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Steelrolled

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24. You are right as I was using the word as an adjective.

Reply to HuskyOffset (Reply #23)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 06:25 PM

Apr 2020

I tend to just call the justices democrats or republicans because that is the reality, even though I think they are (in theory ha ha) not affiliated with a party.

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Supreme Court rules non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional [View all] killaphill Apr 2020 OP

Good underpants Apr 2020 #1

I wonder why Kagen joined in the dissent though. nt cstanleytech Apr 2020 #2

Kagen is not liberal on criminal justice matters unblock Apr 2020 #5

Ahh, k. nt cstanleytech Apr 2020 #7

Dissent is at the end Major Nikon Apr 2020 #12

Could you dumb it down for the morons like myself please as my eyes started to glaze over cstanleytech Apr 2020 #20

They are bascially saying the court has an obligation to honor a 48yr old SCOTUS ruling Major Nikon Apr 2020 #21

Interesting. Oregon is the only state affected by this. MissB Apr 2020 #3

Not to mention probably a number of cases being overturned there and forcing the state to decide cstanleytech Apr 2020 #9

Yes, Oregon was a real problem with this. It effectively nullified racial diversity in juries. PSPS Apr 2020 #11

It also affects Louisiana Massacure Apr 2020 #25

Kinda hard to reconcile "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" and "divided jury" unblock Apr 2020 #4

Interesting how nonpartisan the vote was IronLionZion Apr 2020 #6

I am always happy to see decisions that Steelrolled Apr 2020 #14

democratic appointee (NT) HuskyOffset Apr 2020 #23

You are right as I was using the word as an adjective. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #24

Wait, wait, wait, Gorsuch cretin bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #8

Maybe it is just me and my tin-foil hat tendencies about GOPers Scalded Nun Apr 2020 #10

not just u that sees this coming AllaN01Bear Apr 2020 #15

Agree not fooled Apr 2020 #22

This is fascinating, and it's not really about what you might think it's about. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #13

I assume that Kavanaugh would say that Roe v Wade was "egregiously wrong" More_Cowbell Apr 2020 #17

We'll see. The breakdown of majority and dissent is interesting, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #19

Ironic that it was a non-unamimous decision. JohnnyRingo Apr 2020 #16

good still_one Apr 2020 #18

In the courts precedent goes as far... Lokilooney Apr 2020 #26

Kagan has been on opposite sides with the other 3 liberals on several high-profile cases recently Polybius Apr 2020 #27