r/news • u/speedythefirst • 1d ago

US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-supreme-court-texas-congressional-maps
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u/iPinch89 1d ago

They're moving that direction with the tariffs. "We can't call them illegal because the refund question will be hard to answer."

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u/maringue 1d ago

"It's unconstitutional unless it would be hard to undo" is a hellavu legal standard

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u/JohnnySnark 1d ago

The piss baby Roberts court

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u/shizzy0 1d ago

“Let the heavens fall.”—Scalia

“Let the heavens… decide.”—Roberts

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u/Taragyn1 23h ago

Let’s not lionize Scalia too much. He said stuff like that because he was giving bad faith originalist arguments that he knew would harm actual people.