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fromFortune
5 days ago

Only one Supreme Court Justice has ever served longer than Clarence Thomas | Fortune

Clarence Thomas became the second-longest serving Supreme Court justice, shaping major conservative rulings on abortion, voting, and Second Amendment rights.
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Senior DOJ Official And Right-Wing Lawyer Get In Hilariously Bitchy Twitter Slapfight - Above the Law

The Court's patience is at an end,
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
5 months ago

Are Leonard Leo and Donald Trump Fighting Again, or Just Pretend Fighting Again?

The Federalist Society has for decades now carefully cultivated a public image as both the all-powerful Oz behind the throne of the American judiciary and somehow simultaneously a benign debate society that takes no role in legal and political affairs. In the Trump years, the group has doubled down on the doublespeak, claiming that they are devoted believers in the rule of law, but also that they support Donald Trump and his judicial picks wholeheartedly.
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fromAbove the Law
6 months ago

Dispatches From The Collapse Of The Rule Of Law - Above the Law

Conservative legal movement figures confronted consequences of their long-term projects as Trump's presidency exposed threats to constitutional norms, prompting internal debate and institutional reckoning.
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