Those constitutional and legal rights we think we have … not so fast says #SCOTUS.
Apparently many of our rights are USELESS because no one can or will enforce and protect them. They are a sham.
#civilrights #humanrights #ruleoflaw #gift
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/…
The Supreme Court’s Era of Meaningless Rights
The Supreme Court is not saying people don’t have certain rights, just that no courts can help them when those rights are violated.Leah Litman (The Atlantic)
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volkris
in reply to Bohemian Peasant • • •A lot of this comes from people misunderstanding the structure and processes of the US system of government, so when it doesn't work the way they think it should they think something's amiss.
The headline falls into that trap.
There is aren't "meaningless rights" as the clickbait headline crows. There are legal procedures just as there have always been, and there are things people think are rights that simply aren't.
The SCOTUS is merely pointing that out, same as always.
The rest is up to Congress and the folks we elect. In the end, they're the ones setting up these rules that SCOTUS is following.