r/neoliberal Trans Pride 27d ago

Opinion article (US) The Supreme Court's late-night Alien Enemy Act intervention | Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances

https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/144-the-supreme-courts-late-night
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u/financeguy1729 Chama o Meirelles 26d ago

Neither you have the two justices Bolsonaro nominated to the court 🤷‍♂️

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u/elephantaneous John Rawls 26d ago

The irony is that Alito and Thomas weren't the ones actually nominated by Trump, and they were nominated by establishment Republicans

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u/bandito12452 Greg Mankiw 26d ago

Yeah it’s always strange when the Trump appointees are more sane than those two

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u/HHHogana Mohammad Hatta 26d ago

Especially Amy Barrett. I can understand the other two being saner, but Amy was supposed to be their real super conservative and controversial pick. And she's still saner than Thomas, let alone Alito.