Via Kyle Griffin:

#SCOTUS just declined to lift the gag order on #Trump that bars him from talking about people involved in his criminal hush money case.

Reposting this after the Skrmetti case was heard before the US Supreme Court today.

#Trans #TransRights #ProtectTransKids #Skrmetti #SCOTUS #USPol

Today SCOTUS heard the case #USvSkrmetti involves a Tennessee law that bans gender affirming care to trans minors (i.e. hormone blockers).

@elienyc.bsky.social (on BlueSky) thinks the bigots will rule 6-3.

The *worst* case scenario for this decision isn't just the recission of trans rights. It's that #SCOTUS basically makes sex discrimination a thing you can never prove.

Access to medical care in the US has long been highly regulated. Politicians interfere in personal medical decisions every single day.

Personally, I don't think that's right, but it's the status quo, and it's not going to change any time soon, especially when so many insist on turning a blind eye to that fact.

But it's in that context that "hands off my body" arguments fall flat. We have long lived in a society where political intrusion into personal medical decisions is not only tolerated but actively demanded.

At this point it's not about whether to keep politicians out but rather which politicians to give the power to.

#SCOTUS #Skrmetti #USPolitics

What to expect in tomorrow's landmark gender-affirming care U.S. Supreme Court case advocate.com/news/preview-skrm…

"All major medical associations support gender-affirming care as proven, effective, and necessary medical care."

Oral arguments before #SCOTUS tomorrow morning

#law #lawfedi #fediLaw #LGBTQ #equality

What to expect in the gender-affirming care SCOTUS case

The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.

^{Christopher Wiggins (Advocate.com)}

secure.everyaction.com/eWhE45x…

#FreeSpeechForPeople

Use the script below to call your U.S. House reps at 202. 224. 3121 and urge them to launch an impeachment investigation.

#AOC has introduced articles of impeachment against #SCOTUS arseholes #ClarenceThomas and #SamuelAlito for #HighCrimesAndMisdemeanors in violation of #ArticleII of the U.S. Constitution, making them unfit to continue serving on SCOTUS.

#USAShitShow

Mounting calls to protect kids from ‘harmful’ information online, and laws that try to do that, are being challenged in the United States.

There are privacy concerns and constitutional challenges with each idea and way of protecting minors. And soon, the Supreme Court will review a Texas law requiring porn sites to block underage users.

theconversation.com/is-childpr…
#socialmedia #parenting #privacy #scotus #uspolitics

[thread] John Thune
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thu…

* politician serving as senior U.S. senator from South Dakota 2005+
* will become the Senate majority leader in Jan 2025
* 2024 elected Senate Republican leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell

Comment: McConnell known for filibuster (frustrating Obama), working with Leonard Leo to secure SCOTUS conservative supermajority

#JohnThune #MitchMcConnell #SenateRepublicans #GOP #Trump2 #fascism #SCOTUS
#Project2025 #billionaires #libertarianism #Christofascism

⬆️ @dangillmor

>> Criminal #Trump nominates monstrous #Gaetz to oversee criminal justice in America.

We can call it Trump's #viceSignaling, which is the exact opposite of #Biden's #virtueSignaling that had led him to make #Garland "whole" by appointing him as AG because #Republicans had stolen the latter's #SCOTUS seat.

Now Trump signals to his constituents that rape — whether statutory with underage kids, or otherwise — is just fine, and the DOJ won't prosecute them.

#YourBodyMyChoice #YBMC

#WompWomp until somehow Trump interferes with state cases

#SCOTUS on Tuesday dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark #Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in #Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court.
nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-c…

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' appeal in Georgia election interference case

The Supreme Court dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court.

^{Lawrence Hurley (NBC News)}

#Trump was originally to be sentenced in July. Then came the 1 July #SCOTUS ruling granting presidents broad #immunity for ofcl acts.

Merchan agreed & pushed back the proceeding until 18 Sept…

Trump’s attys in Aug asked for still more time…

Merchan on 6 Sept delayed Trump’s sentencing yet again until 26 Nov – after the election

Trump’s lawyers argued over the weekend that there are “strong reasons for the requested stay, & eventually dismissal of the case in the interests of justice.”

#law

Trump pressures candidates for #Senate #GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

US Senate has not allowed presidents to make recess appts since a 2014 #SCOTUS ruling limited the president’s power to do so.

He's not even been sworn in, so he's not even POTUS yet, but - true to form - Trump wants to break that rule. Big time.

Hm. Wonder why. arabnews.com/node/2578824

#Election2024 #Elections2024

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

WASHINGTON: Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote. Republican Sens.

^{AP (Arabnews)}

From the it has to happen but never will file.

The United States will never have an independent #SCOTUS unless it scraps the current court and justices and starts a new with a non-political appointment process and new justices. I might suggest a process similar to this.

fja.gc.ca/scc-csc/2022/questio…

Ben Wittes:

"In contemplating the dangers of the second #Trump term, the damage he can do with perfect legality actually looms more ominously than his ultimately-inevitable criminality... the simple truth is that if we are going to protect #democracy, the actions of the state matter more than the criminal actions of the man."

lawfaremedia.org/article/no-re…

#election2024 #scotus #maga #harris #project2025

The Situation: No Recriminations, Just Democratic Survival

The big danger is what Trump can do lawfully.

^Default

youtube.com/watch?v=fweFvpLbTE…

#BrianTylerCohen

#SCOTUS #SonyaSotomayor

Fine. But here's my question: Why aren't Americans pushing #farright #Alito and #ClarenceThomas out? They are older than she is, and are riddled with scandals. Get them out.