#judicial branch

[deadpresidents]

I just hope these next 4 years go by fast

This election isn't just about the next four years. With Trump in the White House and a Republican Senate at his side, the MAGA movement can pick up where they left off when it comes to packing the federal judiciary with right-wing judges who will control the Supreme Court and appellate courts throughout the country potentially for the rest of the lives of everyone reading this right now. It's the perfect recipe for them to continue stripping reproductive rights away from women nationwide and gives them the opportunity to turn their attention to the other issues that they have been dying to attack, from voting rights to gay marriage and every other extension of personal freedom that has been won by minorities and marginalized people in hard-fought battles over the past 60 years. This is the nightmare scenario that people have been warning folks about for the past few elections. It's here. And there isn't going to be a way to put the toothpaste back in the tube.

The consequences of this election will have a direct, negative impact on your life -- possibly on the entire remainder of your life. This country just re-elected a President with authoritarian tendencies who is the willing puppet of a dangerous Christian nationalist movement that figured out exactly how to manipulate him (through flattery) for their aims. They have created the perfect vehicle for a genuine cult of personality that they can use to achieve the goals they have been very clear about striving for over the past few years. And you can't blame anybody other than the American voters because they not only elected Trump, but they gave him a fucking mandate, with a Republican Senate and potentially a Republican House. They already have a right-wing dominated Supreme Court for the next few decades, and now they are going to ensure that the entire federal judiciary is in their control for years to come. And don't forget the fact that a few months ago, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that gave Presidents sweeping immunity for a broad (and conveniently undefined) range of "official" acts, so Trump is going to go into this second term knowing that not only does he not have to deal with the "guardrails" of responsible adults he had around him in his first term (Mattis, Tillerson, Kelly, General Milley, etc), but he knows he can get away with virtually anything and everything that he wants to do this time around. If you thought that Trump's first term was bad, just understand that they are prepared this time and now he's surrounded himself with people who will do his bidding -- people who are perfectly willing to let Trump be Donald Trump.

I wish there was a reason to cry foul, lodge protests, and challenge the election's results. But this wasn't a rigged election. There isn't any confusion about what the voters really wanted. The American people did this. People you know and care about and who say they care about you are the people who did this. We need to recognize that these elections aren't outliers anymore. Trump's supporters aren't simply chaos agents who got lucky on a bad day for the Democrats. That's the country we live in now and we have to find a way to resist it that actually makes a difference because now they have the keys to all the doors and all of the alarm codes. This country has normalized the conspiracy theories and nativism and racism that has powered the MAGA movement since the moment Trump came down the elevator at Trump Tower in 2015. He's given those people permission to be open with their hatred towards people who aren't like them, and it's actually become surprising to see how many Americans have been eager to take advantage of that. I didn't think I had any misconceptions about this country before Donald Trump because I recognized this nation's history, but I clearly had some misconceptions about people I thought I knew until I saw them wearing a red MAGA hat or noticed they had a gigantic flag with Trump's name hanging where their U.S. flag used to hang. Once that happened, it was like a switch went off with them and they started saying things in ways that I'd never heard them speak. I feel like that's happened to the entire country. It breaks my heart and it pisses me off.

For the past few years, I've been warning everybody about how elections have consequences. I imagine that there are hundreds of posts on this blog with that phrase in all caps listed with the tags. Now the elections have happened, and we have to live with real fucking consequences. And we're going to pass these consequences on to other generations because this is the one that you can't get a do-over on. When you give a movement like this the power and the mandate that this country just gave them, there is no easily rolling back the things that they end up doing. They are going to fundamentally change the lives of people in this nation and especially change the way the younger generations of Americans live and love and learn for years to come. And you have people in your life who made that happen. It's another disgusting day in America -- a prelude to another reprehensible four years (at the very least) -- and I'm ashamed of tens of millions of my fellow Americans because this one is on them. They know exactly who the man is that they voted for, and now we know exactly who they are, too.

[griseldagimpel]

I just saw someone confused about this again, so:

During Trump's first term in office, he appointed three (3) justices to the Supreme Court.

After Biden took office in 2020, those Trump-appointed justices were still on the Supreme Court.

Those Trump-appointed justices - as well as three other justices appointed by past Republican presidents - voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

None of the Supreme Court justices appointed by Democratic presidents voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

There just weren't enough Democrat-appointed justices to stop it from being overturned. This is a direct consequence of Trump being elected in 2016. Roe v. Wade would not have been overturned in 2022 if Clinton had won in 2016.

When a president leaves offices, the judges and justices they appointed don't leave office, as well.

[ivygorgon]

AN OPEN LETTER to THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Co-sponsor The Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024!

59 so far! Help us get to 100 signers!

A group of House Democrats, led by Reps. Melanie Stansbury, Ilhan Omar and Jamie Raskin, have introduced legislation that would strengthen oversight of the Supreme Court. I’m writing in support of it.

The Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024 would authorize the creation of an office of the inspector general to investigate allegations of misconduct in the judicial branch. The inspector general would also investigate alleged violations of the Supreme Court code of ethics, issued in November; conduct and supervise audits; and recommend changes in laws or regulations governing the judiciary. The inspector general would be required to inform the attorney general when they believe there has been a violation of federal criminal law.

Congress must pass this bill. Confidence in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low, and there’s good reason for that. Several of its justices are deeply compromised and everyone can see it.

Please co-sponsor The Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024 right away, so the provisions in it can begin to restore Americans’ faith in our highest court. Thanks.

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[anthonymyrlados]

The Judiciary at Noon, #11: February 23 to 29, 2024

Keep up-to-date on the US federal judiciary, February 23 to 29, 2024.

Image courtesy of Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Welcome to The Judiciary at Noon! Take a break from work to get an update on the oft-neglected third branch of the United States government, the judicial branch. The series covers any updates to the federal judiciary, including any new judges confirmed, any deaths, resignations, or retirements from the courts, and any new vacancies that have occurred. It…

[ashfae]

"You don't have to like the reality of your choices, but that does not stop them from being the reality of your choices."

I'm just going to leave this here, because this woman said what I've been trying to articulate for ages much more effectively and succinctly than I've been able to

[whatstheusgovernmentdoing]

11/19/24 - Supreme Court

The Court is not in session today

[tarragonblack1235813213455]

SOCIAL SCIENCE

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

OUR GOVERNMENT

■FEDERAL

Each branch in the federal government is listed below

□EXECUTIVE

It is responsible for the enforcement of the laws of the nation

□LEGISLATIVE

It is responsible for the creation of the laws of the nation

□THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

It is responsible for the interpretation of the laws of the nation

▪︎DISTRICT

The trial will take place here

▪︎CIRCUIT

The first appeal will take place here

▪︎THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The final appeal will take place here

■STATE -> Maine

■STATE -> New Hampshire

■STATE -> New York

■STATE -> West Virginia

□EXECUTIVE

□LEGISLATIVE

□THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

▪︎THE MAGISTRAL AND MUNICIPAL COURT

▪︎CIRCUIT

▪︎THE SUPREME COURT OF ANY STATE

■STATE -> Idaho

■STATE -> Nevada

■STATE -> Washington

■STATE -> Oregon

■STATE -> California

[teachanarchy]

Watch "Why Texas judges have so much power right now" on YouTube

[uboat53]

The Federalist Society is a vast network of conservative judges, lawyers, professors, and law students that spans the country. It's members comprise five or six of the nine Supreme Court justices, three Senators, and judges up and down the federal judiciary. It's leaders are the primary people consulted with by Republican officeholders when considering judicial appointments and some of those leaders control a dark money network dedicated to confirming conservative judges and advancing conservative legal causes whose donations are measured in the billions of dollars.

Now, imagine anything on this scale on the liberal side. Certainly there are liberal legal organizations, but nothing of the scale of the Federalist Society in either membership or money. If there were, I don't think it would be a stretch to say that conservatives would view it as a massive conspiracy to seize control of the legal process and judicial branch of the United States of America.

That's why it's, quite frankly, laughable, to hear federal judges, when asked about the propriety of their membership in such a group, say that it's just a debate club where they can discuss ideas. The Federalist Society is clearly much more than that and it's fair to ask judges who are members whether they can truly be unbiased when the society both seems to be in control of any future advancement possibilities they may desire and is involved in so much of the litigation that might come before them.

And for those who think this is a straw man argument, I encourage you to read this interview with one of the few judges who actually agreed to speak on the record regarding his involvement in the Federalist Society; it's not.

[deadpresidents]

I hope I'm not jinxing things, but do you see President Harris picking former President Obama for the next vacancy on the SCOTUS?

I'd be stunned if President Obama had any interest in being nominated to the Supreme Court. I think any former President would have a difficult time adjusting to being one of nine justices after the experience of being the most powerful person in the world during their Presidency. President Obama has a deliberative temperament, but I think the judiciary requires an entirely different form of deliberation and I imagine Obama would feel handcuffed as a member of the Supreme Court.

William Howard Taft was appointed to the Supreme Court after leaving the White House and spent nearly nine years (1921-1930) as Chief Justice, but he's the exception to the rule when it comes to former Presidents and the Court. Taft was a judge before he was an executive, and it was his lifelong dream to sit on the Supreme Court, not to be President. Taft had actively worked to be appointed to the Supreme Court as far back as 1889 when Benjamin Harrison was President, but the politics or the timing just never worked out in his favor until after his Presidency. If it had been up to Taft, he would have gladly traded his time in the Executive Branch (under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt) and four years in the White House for a seat on the Supreme Court.

Despite his background in Constitutional law, I think Barack Obama has always been an activist at heart, and while we now have a hyper-political Supreme Court, I don't see the judiciary as the place where Obama wants to spend the rest of his post-Presidency.

(Plus, if/when a President Harris fills a vacancy on the Supreme Court, it's probably best if she picks someone younger than Obama in order to lock down that seat for as long as possible.)

[reportwire]

Landmark bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages passes House

Landmark bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages passes House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition of such unions that reflects a stunning turnaround in societal attitudes. President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages, a relief for hundreds of…

[anthonymyrlados]

The Judiciary at Noon, #44: October 11 to October 17, 2024

Keep up-to-date on the US federal judiciary, October 11 to 17, 2024.

Image courtesy of Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Welcome to The Judiciary at Noon! Take a break from work to get an update on the oft-neglected third branch of the United States government, the judicial branch. The series covers any updates to the federal judiciary, including any new judges confirmed, any deaths, resignations, or retirements from the courts, and any new vacancies that have occurred. It…

[whatstheusgovernmentdoing]

11/18/24 - Supreme Court

The Court is releasing an order list today

[antimony-ore]

The executive branch as a whole is a bigger problem than capitalism

[ggenggar]

at the office birthday party for my now 84 year old coworker eating ice cream and cake and my boss asks me what skibidi toilet rizz means 😔