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Slate / Dahlia Lithwick / John Roberts has Lost the Public. Does He Care? / October 14, 2024
“Roberts, according to observers, ‘was shaken by the adverse public reaction to his decision affording Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution. His protestations that the case concerned the presidency, not Trump, held little currency.’”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/10/supreme-court-analysis-john-roberts-public-confidence-crash.html
New York Times / 9-15-24 / Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak / How Roberts Shaped Trump’s Supreme Court Winning Streak
“Behind the scenes, the chief justice molded three momentous Jan. 6 and election cases that helped determine the former president’s fate.”
The Guardian / Ramon Antonio Vargas / 9-1-24 / Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson laments presidential immunity decision in TV interview / The supreme court jurist said the ruling earlier this years establishes a two-tier legal system that protects Trump
Democracy Docket / Marc Elias / 8-6-24 / Georgia Election Board Passes Rule That Could Delay Election Certification by Courtney Cohn
Kirkus Reviews / 8-6-24 / ANTIDEMOCRATIC: INSIDE THE FAR RIGHT'S 50-YEAR PLOT TO CONTROL AMERICAN ELECTIONS by David Daley
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-daley/antidemocratic/
PBS News / 8-01-24 / Schumer introduces ‘No Kings Act’ in response to Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling
NYT / 7-29-24 / by Katie Rogers / Warning of Extreme Agenda, Biden Calls for a Supreme Court Overhaul / no paywall
Indivisible / Majority over MAGA: Neighbor2Neighbor
https://indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/neighbor_to_neighbor_ge
The Hill / 7-25-24 / by Miranda Nazarro: NY Democrat introduces constitutional amendment reversing Supreme Court immunity ruling
ProPublica / 7-13-24 / by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented /Inside Ziklag, the Christian-Right Group Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ziklag-secret-christian-charity-2024-election
NYT / 7-12-24 / Opinion / Jesse Wegman / The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All
NYT / 07-11-24 / Opinion / Donald Trump is Unfit To Lead / By The Editorial Board / The editorial board is group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. (Gift Article):
Substack / Robert Reich / 07-09-24 / How to prevent America and the world from falling into fascism / Eleven suggestions for the next 118 days: https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/these-are-the-times-that-try-our?r=b08pd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Berkely News / Edward Lempinen / 07-07-24 / High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn / Berkeley experts say the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling could allow presidents to commit crime under the guise of official business. One called the decision ‘dangerous.’
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket — protecting all voters’ rights to vote! https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-the-supreme-court-bolstered-project-2025/
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