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(((Cindy Weinstein)))Supreme Court justices <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Jackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jackson</a> went to Harvard (as undergraduates and law students). So did Roberts and Gorsuch (undergrads and law, as well). I think we can guess what the first two think of Harvard's excellent decision to refuse to get in line with Trump's demands. I wonder what the latter two think.Maybe we'll find out.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Harvard</a>

TronsawyerRussian war in <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a>: <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Is Offering <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Putin</a> Another <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Munich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Munich</a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hitler</a> didn’t want a <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peace</a> deal, and neither does <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Putin</a>. By Robert <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/TheAtlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheAtlantic</a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/putin-hitler-munich-parallel/681973/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/putin-hitler-munich-parallel/681973/</a>

NonilexHaving an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oversight</a> cmte made up of well-respected lower-court judges “seems like a good idea to me in terms of ensuring that we comply with our code of conduct going forward in the future; it seems like a good idea in terms of ensuring that people have confidence that we’re doing exactly that,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> said during a wide-ranging conversation at NYU <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a> School w/professor Melissa Murray….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> adopted a code of conduct specific to the 9 justices last fall for the first time. But the policy was quickly panned because it does not include a way to examine alleged misconduct, review whether the justices have recused themselves when necessary, or clear or sanction justices who might violate the rules.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

Nonilex“I just think judges are not so afraid of us. I think there are plenty of judges around this country who could do a task like that in a very fair-minded & serious way” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> said.  Kagan was expanding on her recent suggestion that Chief Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnRoberts</a> appoint an outside panel of highly experienced judges to review allegations of wrongdoing or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recusal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recusal</a> decisions by the justices, some of whom face questions over unreported gifts & conflicts of interest in key cases.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a>: Lower court <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#judges</a> could enforce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> code  Interviewed at NYU <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> school, Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElenaKagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElenaKagan</a> also discussed the emergency docket & the historic number of women on the high court.  Justice Elena Kagan on Mon brushed aside concerns about whether lower-court judges could effectively enforce the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a>’s new ethics rules, saying those on the federal bench are more than capable of holding justices to account.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/09/supreme-court-kagan-melissa-murray/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/09/supreme-court-kagan-melissa-murray/</a>

NonilexWriting for the majority, Chief *Justice* <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnRoberts</a> said the government must establish that a defendant “impaired the availability or integrity” of records, documents or other objects used in an official proceeding. The decision returns the case to the lower courts for additional proceedings.  Justices <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmyConeyBarrett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmyConeyBarrett</a>, Sonia <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sotomayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sotomayor</a> & Elena <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> dissented.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawlessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lawlessness</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jan6</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GinniThomas</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarthaAnnAlito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarthaAnnAlito</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PartisanCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PartisanCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CourtReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CourtReform</a>

NonilexThe court’s 3 liberal [sane] justices — Sonia <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sotomayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sotomayor</a>, Elena <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KetanjiBrownJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KetanjiBrownJackson</a> — dissented.  The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/precedent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#precedent</a>, established in 1984, gave <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a> flexibility to determine how to implement <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legislation</a> ALREADY PASSED by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a>. The framework has been used extensively by the U.S. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> to defend <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulations</a> designed to protect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumers</a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workplace</a>, & more.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReformTheCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReformTheCourt</a>

NonilexThe decision reflected a sharp divide on the court, w/ Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KetanjiBrownJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KetanjiBrownJackson</a>, joined by Justices Elena <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> & Sonia <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sotomayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sotomayor</a>, dissenting. While the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservative</a> wing asserted that the ruling gave discretion to state & local governments & protected ofcls from having to guess whether their behavior had crossed a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> line….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a>

Heidi Li FeldmanOn to the concurrence by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sotomayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sotomayor</a> and joined by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a>. Sotomoayor emphasizes that she still maintains <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bruen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bruen</a> was wrongly decided. But, even under Bruen, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rahimi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rahimi</a> is an easy case - prohibiting adjudicated domestic abusers from possessing guns is, under any sense of analogical reasoning, analogical to historical laws regulating firearms possession and use. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClarenceThomas</a> tries to argue that any difference between historical and today's laws makes them disanalogous. That's ridiculous. 12/

NonilexThe fourth ruling announced this morning is Smith v. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>, on the right of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> defendants to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CrossExamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrossExamine</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/witnesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#witnesses</a>. All of these cases are important, of course. But none so far are the biggest cases of the term. Justice Elena <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> has the opinion, w/a unanimous-ish court agreeing w/the final judgment. There are many concurrences, which are written by justices who agree w/the outcome of the decision but disagree on certain aspects.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

NonilexNext up, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> case: Department of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#State</a> v. Munoz. Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmyConeyBarrett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmyConeyBarrett</a> has the opinion, & the three liberals — Justices Sonia <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sotomayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sotomayor</a>, Elena <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KetanjiBrownJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KetanjiBrownJackson</a> — <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dissented</a>. Now on to the second box of opinions.

NonilexBut close observers of the court said several of the justices also will not want to inappropriately rein in future chief execs from doing what the job requires.  At least 4, Chief Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnRoberts</a> & Justices <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alito</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagan</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kavanaugh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kavanaugh</a> — all of whom previously worked as lawyers in the WH or the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a>, are likely to be especially sensitive to the implications of their decision for future presidents.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immunity</a>

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