🇺🇸 Discussion: The Supreme Court II

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

This shouldn't be allowed.

 

[blueharvest]

Clarence Thomas faces recusal call from Democrats after wife's comment

ProPublica reported that Ginni Thomas recently praised a religious conservative legal group's push to block Supreme Court reform.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

This shouldn't be allowed.

Would be nice if there could be some kind of ethics code or something for Supreme Court Justices at some point.

 

[squeekness]

Clarence Thomas faces recusal call from Democrats after wife's comment

ProPublica reported that Ginni Thomas recently praised a religious conservative legal group's push to block Supreme Court reform.

www.newsweek.com

He should recuse himself out the door.

 

[Lily Adler]

This shouldn't be allowed.

I think the Stock Act covers Justices, but no one enforces it.

EDIT: Never mind it's only applicable to Congress.

 

[blueharvest]

Native American non-profit appeals to US supreme court to block Arizona mine

Apache Stronghold says Rio Tinto and BHP’s major Resolution Copper project violates first amendment rights

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

The princess and the judge: Samuel Alito’s ties to a German aristocrat who defends the far right

The US supreme court justice accepted $900 concert tickets from billionaire Gloria von Thurn und Taxis. Who is the socialite linked to rightwing networks?

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Justice Alito’s Stock Portfolio Stands Apart on US Supreme Court​

• Stock holdings are allowed, but force numerous case recusals
• Alito is the only justice with a stake in dozens of companies

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Most Americans back term limits [and ethical code] for Supreme Court: poll​

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/13/supreme-court-term-limits-ethics

 

[Lily Adler]

If I'm elected into office, I will make sure my bill Ethical Justice will be passed which will put 12 year term limits to SCOTUS justices, a code of ethics involving giving up stocks and corporate assets when serving, and immediate recusal at a conflict of interest.

 

[squeekness]

Justice Alito’s Stock Portfolio Stands Apart on US Supreme Court​

• Stock holdings are allowed, but force numerous case recusals
• Alito is the only justice with a stake in dozens of companies

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Most Americans back term limits [and ethical code] for Supreme Court: poll​

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/13/supreme-court-term-limits-ethics

I support it! No judges for sale!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

John Roberts’ Secret Trump Memo Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak

A memo obtained by The New York Times indicated the chief justice wanted to act quick—and decisively—on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

John Roberts’ Secret Trump Memo Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak

A memo obtained by The New York Times indicated the chief justice wanted to act quick—and decisively—on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[squeekness]

But, as usual, no action will be taken.

 

[blueharvest]

But, as usual, no action will be taken.

Yeah, they've got a lifelong appointment, working for the Supreme Court, so I'm guessing nothing will be done about it.

 

[blueharvest]

David Brock on Clarence Thomas and supreme court hijack: ‘the original sin’

Brock once attacked Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. His new book slams Thomas

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

The Judges Who Serve at Trump’s Pleasure

The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they designed is under threat.

www.theatlantic.com

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.is/vKyEI

 

[blueharvest]

Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist

US supreme court justice and Gloria von Thurn und Taxis found to have rubbed elbows with hardliner Leonard Leo

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Alito and Thomas are very likely to step down, so Kamala will get 2 seats and tip SCOTUS back to Dems if she wins.

 

[Lily Adler]

GOP is already raising concerns over Sonia Sotomayer's diabetes as well.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket

Cannon, whose oversight of the Donald Trump classified documents case has garnered widespread criticism, has repeatedly violated a rule requiring that federal judges disclose their attendance at private seminars.

www.propublica.org

 

[blueharvest]

The Ohio Supreme Court Just Greenlit an Egregious “Fraud Upon the Voters”

The justices are upholding an Orwellian lie that accuses an amendment to end gerrymandering of doing the exact opposite of what it actually does.

slate.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Balloon Juice - Chief 'Justice' John Roberts Conclusively Retires Roger Taney's Crown of Ignominy

Long overdue. The deference shown to this robed wrecking-ball despite his decades of doing damage to our democracy is a scandal. https://t.co/caNyYUVDS9 — Peter Wolf (@peterawolf) September 15, 2024 Good morning. We just published an inside account of how the Supreme Court decided the recent...

balloon-juice.com

 

[blueharvest]

Don't know how successful they're going to be with a Conservative majority on the Supreme Court.