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Leah Litman - I cannot fucking believe that birthright was 5-4! (Original Post) In It to Win It Jun 30 OP
Per CNN it was 6-3. LisaL Jun 30 #1
5-4 on the 14th amendment protecting birthright citizenship. 6-3 on federal law protecting birthright citizenship In It to Win It Jun 30 #10
And someone probably has a case ready to go Bettie Jun 30 #17
Depends how you count Kavanaugh's flaky-ass concurrence 0rganism Jun 30 #16
Fucking SCARY fgor sure! bluestarone Jun 30 #2
Super Disturbing that there are 3 Justices on the court Ars Longa Jun 30 #14
Since it was 6-3, I can't fucking believe it was 5-4 either. MichMan Jun 30 #3
5-4 on the 14th amendment protecting birthright citizenship. 6-3 on federal law protecting birthright citizenship In It to Win It Jun 30 #7
Should be 9-0 Deuxcents Jun 30 #4
Agree Renew Deal Jun 30 #5
I'm wondering if Gorsuch is just there for the lulz... appmanga Jun 30 #26
Shouldn't have even dweller Jun 30 #6
There is something rotten here newdeal2 Jun 30 #9
Just like dweller Jun 30 #11
It should have been 9-0, though I'd always assumed Alito and Thomas would dissent, Ocelot II Jun 30 #8
We *HAVE* to get the Heritage Foundation's influence and money out of SCOTUS. Initech Jun 30 #12
Rotten to the core and gleefully evil Sequoia Jun 30 #13
They are hostile to democracy, pro fascist billionaire. Initech Jun 30 #15
Have to; can't. maxsolomon Jun 30 #19
Couldn't we flip the House and Senate and get them out that way? Initech Jun 30 #21
Through Impeachment? maxsolomon Jun 30 #23
So there's no way to take back the courts from billionaire / Murdoch influnce unless by force? Initech Jun 30 #24
1. Control the Presidency and Senate until maxsolomon Jun 30 #27
Why ? There ARE 4 hardcore Republicans on Supreme Court dave99 Jun 30 #18
Yeah but fuckhead and the Heritage Foundation will get to pick their replacements. Initech Jun 30 #25
A generation of for-profit hatred Torchlight Jun 30 #20
Tells you just how fragile our democracy is Mysterian Jun 30 #22

In It to Win It

(12,952 posts)
10. 5-4 on the 14th amendment protecting birthright citizenship. 6-3 on federal law protecting birthright citizenship
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:53 AM
Jun 30

Bettie

(20,065 posts)
17. And someone probably has a case ready to go
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 12:42 PM
Jun 30

tailored to have them overturn that amendment to the Constitution.

Or maybe they'll come for women's right to vote....either, way, they are definitely going to try to overturn the pieces of the Constitution they don't like.

Lucky for us the court moves at the speed of a glacier, so they might not get to it very quickly, or they'll just invalidate a few amendments on the shadow docket.

NOTE: Feeling very not positive about things today. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

0rganism

(25,797 posts)
16. Depends how you count Kavanaugh's flaky-ass concurrence
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 12:38 PM
Jun 30

Looks to me like he's against the 14th amendment version, but supports the federal statutes around it, which basically leaves a path for congress to remove birthright citizenship by making shitty laws.

Ars Longa

(724 posts)
14. Super Disturbing that there are 3 Justices on the court
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:22 AM
Jun 30

that are living in a Pre-Civil War mindset!!
Still.................Expand the SC to 13 Justices.

In It to Win It

(12,952 posts)
7. 5-4 on the 14th amendment protecting birthright citizenship. 6-3 on federal law protecting birthright citizenship
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:51 AM
Jun 30

Kavanaugh was the difference on the one vote.

Renew Deal

(85,514 posts)
5. Agree
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:50 AM
Jun 30

And if not 9-0, 7-2. There is no logical reason for Gorsuch to side with opponents of the constitution.

appmanga

(1,599 posts)
26. I'm wondering if Gorsuch is just there for the lulz...
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:57 PM
Jun 30

...in his concurrence re Samuels, he says the Court is probably giving the president too much power, but he goes along anyways. You can't do the mind-numbing legal gymnastics these folks perform without being bought and paid for.

newdeal2

(5,705 posts)
9. There is something rotten here
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:52 AM
Jun 30

They are eager to take up cases that have already been decided.

Ocelot II

(131,983 posts)
8. It should have been 9-0, though I'd always assumed Alito and Thomas would dissent,
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:52 AM
Jun 30

because they always do in cases of the people vs. Trump regardless of what the case is about, but Gorsuch was a bit of a surprise. Kavanaugh concurred in the judgment but dissented as to one of the reasons, so it was a 6-3 decision. I'll take it, though, and there will be more ketchup on the walls today.

Initech

(109,779 posts)
15. They are hostile to democracy, pro fascist billionaire.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 12:34 PM
Jun 30

Fuck them all, especially Kevin Roberts (guy that wrote Project 2025 and most of fuckhead's illegal orders).

Initech

(109,779 posts)
24. So there's no way to take back the courts from billionaire / Murdoch influnce unless by force?
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:49 PM
Jun 30

Cause I'm all out of ideas!

maxsolomon

(39,531 posts)
27. 1. Control the Presidency and Senate until
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 03:10 PM
Jun 30

Alito, Thomas and Roberts are dead/retired.

2. Expand the Court to match the number of Federal circuits.

 

dave99

(815 posts)
18. Why ? There ARE 4 hardcore Republicans on Supreme Court
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:42 PM
Jun 30

Need 6 though to be permanently retired

Torchlight

(7,386 posts)
20. A generation of for-profit hatred
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:13 PM
Jun 30

was willingly tuned into by millions of citizens every day. I think we're now peeling back the thin veneer and witnessing the most current results of our commercialized division.

Mysterian

(6,786 posts)
22. Tells you just how fragile our democracy is
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:26 PM
Jun 30

Four corrupt justices would allow a president to be king.

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