SCOTUS Thread (News and Discussion) III: Abandoning 90 Years of Precedent

[Tymon]

Probably shouldn't have told them that. Since cruelty is the point and all. They seem to make decisions based on maximum suffering.

[6souls]

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.b.../3m35u2j5wj22k

Alex Jones' appeal to the Sandy Hook settlement has been rejected.

[6souls]

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.b.../3m3b4zg7c422y
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supre...b017d85b7378d5

There is a case being heard right now, being represented by the Trump admin, that would gut section 2 of the Voting Rights Act which is meant to protect against racially-motivated redistricting.

The case arose from a challenge brought by white Louisianans to a remedial map the state legislature drew in 2024 that created a second Black majority district. The legislature drew that map in response to a district court ruling in Robinson v. Louisiana that the initial map adopted by the state in 2022 violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate based on race, when it failed to draw a second district. The white Louisianans then challenged the new remedial map for discriminating against them, and a district court agreed.

The admin's argument boils down to blacks overwhelmingly vote democrat and whites republican so their can't be any sort of discrimination when redrawing districts.

[kuronosan]

I fully expect the Supreme Court to say who gives a shit

[Dimmauk]

I fully expect the Supreme Court to check off another item from Project 2025

[Tymon]

Would be a net gain of over a dozen House seats for the Rs and more or less guarantee a majority for a looooooooong time.

[Tyche]

Well, GOP states will have to start the process now and implement some kind of trigger law based on the decision, because that decision is not coming out til late June. Regardless, it's going to be a short turnaround from SCOTUS decision, voting on redrawn maps, getting it signed, have a primary, get your candidate, campaign, general election.

4 months.

With that said, if they do this, and it's blatantly obvious they rigged the election through partisan gerrymandering to the point that Dems will lose the house for a generation, Dems can get it back as soon as 2028.

There would be only one remedy for this now. Or in 10 years. In 20 years. SCOTUS. 2028 Dem will have no choice but to expand. The GOP and Trump have pushed the country so far past norms, the argument to leverage that constituonal right bestowed to the executive is continuing to be made for a Dem president. Tit for tat.

[Tyrath]

Dems will get raked over the coals for even trying to break any norms. It won't happen.

[Tyche]

That is their only choice. If GOP has SCOTUS approval to gerrymabder, there's no other relief. State legislatures are gerrymandered to draw maps. You can rule forever if you get to pick your voters. Dems already need a +5ish% advantage to simply win a majority of seats. This would keep it out of reach for as long as they desire. Changing the law (which they won't do) or striking it down is the only choice.

For what's it's worth, I think it's going to get gerrymandered bad for 2026 and I think the GOP will still lose. That will be their argument that the gerrymanders were overblown and justified....when they are down just 5 seats in a -7% environment. Incredulous, but that's gonna happen.

[Mrbeansman]

Yeah I dont see the Dems losing the house next year even with severe gerrymandering. Important to remember that a gerrymandered district is no guarantee of success either Bachmann and a few others have famously lost in heavily gerrymandered districts.

edit oh right it wasnt Bachmann that year it was another gop media darling at the time and she just almost lost that year.

[Sirious]

If by some miracle they don't cheat enough and lose any substantial amount of seats, they'll just cheat more next time.

It's not like anyone is going to do anything about it but whine. Another protest, oh golly, oh gee!

[Zealot]

It's ironic that you are not a serious person.

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[archibaldcrane]

If by some miracle they don't cheat enough and lose any substantial amount of seats, they'll just cheat more next time.

It's not like anyone is going to do anything about it but whine. Another protest, oh golly, oh gee!

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[Mertron]

who can afford firebombs in this economy tho

[Athas]

At least piss in the letterbox.

[Byrthnoth]

At least piss in the letterbox.

On some level, isn't tweeting really just pissing in a letterbox already?

[6souls]

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-c...ce=threads.net

The court has denied an appeal from Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to overturn the legalization of gay marriage.

[Salodin]

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-c...ce=threads.net

The court has denied an appeal from Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to overturn the legalization of gay marriage.

Was not expecting this.

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[Yabby]

It had no standing. In the lower courts, the attorneys repeatedly argued that the case wasn’t about gay marriage but about her right to refuse based on religious freedom. It wasn’t until it reached higher courts that they tried to introduce the gay marriage angle, which isn’t allowed. This isn’t a victory for gay marriage—it’s simply how the court system operates.

[Tyrath]

Because this SC would NEVER do something that didn't line up with how the courts operate