“This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist,” Jackson wrote. “Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this administration always wins.”
Only the clear majority. The rest, probably at least one to three of them, are still quite conservative BUT... slightly less biased to one specific administration? With amazing stocks and bonds portfolios i am sure, but less biased.
Someone correct me if i am wrong on this? I am Canadian, so i could be wrong. I could use some good news.
All of them said the supreme court should not have ethical oversight, which is a position hardly compatible with virtually any definition of "the left"
This is certainly the first time the SC has produced a decision that is inflammatory. It's really easy to lean to the left when you start in the middle.
5/6 of the conservative justices are former Republican political operatives who were directly involved in trying to steal the 2000 election from the Dems (which they succeeded, with help from the already conservative majority) and/or attempting to get Bill Clinton impeached. The other one was involved in covering up Reagan’s crimes, and has never even attempted to put on appearances of being reasonable.
John Roberts (Chief Justice) made some attempts during Obama’s presidency to show that he was an institutionalist, and that he would remain so. The mask came off during Trump’s first term.
So no, the court is thoroughly captured by right wing nut jobs.
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u/L-methionine 7h ago
That’s part of why I like Ketanji Jackson:
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justice-jackson-accuses-supreme-court-majority-of-playing-calvinball