SCOTUS: Illegitimate Arm of the MAGA Reich - How Far They Have Fallen

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11. Ex-federal judge 'profoundly disturbed' by SCOTUS entertaining Trump's total immunity claim

Ex-federal judge 'profoundly disturbed' by SCOTUS entertaining Trump’s total immunity claim - Alternet

on Saturday, the New Republic's Greg Sargent wrote that retired federal judge Judge J. Michael Luttig no longer expects SCOTUS to uphold democracy and the rule of law based on what he heard this week.

"I’m profoundly disturbed about the apparent direction of the court," said Luttig, a conservative jurist President George H.W. Bush appointed to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1991. "I now believe that it is unlikely Trump will ever be tried for the crimes he committed in attempting to overturn the 2020 election."

...EVER.

One vote from the end of democracy': Weissmann sounds alarm on SCOTUS immunity case - MSNBC

Constitutional law scholar lays out the Supreme Court’s rule of lawlessness - Alternet

The disaster that was the Trump v. United States oral argument reminded me of how little the Roberts court has actually cared about rule of law values and legal transparency during its 18-year run. Leaving aside the overturning or narrowing of numerous landmark cases, from abortion to affirmative action to the free exercise of religion, the Roberts court has consistently, in the court's most important and publicized opinions, engaged in subterfuge, sleight of hand and even outright lying.