They could keep it very simple. Pick two days of the week where they release opinions. Opinions should be released within 90 days of being heard (because of complexity it might not be in order of when they’re heard). Provide forthcoming notice of opinion a day or two prior to being released.

I think this case is one where—paradoxically—the larger the reform, the more moderate it appears. A small change to just the Supreme Court is much more easily dismissed as a partisan power grab.

Emeritus tenure riding circuit courts after a fixed term as a voting member, Justice counts tied to the number of circuits, and more circuits to improve efficiency of a stagnant institution have been on my list for a while.

Yes, call. But please do NOT call Senators from another state, your calls will be ignored. Call your senators only. If you have friends/family in another state, tell THEM to call. Don't give offices reasons to ignore you/prevent others from getting through.

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The piping plovers this morning at Montrose Beach

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

Oh my god we **did not have a president** for the first, we date America's birthday to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I'm losing my mind.

That the Supreme Court has ruled the president can without cause fire officials in myriad departments and effectively destroy our civil service -- but cannot fuck with a Federal Reserve boardmember -- says it all. Fuck over the people and how they are serviced? Cool. Fuck with the money? Hell no.

There's no sugar-coating Slaughter. It's an enormously important ruling (far more important than the other three decisions #SCOTUS handed down today). It's a huge win for Trump/the executive. And it's going to have massive ramifications for the functioning of the government long after Trump is gone.

There's no plan to roll back the excesses of this Supreme Court that doesn't start with Democrats winning a majority of Senate seats (and it probably requires enough wins for a few Dem no votes).

A lot support for UET, from people of a free-market bent, was a policy view that the "regulatory state" was "unaccountable" without at-will presidential removal. But arbitrary and chaotic governance by one man's whim is *worse* for markets, it introduces much more regime uncertainty and see-sawing.

i cannot stress enough how much this man should not be the democratic presidential nominee

“commandeer” is such a fascinating word choice here

Yes, Congress should be able to do these things. A court this contemptuous of Congress deserves to be packed by Congress, not only to correct these disastrous precedents but also because Congress needs to show both Article II and Article III who’s boss.

the cook decision might be useful here inasmuch that you can tell the money people that a single vote separates your fortune from the whims of donald trump

Sam Raimi didn't strap a Super 8 camera to a 2x4 so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."

I used to have fancy career goals, and to some extent I still do, but I’m also going to be spending the rest of my life trying to avoid the plantation. They’ve been so clear about it.

And nobody cares except us. I’m on like six unemployed black woman listservs, where everyone’s freaking out, and nobody’s like “I’m running on trying to get y’all jobs.” It’s like we’re being erased from American society.

Ethnic cleansing

need to start thinking now about a full package of judicial reforms: new justices, new circuits, new district courts, ethics reforms, docket reforms, and transparency reforms.

As with some other things, i suspect if we have another dem president we will discover that the court did not so much transfer power to the executive as to themselves, ie they will find novel bullshit reasons to block a dem president the same way the find novel bullshit reasons to enable trump

Waymo has literally stated they have programmed their vehicles to pick up and drop off in the bike lane, just like the driver responsible for Riley’s death did. Waymo will not save us. No car-centric approach will.

Humphrey's Executor is dead and the president can fire anyone in the executive branch at will but NOT Federal Reserve governors is really a parody of the difference between the money power and everything else in America

this is absolutely wild. where does roberts think these agencies come from?!? who invested them with authority to act? whose mandate are they designed to execute? the president is the chief EXECUTive. his job is executing the will of Congress as it spells out in its duly-passed laws!

The idea that the FTC must be “overseen” by the President so it does not become “subservient” to Congress seems deeply hostile to the whole enterprise of electoral democracy.

Basically, the Legislature can pass laws, but the Executive has total power to decide what they mean, or if they mean anything at all.

The corrupt Roberts Court is engaged in a war of annihilation on the legislative branch, unilateral disarmament and surrender are not acceptable options.

Again, if there's a Democratic majority in the House in 2027, I think it's imperative that they start impeaching Supreme Court justices.

Effectively declares that the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist Papers, Washington, Adams, other presidents, centuries of jurisprudence, and many others were wrong about the presidency, and that the only ones who ever understood it correctly were Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and their fans.

relatedly "unitary executive theory" is incredibly stupid on its face

the president can negotiate with congress. the president can offer proposals and suggestions. but the only direct control the president has over lawmaking is his ability to veto! once something is signed into law, he is constitutionally obligated to "faithfully execute" it!

the claim of fraud is simply the claim that americans who vote for democrats are not legitimate members of the political community and their votes shouldn't count.

the other thing is that the extent to which all the republican justices agree that "fraud" is a problem — and the extent to which there is no possible evidence that could dissuade them or other republicans — is a reminder that claims of "fraud" are fundamentally not about the process.

among the things i'd like to ask sam alito is simply, "when are mail-in ballots cast, before or after the election?"

SCOTUS waiting until the last possible moment to release their birthright opinion as some kind of exercise in drama is extremely annoying. underrated reform is just to mandate a day when they release all of the opinions.

lastly, funny how it is the court that determines whether something constitutes history and tradition. a century of established practice vindicated by a century of presidents, congresses and electoral majorities? means nothing because six harvard and yale grads read some bad scholarship

trump is stealing a golf course used by ordinary washingtonians and giving it to his rich friends

Mel Brooks has been around for 40% of the US's existence.

Even by the Trib editorial board’s abysmal standards this is downright ghoulish

Happy #Pride Chicago 🏳️‍🌈✌🏼

Today the 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade kicks off at 11am

I know the list is endless but I genuinely think trashing the legitimate congressionally chartered org for celebrating the 250th to instead hijack our national assets and taxpayer funds for his personality cult grifter crap should, in and of itself, be fully sufficient to merit removal from office.

Oh noooo the Republicans might make a poster child of one of the most incredibly likable, optimistic young guys who hustles daily to keep his excellent promises nooooo

Happy Pride Chicago! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ See this page for info on CTA access and detours for the parade. Unfortunately they don't include graphics for the bus detours but affected buses include the 8, 22, 36, 76, 77, 78, 80, 151, and 152. www.transitchicago.com/prideparade/

the feds have done more to harass americans angry over good and pretti’s killings than they have to investigate them

Just 10 people have already poured $617 MILLION into this year’s midterm elections. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. This is not sustainable. We need to get Big Money out of our democracy.

it’s refreshing to hear honest descriptions of these reprobates from the Democratic elected officials who serve with them

ossof has figured out how to tie everything together in a way other dems really should be studying