So this sets precedent for calling every Democrat's win in November a rigged and illegitimate election, followed by arresting each and every Democrat who was elected, along with the accompanying spouse. It's not just about the oil. #trump #Venezuela #precedents #riggedelection
2/ #Clarence Thomas argued #SupremeCourt #precedents R not “the gospel” & should be critically reexamined, signaling openness to overturning major longstanding rulings including those on #presidentialpowers, #redistricting, even sex marriage rights while warning against blindly following past decisions w/out regard to legal tradition, sound reasoning. Stare decisis, doctrine of precedent, according to which rules formulated by judges in earlier decisions are 2b similarly applied in later cases
@rms i feel safer with more surveillance and total control in some ways since then they can see how much gets done - everything is documented - total recall but it also liberates me to expand my own counter surveillance as well - how it may end up working for open source ai #precedents #cede control to gain control #every grain of sand

“If a future president #incites a #violent mob to storm the Capitol & stop the #peaceful transfer of #power — like we saw on #Jan6, 2021 — there may be no #legal consequences.

“And that’s only the beginning.

“On top of #dangerous & #extreme decisions that overturn settled legal #precedents — including #RoeVWade — the court is mired in a crisis of #ethics.

#SCOTUS #law

Among the consequential decisions in #SCOTUS’ hands is a pair of cases involving fishermen. On the surface, the nearly identical cases are disputes about fishing #regulations. But they have potential to completely rejigger how #FederalAgencies mediate everything from #food & #agriculture to #taxes & #AirPollution—bc they question 1 of the #legal field’s most-cited #precedents… the “#ChevronDeference

#law
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/fish-toads-and-john-eastman-inside-the-conservative-project-to-undo-federal-environmental-laws/

Fish, toads, and John Eastman: Inside the conservative project to undo federal environmental laws

And how SCOTUS could help it come to fruition.

Mother Jones

#ClarenceThomas’s concurring opinion begins on page 117. On page 119 Thomas specifically states “in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court's substantive due process #precedents, including #Griswold, Lawrence, & Obergefell.”

#SCOTUS #Congress #law #privacy #FamilyPlanning #BirthControl #BirthControlRights #ReproductiveRights #BodilyAutonomy #WomensHealth #health #MaleSupremacy #access #VoteBlue
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

Same-sex marriages: A grave error in the law

In not finding room for same-sex marriages in the Special Marriage Act, the Supreme Court misinterpreted the Constitution and failed to look at its own precedents.

The Hindu
Trump’s Claim of ‘Absolute Immunity’ Collides With Supreme Court Precedents

The former president says he has “absolute immunity.” But an array of Supreme Court decisions tells a different story.

The New York Times
It funded #legal scholars to devise theories to challenge #liberal #precedents, helped to #elect state #attorneys general willing to apply those theories & launched lavish campaigns for #conservative judicial nominees who would cite those theories in their rulings from the bench.

…the #CitizensUnited ruling… upended nearly 100 years of #CampaignSpending #restrictions.

The #conservative #legal movement seized the moment w/greater success than any other group, & the consequences have shaped American #jurisprudence & #politics in dramatic ways.

From those early discussions among #Leo, #Thomas & #Crow would spring a billion-dollar force that has helped remake the #judiciary & #overturn longstanding legal #precedents on #abortion, #AffirmativeAction & many other issues.