William Lindsey Jul 1, 2023

"Just so you know, the Supreme Court just sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people based on a fake case. Lorie Smith and ADF invented a gay couple to discriminate against and the Supreme Court said sure why not. On the last goddamn day of Pride."

~ Imani Gandy

https://www.alternet.org/lorie-smith/

'Nuclear hypocrisy': Legal experts stunned by SCOTUS’ 'weird' ruling in LGBTQ rights case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with a Christian web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex weddings – and legal experts are stunned.The justices voted 6-3 in favor of Colorado web designer Lorie Smith, who argued that the First Amendment entitled her to a religious exemption fr...

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Show threadVoggix
@wdlindsy The court either vacates this ruling that has no basis in fact it it confirms it’s own illegitimacy. Do district courts begin to bring action against SCOTUS?
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Jul 1, 2023
@voggix I think that, even though they should vacate the ruling, they certainly won't. Hubris is the middle name of the justices now controlling the court. As to your quesiton, I honestly don't know the answer. I'd definitely expect litigation, but I'm not sure it will accomplish a lot, given who has the upper hand on the Supreme bench right now.