BREAKING: SCOTUS blocks GOP effort to require more restrictive vote by mail rules in Rhode Island

[brooklynite]

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[SheltieLover]

1. Yaaaaay!

[Thekaspervote]

2. Good! When the conservative judges way in it's even a bigger victory

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Fuck you, Dump!

[Demsrule86]

7. It will be tweeting soon.

[wryter2000]

4. Does that mean

Roberts and Kavanaugh did the right thing?

[dware]

5. It would appear so.

Apparently SCJ Roberts and Justice Kanavaugh did the right thing.

[Demsrule86]

6. I think in the end both Roberts and Kavanaugh will be a problem for the pugs.

[wryter2000]

9. Wow

I never thought I'd be glad for Kavanaugh's presence on the Court.

[calimary]

22. I know exactly how you feel, my friend!

I've been surprised by him a couple of times. My guard isn't dropping, and I keep score. I don't forget the earlier stuff. But that means I don't forget a good move later on, either.

Perhaps we're seeing a human version of the broken clock that's still right twice a day...

[wryter2000]

23. I don't know about Kavanaugh

But I wouldn't be surprised if Roberts were sick of at least some of the excrement they send his way.

[calimary]

25. I can't help but suspect that as Roberts gets older, he grows more circumspect.

Remember, this will ALWAYS be known as and written about and described and referred to as "The Roberts Court." It always seems to be nicknamed after whoever is Chief Justice. Like the Warren Court (Earl Warren, 1953-69), the Burger Court (Warren Burger, 1969-86), or the Rehnquist Court (William Rehnquist, 1986-2005). It's been the Roberts Court since John Roberts was nominated to be Chief Justice, by dubya.

https://u-s-history.com/pages/h995.html

Heck, if MY name was on the Supreme Court, and all its decisions and rulings and writings and actions and discussions from now on through all of America's future carried MY name, I'd damn well want my name to stand for something that was transcendent, that stood the test of time, and not the political winds (or windbags) of the moment. I can't help but suspect that this goes through his head every time he enters that building. He knows this is for the history books and the legal journals and the law schools - and this little "insignificant" annoyance we all know as the Constitution.

[StarfishSaver]

15. Yes. Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch not so much.

[wryter2000]

19. Another reason for hope

I'm not sure how much more my heart can stand.

[lagomorph777]

20. Yeah - I think that means Trump will fire Justices Beerbong and Gorsuck.

[wryter2000]

24. It would be fun to watch him try

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. I'm old enough to remember when "State's Rights" were sacrosanct to Republicans.

Funny how malleable their principles are when their Party control's the WH.

[wryter2000]

10. Only in regard to one issue

States rights never come up in relation to interstate highways or federal income tax. Just race.

[Cartaphelius]

11. They should do the same thing

for the U.S. Postal Service. TODAY!

[OMGWTF]

13. x 1,000,000

[KS Toronado]

12. Well this proves Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch don't care about right or wrong, or rule of law

Only if your lawsuit is good or bad for R's or D's.

[StarfishSaver]

14. This is good news, but almost a no-brainer

The legislature - Democrats and Republicans - had all agreed to a consent degree loosening the requirements for mail-in ballots. The GOP tried to stop it.

It's kind of hard to argue that an outside political group should undo a bipartisan agreement between elected officials. Of course, Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch thought they should be allowed to do just that.

This is a great outcome, but the circumstances are almost ideal. I'm not sure how the Roberts and Kavanaugh would rule in a case involving a dispute between legislators.

But I'll cheer this one anyone since any victory is a good thing!

[CaptainTruth]

17. Thank you for the comment, you confirmed my understanding.

It may not be the correct legal term, but to me as a layman it's like the GOP didn't have "standing" to block what state officials had agreed to do.

[StarfishSaver]

18. You're exactly right and your layman term is also the correct legal term

The Court ruled that the state election officials supported the decree and no state official objected, and thus, the Republican Party lacked "a cognizable interest in the State’s ability to enforce its duly enacted laws." In other words, the GOP had no standing to get all up in the state's business.

You nailed it, Layman!

[Gothmog]

16. From Marc Elias

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[nycbos]

21. Good