Judge Mehta’s final words in dismissing the cases against Oath Keepers due to Trump’s J6 pardons
Robert L. Tsai
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Judge Mehta’s final words in dismissing the cases against Oath Keepers due to Trump’s J6 pardons
Brown was unique as an abolitionist because he felt not only that the original 1787 Constitution had been corrupted by the Slave Power and its judicial allies, but also that an entirely new constitution had to be written to purge the American republic
“Blanche lamented that the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict abortion are ‘taking longer than we want’ but said the Justice Department was ‘working hand in hand’ with federal health agencies and the White House ‘so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state’”
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
“Blanche lamented that the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict abortion are ‘taking longer than we want’ but said the Justice Department was ‘working hand in hand’ with federal health agencies and the White House ‘so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state’”
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
While in Kansas Brown wrote a set of military bylaws. This text represents an increase in his group’s effort to behave in rule of law like ways. It invokes the covenantal tradition (itself a source of written constitutionalism) but also the tradition of civic republicanism that prizes virtue.
The California Democratic Party has endorsed Prop40, the Billionaire's tax, after an intense floor debate, with 61% of the vote.
Reva Siegel: “Conservative legal scholars now seem to understand this truth better than progressives: The Supreme Court does not have the final word if there is sufficient popular momentum against a decision.”
The Supreme Court’s Biggest Case of the Term Shows Popular Constitutionalism in Action
The birthright citizenship case the Supreme Court just decided demonstrates how deep-rooted this practice is.
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Reva Siegel: “Conservative legal scholars now seem to understand this truth better than progressives: The Supreme Court does not have the final word if there is sufficient popular momentum against a decision.”
The Supreme Court’s Biggest Case of the Term Shows Popular Constitutionalism in Action
The birthright citizenship case the Supreme Court just decided demonstrates how deep-rooted this practice is.
slate.com
Bernie to Choitner: “there are no gods and prophets in this industry. It’s just about who has some sense of integrity and a willingness to fight.”
Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?
Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
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Bernie to Choitner: “there are no gods and prophets in this industry. It’s just about who has some sense of integrity and a willingness to fight.”
Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?
Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
newyorker.com
Glen Hansard: “And all are welcome.” R.I.P., fair troubadour.
Glen Hansard: “And all are welcome.” R.I.P., fair troubadour.
John Brown in Kansas: trying to legitimize the use of force against armed pro-slavery settlers at a place where the question was being answered “square mile by bloody square mile.” #JohnBrown #America250 #AmericasForgottenConstitutions
Must stop arguing about sports with strangers on Threads
That’s one way to scramble the racial profiling going on
That’s one way to scramble the racial profiling going on
John Hart Ely on the oft-stated claim that judges—by virtue of their training or due to existing structural conditions—are better at interpreting the Constitution than the rest of us:
John Hart Ely on the oft-stated claim that judges—by virtue of their training or due to existing structural conditions—are better at interpreting the Constitution than the rest of us:
What do I mean when I say that John Brown practiced “fringe constitutionalism”? #America250 #JohnBrown #AmericasForgottenConstitutions
Robert L. Tsai@robertltsai.bsky.social · 2mo agoDid you know that before John Brown attacked Harper’s Ferry he wrote a Declaration of Independence? Or that he led a convention that approved a provisional constitution? Please join us for a conversation about John Brown’s legacy on June 29, 7 pm EST zoom: bit.ly/49XMRRJ #America250
I'll just note that my own contribution really is about two contingencies: a brief debate in the 2nd Continental Congress in April 1775 over modifying the positions the 1st Congress had adopted in Oct. 1774; and a counterfactual speculation over what would have happened had the North ministry /1/
Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5)@gauthamrao.bsky.social · 2w agoAn incredible forum in the latest William and Mary Quarterly, spearheaded by Jane E. Calvert and @jgienapp.bsky.social. The contingency of the revolutionary moment can’t be clearer.
