A predecessor to Donald Trump, he remains the ultimate icon of the sidelining of #democracy by #media #power. His rule would in fact harden the bind between #state power and #murky #business interests. Yet the new #right that he led managed to cohere a sizable minority behind its project, routinely winning power as the Left’s own base fragmented.
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/silvio-berlusconi-obituary-italy-far-right-politics
#FarRight #RealEstate #Mafia #Deregulation #BusinessAsUsual #corruptconservativescotus #Corruption #unemployment #PublishingIsntACrime
Silvio Berlusconi Was the Iconic Political Figure of Our Times
Silvio Berlusconi, who died today at age 86, centered Italian politics on his TV empire and brought the far right to power. A predecessor to Donald Trump, he remains the ultimate icon of the sidelining of democracy by media power.
Why Gorsuch’s Opinion in ‘303 Creative’ Is So Dangerous
The Court could have framed the decision more narrowly. It didn’t.
https://overcast.fm/+5wvnQfFKI
the #court does not expect us to agree with the #principles that are espoused in these #decisions, but they expect us to agree that these are principled decisions. And on the #shadowdocket, when most of these #rulings have no #explanation whatsoever, that really, really complicates the story, especially when, as we've seen over the last five or six years, the #pattern looks far more #nefarious.
#ShelbyCounty #VotingRightsAct
#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #corruptconservativescotus
#CorruptEqualsConservative
The Stealth Supreme Court Rulings No One Is Talking About — Lever Time with David Sirota
On this week’s episode of Lever Time, David Sirota is joined by law professor Stephen Vladeck, author of the new book, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. The Supreme Court has received a lot of attention in the last several years for its extreme rulings on matters such as abortion rights, environmental regulations, and affirmative action. But there’s another very important court procedure that doesn’t receive nearly as much attention: the aptly named “shadow docket.”These are the cases that occur outside of the court’s regular docket and usually involve urgent matters, such as requests for emergency stays, injunctions, and other types of temporary relief. These cases are often decided through brief orders, meaning without oral arguments, full written opinions, or even disclosing how the justices voted. But in recent years, the court has increasingly used the shadow docket to effectively leapfrog over the appeals court system on major…
Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education | ACLU
Striking down affirmative action would be a blow to efforts to help address our country’s long history of discrimination and systemic inequality in higher education.
https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
“If you were good friends, what were you doing ruling on his case?” said Charles Geyh, an Indiana University law professor and leading expert on recusals. “And if you weren’t good friends, what were you doing accepting this?” referring to the flight on the private jet.
#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #corruptconservativescotus
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.
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