#Allen Winsor

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Mira Lazine at Erin In The Morning:

In the final days of 2024, a federal judge in Florida’s Northern District issued a ruling rejecting a preliminary injunction against a new Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) policy targeting transgender inmates. This policy, introduced on September 30, 2024, frames gender dysphoria as a “short-term delusion,” restricting access to gender-affirming care, permitting hormones only in “rare instances” deemed constitutionally necessary. The FDC bulletin also suggests psychotropic medications and psychotherapy as sufficient alternatives to medical transition, ignoring widely accepted medical guidelines. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), representing plaintiff Reiyn Keohane, challenged the policy, arguing it strips transgender inmates of essential care and dignity. Under the policy, trans women in Florida prisons are denied access to gender-aligned clothing and grooming standards, with confiscation of canteen items and head shaving mandated for non-compliance. According to the ACLU’s October 2024 complaint, inmates face invasive examinations to assess breast size for bra eligibility, subjecting them to dehumanizing treatment under the guise of policy enforcement. The ACLU sought immediate relief, filing for a preliminary injunction to halt these measures.

In his 23-page decision, Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee with a record of anti-LGBTQ+ rulings, dismissed the injunction request. Winsor’s opinion misgendered Keohane, describing her as “a male who self-identifies as a woman.” He argued that the FDC’s policy does not constitute a blanket ban on hormone therapy, despite evidence showing the policy effectively forces the detransition of hundreds of inmates. Winsor claimed that Keohane, having navigated extensive bureaucratic hurdles to preserve her care, faced no “imminent injury” and therefore did not meet the criteria for emergency relief.

Regarding social accommodations, Winsor acknowledged the harm but dismissed its significance, arguing that denying long hair and gender-appropriate clothing does not rise to the level of “grossly incompetent” care or an Eighth Amendment violation. Misrepresenting the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) guidelines, Winsor claimed that social transition is not medically necessary and suggested psychotherapy as an adequate alternative. This echoes debunked “conversion therapy” approaches that lack scientific evidence and have been shown to increase risks of self-harm and suicide among transgender individuals. Winsor’s reasoning reflects broader anti-transgender rhetoric typically used in debates about transgender youth but now increasingly applied to adults. The “wait and see” approach for minors, which relies on therapy to suppress gender dysphoria, has long been debunked as ineffective and harmful conversion therapy. Evidence consistently shows that medically necessary care for transgender individuals leads to overwhelmingly positive outcomes, with detransition rates remaining exceedingly low. Laws restricting transgender healthcare, by contrast, have been linked to significant increases in suicide attempts among transgender populations.

Even trans prisoners are entitled to gender-affirming care, and forced detransition of them is morally wrong.

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. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ( starter call ) - I've been just seriously feeling supernatural au so ♡ for a starter for one of my muses with a supernatural verse listed below ! I used to have this whole au sn!verse option so we can use that or take things in another direction. will shoot you a message to clarify muses and things ! ♡

I've always had this lil sn!verse set in like a dark academia university for sn kind of thing... think wednesday or the witch school sabrina went to in caos vibes. I used to advertise this verse a lot more years ago & I miss it n' feel super musey for it.

if you're interested in supernatural things outside this setting I'm totally okay with that too !!

st. cuorem's university

hidden deep in a misty forest in oregon, st. cruorem’s university serves as a sanctuary of arcane knowledge and supernatural prowess. outwardly, it masquerades as an elite private school for the wealthy, but beneath this facade lies a realm steeped in dark academia and ancient secrets. its sprawling campus, a blend of gothic architecture and enchanted landscapes, boasts ivy-clad stone buildings, towering spires, and grand archways adorned with intricate carvings of mythical beings. the grounds, perpetually shrouded in twilight, hum with magical energy and the scent of pine. inside, dimly lit corridors resonate with the whispers of centuries-old incantations and the soft rustling of ancient tomes. flickering candlelight casts elongated shadows on walls adorned with portraits of past luminaries, their eyes seemingly alive with hidden knowledge. the library, an expansive labyrinth of texts, houses volumes from alchemical treatises to forbidden grimoires. the student body is a diverse assembly of supernatural beings, from vampires and witches to werewolves and more enigmatic creatures, each honing their unique abilities. rigorous training occurs in hidden chambers and expansive, enchanted arenas where students practice spellcasting, combat, and mastery of their inherent powers. st. cruorem’s is not just a school; it’s a who's who of the supernatural world. the social hierarchy here is fierce and competitive, with the elite vying for prominence in a world where power is everything. ancient lineages of vampire royalty, demon nobles, and other powerful entities create an environment of intense rivalry and elitism. secret societies and ancient orders vie for influence, their clandestine gatherings adding to the campus's air of mystery. for those who see beyond its facade, st. cruorem’s is a proving ground where alliances are forged, rivalries ignited, and the future leaders of the supernatural world are shaped.

participating muses

alice winsor ( fc: emily alyn lind ) - vampire royal

estella pierce ( fc: sabrina carpenter ) - succubus

cooper vincent ( fc: rudy pankow ) - succubus

xavier bloom ( fc: benjamin wadsworth ) - demon bastard son

nova lin ( fc: chase sui wonders ) - hellhound

serena anders ( fc: madelyn cline ) - witch

isabelle brooks ( fc: josephine langford ) - siren

monroe tate ( fc: madison bailey ) - werewolf

finley acosta ( fc: evan mock ) - vampire royal

ezra jones ( fc: felix mallard ) - werewolf

logan calloway ( fc: katie douglas ) - reaper

reid calloway ( fc: drew starkey ) - reaper

camron calloway ( fc: jeremy allen white ) - reaper

tinsleigh howe ( fc: kristine froseth ) - witch

elias howe ( fc: barry keoghan ) - warlock

arlo zimmerman ( fc: sean kaufman ) - werewolf

colby alira ( fc: thomas weatherall ) - vampire

lunara polat ( fc: derya pinar ak ) - cupid

max ortiz ( fc: gabriel guevara ) - warlock

elodie moreno ( fc: nicole wallace ) - witch

kalen asher ( fc:  jonathan daviss ) - warlock

river st. james ( fc: nicholas galitzine ) - vampire

dane amato ( fc: simone baldasseroni ) - demon prince

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Florida Prison Solitary Confinement Challenge Ends | Daily Business Review

After more than three years of legal battling, the Florida Department of Corrections has fended off a lawsuit over the use of solitary confinement in prisons.

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor last month issued an order dismissing the case at the request of organizations representing inmates. The Department of Corrections on Thursday touted the dismissal and said the organizations paid more than $210,000 to the department in legal costs.

“While I respect other reasonable viewpoints on the use of restrictive housing, decisions must inherently be left up to experienced corrections leaders who are ultimately responsible for managing the nation’s most dangerous criminals — not activist groups representing frequently distorted, inaccurate, and deficiently supported ideologies that risk serious threat to staff and the majority of the inmate population alike,” Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon said in a statement.

Attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida Legal Services and the Florida Justice Institute filed a motion in September to dismiss the case. That came after Winsor in July declined to certify a class action in the lawsuit.

The motion said the denial of class certification left individual plaintiffs “unable to achieve their goal of systemic, statewide injunctive relief” to curb solitary confinement.

But the dismissal was not finalized until last month as the organizations and the department fought over legal fees and costs. The parties filed a joint motion Dec. 16 saying they had reached agreement on costs, though that document did not include the $210,000 figure that the department announced Thursday.

The lawsuit, filed in May 2019, alleged that the department’s use of solitary confinement violated the constitutional rights of inmates, including inmates with disabilities. It named individual plaintiffs and sought approval as a class action.

But Winsor ruled in July that the plaintiffs had not met legal tests for a class action, including not providing specific details about relief they sought.

“Plaintiffs’ inability to specify the injunctive relief sought necessarily means they have not shown a single injunction would benefit all class (or subclass) members. … And plaintiffs cannot sidestep this rule by requesting an injunction so broad that it technically covers the entire class but that would compel different conduct as to each class member,” Winsor wrote.

He also wrote the plaintiffs had not shown “commonality” in their claims.

“The problem is that plaintiffs have not presented evidence that all (or even most) class members face the same conditions or combination of interrelated conditions,” Winsor wrote.

In a news release Thursday, the Department of Corrections disputed the underlying claims in the lawsuit, including the plaintiffs’ definition of solitary confinement.

“The use of restrictive housing is not ‘one size fits all,’ and a number of variables impact its necessity within prison systems,” Dixon said. “It is ill-advised to allow public interest groups to unreasonably limit the options of corrections professionals in dealing with violent inmates.”

The end of the Department of Corrections case came after U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in September dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of solitary confinement in Florida juvenile-justice facilities. Hinkle issued the order after attorneys for the plaintiffs and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice reached an agreement to end the lawsuit, which was filed in 2019.

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[ad_1] A federal appeals court docket has halted the enforcement of a controversial Florida legislation that restricts Chinese language residents from shopping for land, siding with two Chinese language immigrant plaintiffs represented by the American Civil Liberties Union. The eleventh Circuit Court docket of Appeals in Atlanta dominated that the plaintiffs demonstrated a “substantial probability of success” in proving that the legislation, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, violates protections towards discrimination, Politician reported. "YO banned China from shopping for land within the state of Florida,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated on the Republican presidential debate in December. The laws banned almost all property purchases by Chinese language nationals and China-based corporations. It additionally restricted actual property funding by anybody related to Venezuela, Russia, Iran and different international locations, and forbade the usage of Chinese language capital to fund tasks within the state. However Decide Nancy Abudu, a Biden-appointed former civil rights lawyer, acknowledged that the legislation constitutes a “blanket ban” on Chinese language non-citizens buying land, violating the Fourteenth Modification's safety towards discrimination. Whereas the appeals court docket didn't absolutely block the legislation, it granted an injunction for the 2 plaintiffs, citing the approaching danger of irreparable hurt to their home-buying contracts. Governor DeSantis, who signed the invoice into legislation, criticized the Biden administration for supporting the plaintiffs and reiterated his stance towards “international malignant affect.” The governor's workplace disagreed with the injunction however affirmed confidence within the legislation's authorized place and dedication to combating international affect. Conversely, the ACLU praised the court docket's determination, emphasizing the legislation's unconstitutionality and its aid for the plaintiffs. The legislation, generally known as FL SB264 (23R), limits land possession for Chinese language nationals domiciled in China and never lawful US residents, with extra restrictions on agricultural land possession for people from seven international locations deemed hostile. A number of different states had thought of comparable measures, however Florida's legislation confronted authorized challenges. The US Division of Justice filed a press release asserting the legislation's violation of federal legislation and the Structure, emphasizing its hurt primarily based on nationwide origin. Beforehand, US District Decide Allen Winsor dominated towards the plaintiffs, discovering no intentional discrimination by the Legislature. Nonetheless, Asian American Authorized Protection and Training Fund's authorized director, Bethany Li, referred to as the legislation a transparent violation of the Equal Safety clause, warning towards racist laws that harkens again to a discriminatory previous. —Ted Glanzer [ad_2] Supply hyperlink

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Disney’s lawsuit accusing Ron DeSantis of retaliation after ‘Don’t say gay’ flap tossed

New York Post By ReutersPublished Jan. 31, 2024Updated Jan. 31, 2024, 3:17 p.m. ET A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Walt Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of a state board for allegedly retaliating after the company criticized state limits on classroom discussion of sexuality. DeSantis and other defendants had urged U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor in…

[mongowheelie]

Florida judge tosses out Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis

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Disney Now Using Desantis Appeal Loss Against Him

Desantis continues to lose in court

by Ron Filipkowski

On Wednesday, the conservative 11th Circuit issued a ruling that found that Desantis retaliated against Hillsborough (Tampa) State Attorney Andrew Warren by removing him improperly because he exercised his First Amendment rights to criticize the governor. The Disney case is similarly situated to Warren - their governing board was dissolved because they issued a statement against Desantis's 'Don't Say Gay' laws and criticized Florida mass book bans.

US District Judge Allen Winsor has already heard arguments on the state's motion to dismiss Disney's lawsuit. The basis of Disney's lawsuit is similar to that of Warren - that they were retaliated against because they exercised speech that was protected by the First Amendment. The timing of the 11th Circuit's ruling in the Warren case could not have come at a more opportune time for Disney, since Judge Winsor has not yet made his decision and the 11th Circuit's decisions are binding on his court.

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Woman Crucified

the art of Jay Worth Allen: 2008 [from the series ca. 2000-present]. Pastel on Winsor & Newton watercolor paper (pastel drawing) 30.00" H x 22.25" W (76.20 x 56.515 cm). Artwork Copyright © Jay Worth Allen

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Is anybody up for some Schadenfreude?

Anecdotally it seems that the percentage of crooks and sex offenders is higher among high-profile homophobes and hate mongers in general.

Joe Harding is a former member of the Florida legislature and an ally of Ron DeSantis. Harding sponsored the state's "don't say gay" bill. He's now going to federal prison for fraud.

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced to prison a former Florida state legislator who catapulted to national attention for being the sponsor of a bill barring classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity that was called by its critics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Former Rep. Joe Harding (R-Williston), who plead guilty in March to one count each of wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain a $150,000 federal Covid-19 relief loan, was sentenced to four months in prison. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, who was appointed to the bench by former President Donald Trump, also sentenced Harding to two years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Court records show that Harding is scheduled to surrender to authorities on Jan. 29.

Four months is a relatively light term. But I suppose they need to make room for Donald Trump and his co-conspirators in federal prison next year.

Sadly, Harding's conviction doesn't erase his dirty work in the Florida legislature.

Titled “Parental Rights in Education,” the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill Harding sponsored was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022. It led to national condemnation from Democrats and LGBTQ supporters and a high profile battle between the governor and the Walt Disney Co., whose CEO at the time criticized the legislation.

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<b>Trump</b>-Nominated Judge Will Now Hear Disney's Lawsuit Against DeSantis

New Post has been published on https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-nominated-judge-will-now-hear-disneys-lawsuit-against-desantis-2023-6&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjUzM2UwMTY5ZmFhZTIwMGQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw3fxzLobgyogPV7_FgZHiIC

Trump-Nominated Judge Will Now Hear Disney's Lawsuit Against DeSantis

He said he couldn’t rule impartially because one of his relatives held stock in Disney. Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump nominee, is expected to take his …

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Currently attending a meeting about LGBTQ Jewish history so have some fun facts!

@w-existential-fear-e @jam-is-my-food @thecatdemon In case you find any of this interesting

CW for homophobia, cursing, mention of AIDS, Nazis/Holocaust, and religion.

Some examples of nonbinary genders in Jewish texts are androginos, someone who has both male and female characteristics, and tumtum, someone with ambiguous genitals, like what we would call intersex now.

Eve's Hangout was one of the first lesbian bars in the US (in Greenwich NY), run by Eve Adams from 1924-1926. In addition to being a hangout for lesbians, it was for migrants and working class and intellectuals, and women could talk about sapphic love and politics and shit.

Jeanne Manford, a Jewish woman, had her son be attacked for being gay, and she criticized bystanders for not helping here. She walked in a gay liberation march and she co-founded the support group PFLAG.

In LA, Beth Chayim Chadashim was founded was the first LGBTQ+ synagogue. It's a reform temple and was founded in 1972. One of the first openly lesbian rabbis was its rabbi before retiring.

Allen Bennet- First openly gay rabbi, ordained in 1972. Worked as a rabbi for 16 years (until 2012) and he is now an activist for AIDS healthcare and human rights

Fritz Klein contributed to education and research of the bi community. He founded the Bisexual Forum, a support group, the American Institute of Bisexuality, and the journal of bisexuality

Edie Winsor was a plantiff in US. vs Windsor, a landmark victory for same sex marriage. She and her partner registered a domestic partnership as one of the first, and were married in Canada in 2007. She was also a high ranking computer programmer.

Harvey Milk was Jewish- he was the first openly gay elected official in California.

Magnus Hirschfield did a lot of groundbreaking research on homosexuality and gender and various other queer stuff, and founded the Institute of Sexual Science before Nazis shut it down.

Brenda Howard, sometimes called the "mother of pride," was very invovled in the LGBTQ rights movement and organization of pride, and she was a Jewish polyamorous bisexual.

Leslie Feinberg my beloved, but ze has a whole program about hir tomorrow.

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Artie Shaw (1910-2004).

American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader.

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Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." Before the release of "Beguine," Shaw and his fledgling band had languished in relative obscurity for over two years and, after its release, he became a major pop artist within short order. The record eventually became one of the era's defining recordings. Musically restless, Shaw was also an early proponent of what became known much later as Third Stream music, which blended elements of classical and jazz forms and traditions.

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Shaw also recorded with small jazz groups drawn from within the ranks of the various big bands he led. He served in the US Navy from 1942 to 1944, (during which time he led a morale-building band that toured the South Pacific amidst the chaos of World War II) and, following his discharge in 1944, he returned to lead a band through 1945. Following the breakup of that band, he began to focus on other interests and gradually withdrew from the world of being a professional musician and major celebrity before retiring from music completely in 1954. He later worked as a farmer, theatre producer, and author.

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A self-proclaimed "very difficult man", Shaw was married eight times: Jane Cairns (1932–33; annulled); Margaret Allen (1934–37); actress Lana Turner (1940); Betty Kern, the daughter of songwriter Jerome Kern (1942–43); actress Ava Gardner (1945–46); author Kathleen Winsor (1946–48; annulled); actress Doris Dowling (1952–56), and actress Evelyn Keyes (1957–85). He had two sons, Steven Kern (by Betty Kern) and Jonathan Shaw (by Doris Dowling). In 1940, he briefly dated actresses Betty Grable and Judy Garland.

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Both Lana Turner and Ava Gardner later described Shaw as being extremely emotionally abusive. His controlling nature and incessant verbal abuse drove Turner to have a nervous breakdown, soon after which she divorced him.

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Apart from his interest in music, Shaw had a tremendous intellect and almost insatiable thirst for intellectual knowledge and literature. He was also a precision marksman, ranking fourth in the United States in 1962, and an expert fly fisherman.

In 1953, Shaw was forced to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee for his leftist activities.

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Navied Mahdavian.

Bio: I am Miami-born (my apologies in advance), streets of hard knocks-schooled (well, suburbs outside San Francisco), currently living in Salt Lake City by way of rural Idaho, with my eyes firmly set on NYC, if only to avoid people's surprise that I don't, in fact, already live in NYC. I've been a cartoonist for The New Yorker since February 2018. My work has also appeared in Wired, Alta Online, Private Eye, Reader's Digest and wherever else I can convince to publish my cartoons. I'm currently writing my debut graphic novel entitled, This Country, about my three years in middle-of-nowhere Idaho (details/news forthcoming!). Before becoming a cartoonist, I taught the 5th grade, where I learned most of my jokes.

Find this print here! Tools of Choice: I'm what you might call a tools-of-the-trade-idiot. When other cartoonists talk shop about what they use, I usually just nod my head and think about important things like why the word "vacuum" has two u's in it. I do, however, have a tool box of trusty tools I have learned to use over the past few years. I draw with a Pentel P205 .5mm mechanical pencil. When I first started out, I used pencils with letters like H and B in their titles, but I could never get the fine lines I was looking for (and plus, I had to sharpen them, which is a whole thing). For inking lines, I typically use Microns. For a while, I exclusively used the .005 but as my confidence in my drawing has increased, so has the size of my pen tips. In order to get dynamic line variation, I sometimes press down harder than I should, which destroys my poor microns. For washes, I use Bombay Black India ink diluted in water and Winsor and Newton brushes. For a long time, I just used the size 1 brush (you can see a pattern here), but now I use the size 3 (*gasp*). I recently discovered a W&N round 1 brush which has completely changed my ink washes. It allows me to do really delicate and tiny ink washes.

My desk after the Tuesday submission deadline

Tools I wish I could use better: Everything that I currently don't know how to use or even know exists (to misquote Donald Rumsfield, "There are known unknown drawing tools.")! Things I know exist and hear about all the time but have no idea how to use are: non-photo blue pencil, Procreate, watercolor, oil paint, nib pens, brush pens, correction pens, and those gel pens the girls were into when I was in middle school.

Also what is a slide rule?

Tools I wish existed: A pen that could draw correct perspective on its own. Having never studied drawing formally, I sometimes struggle with perspective. In a review of my dancing robots cartoon, the now defunct website Cartoon Companion said the composition and perspective were "contrived" (they also said my first cartoon was "D.O.A." but who remembers these things?).

Tricks: I draw directly onto the finish paper I use (I use Arches 140lb Hot Press paper). I used to draw rough drafts on printer paper and then trace it for my finishes, but I read an interview with Carolita Johnson where she said that she chucked this stage at some point which made the whole process so much faster. I also shamelessly reuse elements from my old rejected cartoons. I have an Artograph LightTracer light box and constantly trace my old cartoons (it works great, but it's chunky and looks like a children's toy. Point of fact, I actually stole it from my old classroom).

Misc: I balance drawing cartoons that I think the New Yorker would go for with cartoons that I know they would never buy. Which isn't to say that I don't submit those cartoons to them, because I definitely do, but it means I have drawn (and submitted) way too many cartoons with animals in bed (my apologies to Emma Allen). Part of me hopes they'll buy one (they won't), but they make me laugh.

Website, etc:

Instagram

Website

Prints

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Jack Denton will get back his salary as student senate president for the remaining few weeks of his term. What he won’t get back is his job as student senate president.

A federal court refused to reinstate the Florida State University student to the position he was removed from because of his Catholic beliefs, saying it “could produce tumult and chaos.”

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor essentially ratified the heckler’s veto issued by the student government when it removed Denton (above) and refused to let him appeal his removal.

“Some might say this only rewards the senate for its discriminatory and retaliatory action—that it allows students to ‘get away’ with violating Denton’s First Amendment rights,” Winsor wrote Thursday. “There is something to this point, to be sure. But the public interest considerations involve more than simply righting a wrong.”

Because so many of Denton’s colleagues loathe him for stating Catholic beliefs in a private Catholic group chat, it’s unlikely the senate “could function well enough to deliver” on its duty to allocate student activity fees to student groups.

Note that Judge Winsor is a Trump appointee, whose appointment (as a quick web search will show) was denounced by all the usual left-wing outlets as an unacceptable, reactionary threat to the country as we know it. And instead, he upholds the position that other people being too hysterical to function if exposed to your religious views is grounds to override your first amendment rights.

Could we, for once, get a right-wing appointee who actually is everything the Democrats claim they’ll be?