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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Man Sentenced to Death by a Racist Juror
The Supreme Court agreed that at least one of the jurors who convicted a Georgia man of murder was a virulent racist. They previously came to the conclusion that racism may have affected a juror’s decision. But in a unanimous no-decision, the Supreme Court declined to take up the prisoner’s death penalty appeal, effectively sending…
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Clarence Thomas Proves That He’s Still Alive and Willing to Do Trump’s Dirty Work
Every now and then, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas does something to remind us, the viewing public, that he’s still alive. In 2006, the stoic and curmudgeonly old black man coughed. In 2007, he raised an eyebrow. In 2010, he moved his hand to wipe something from his mouth. It is believed that the thing…
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Supreme Court Allows Trump's Transgender Military Ban to Go Into Effect
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to enforce President Trump’s policy on barring certain transgender people from joining or staying in the military as justices put lower court rulings, which blocked the plan, on hold. Thanks to the conservative-leaning majority (looking at you, Brett “I like beer. I still like beer” Kavanuagh) what started…
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A Supreme Flex: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Already Working From Home After Leaving Hospital
You can thank your auntie’s woke prayer circle for their hard work—or the world’s most potent calcium supplements—because Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Friday and apparently is already back at work. Working from home, that is, but as anyone who’s taken a WFH day knows, that definitely still counts (even if…
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Black Twitter Invites Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Wakanda to Receive Vibranium Ribs After Freak Accident
Since his inauguration in 2017, Ya’ll’s President has ushered in both Neil Gorsuch and Brett “Boofing Devil’s Triangle” Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. And because The Devil is busy, we almost had a three-peat this morning when the Supreme Court announced that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after fracturing three of her ribs. “She…
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Birthright Citizenship Explained Like You're a Racist 5-Year-Old
5-year-old racist: Hey, why is everyone talking about birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment? Me: Well, my little Caucasian friend, it’s because of racism. Oooh, I like racism! Tell me more! Well, once upon a time, in a kingdom not very far, far away, a group of white men passed the Naturalization Acts in 1790…
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A Bigot Is as a Bigot Does? No. Racism Can Be Arrogant or ‘Compassionate’ or Just Convenient
Black Americans and white Americans don’t experience race the same way. Given that, it should surprise no one that we don’t speak or think about it similarly. We have to find a way to bridge that divide. Like it or not, too many white allies and potential allies are so deep in denial about racism…
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It's Official: Accused Sexual Predator Brett Kavanaugh Is a Supreme Court Justice
Despite several outbursts from protesters, Congress voted 50 to 48 to confirm embattled judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, ending weeks of contentiousness between those who believe sexual assault survivors and those who live and represent states that sought to continue slavery. “I do not consent, where’s my representation?” one yelled. “Shame!” yelled another.…
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Sexual Assault Survivors Confront Sen. Jeff Flake: 'Look at Me and Tell Me That It Doesn’t Matter What Happened to Me'
Sen. Jeff Flake, the spineless Arizona Republican who has mastered the “Look, I’m really conflicted about this decision” face yet votes almost 90 percent of the time with President Trump, was confronted Friday morning by two women claiming to be sexual assault survivors. The confrontation happened shortly after Flake announced he will support Supreme Court…
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Several Democrats Walk Out of Hearing to Protest Brett Kavanaugh Vote Scheduled Friday
It’s clear now, if it wasn’t before, that the political theater disguised as a partisan investigation to get to the bottom of sexual assault allegations was a farce, and as such, four Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee walked out of the hearing Friday morning. According to The Hill, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard…