#supremecourt

diane_a@diasp.org

Senate Judiciary Committee announced plans to vote to subpoena billionaires who reportedly gave lavish gifts to #SupremeCourt Justices #ClarenceThomas & #Alito.

Sen. Durbin (D-Ill.) & Sen. Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in a statement that they plan to subpoena billionaires Harlan Crow & Robin Arkley, as well as conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo. #SCOTUS

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/31/democrats-supoena-harlan-crow-leonard-leo-supreme-court-justices

#aboutdamntime #bribery

smokeinfog@diasp.org

Alarm Grows Over Wisconsin GOP's Supreme Court Impeachment Threats

Wisconsin Democrats are urging the U.S. public to pay close attention to the Republican Party's maneuvering in the key battleground state, where GOP lawmakers are floating impeachment proceedings against a recently elected liberal Supreme Court justice if she doesn't recuse herself from cases related to the state's gerrymandered legislative maps.

"We've been sounding the alarm bells on the dangerous threats from Republicans to impeach justices who don't follow their orders. And yesterday, they doubled down," Wisconsin Senate Democrats wrote in a social media post on Wednesday after state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-63) left open the possibility of an impeachment push against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Vos suggested that Protasiewicz has "pre-judged" a potential case challenging the legality of Wisconsin's legislative maps. If Protasiewicz doesn't recuse, Vos said that would be "a pretty clear violation" and indicated impeachment proceedings would be on the table.

Wisconsin Republicans have the simple Assembly majority needed to impeach and the two-thirds Senate majority needed to convict. State Republicans are also currently attempting to remove Wisconsin's nonpartisan head of elections.

"This is crazy," Wisconsin Senate Democrats wrote Wednesday. "The entire country should know what's happening here in Wisconsin. Spread this far and wide."

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#Wisconsin #supremeCourt #impeachment #Republican #gerrymandering #politics #CommonDreams

joseph_teller@diaspora.glasswings.com

Designer in Supreme Court ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request

Smith named Stewart — and included a website service request from him, listing his phone number and email address in 2017 court documents. But Stewart told The Associated Press he never submitted the request and didn't know his name was invoked in the lawsuit until he was contacted this week by a reporter from The New Republic, which first reported his denial.

"I was incredibly surprised given the fact that I've been happily married to a woman for the last 15 years," said Stewart, who declined to give his last name for fear of harassment and threats. His contact information, but not his last name, were listed in court documents.

He added that he was a designer and "could design my own website if I need to" — and was concerned no one had checked into the validity of the request cited by Smith until recently.

So The Entire Case May Be A Giant GOP Fraud Play To Force A Decision

#News #SupremeCourt #WebDesignerCase #GayCouples

beaubobobonobo@diaspora.psyco.fr

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire: SCOTUS Justice Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor

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Island-hopping on a superyacht.

Private jet rides around the world.

The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court.

“It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” says one former judge.

#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ClarenceThomas #Ethics #Travel #News

psychmesu@diaspora.glasswings.com
faab64@diasp.org

BRAKING: #Iran's #SupremeCourt orders retrial for MahamSadrat, sentenced to death over 'enmity against God' during recent riots.

"His request for a retrial was found to be in accordance with the law […] & so the case was referred to the court for retrial," judiciary's news website reported.

Mr Sadrat had been found guilty of "moharebeh" an offence that can carry the death penalty.

His conviction was based on allegations he had drawn a knife, causing fear & insecurity/ #ISNA

#DeathPenalty #Politics #IranProtests