTUS #democracy #VRA #ElectionLaw #gerrymandering #authoritarianism

Justice #ClarenceThomas, writing for the 5 conservative justices, said the federal #law that generally shields the #PostalService from lawsuits over missing, lost & undelivered #mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”

In dissent, Justice Sonia #Sotomayor wrote that while the protection against lawsuits is broad, it does not extend to situations when the decision not to deliver mail “was driven by #malicious reasons.” Justice Neil #Gorsuch joined his 3 liberal colleagues in dissent.

@jik @nek @chrisgeidner At least one Federal judge has already resigned, believing that, yes, he can do more good by speaking freely outside the system than by continuing to function within it — using his history as a judge to lend credibility to his words. Those words would not have the same impact coming from someone who had never been a judge:

https://www.notus.org/courts/ronald-reagan-appointed-federal-judge-resign-quit-trump

If #Sotomayor were to resign in protest, it would take that impact to a new level entirely. If she stays, it will mean she believes the structure of government hasn't really been destroyed yet, despite her hyperbole — maybe endangered, but not actually destroyed. You must think the same, if you think it actually matters whether the fascist majority on the Supreme Court is six or seven.

I'm undecided as to which approach is correct — Judge Wolf's resignation, or Justice #Sotomayor's perseverance.