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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 3h

and since which, not a single VRA vote denial claim has been won by plaintiffs. not one. I guess it's operating as intended by Alito.

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 3h

I fear this is exactly what is going on.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3h

THE WHOLE REASON we're arguing the case this year, after it was ALREADY argued last year, is that Roberts couldn't figure out how to get away from the court's own ruling in Milligan. Now, he's figured it out.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 4h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 3h

As long SCOTUS is considering issues not properly before them in Callais, I'm all for giving representation to West Virginia Democrats and Illinois Republicans. Come on Court overule Rucho and let us bring partisan vote dilution claims while you're at it!

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 4h

Thaddeus Stevens would like a word

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4h

Louisiana guy is now trying to pivot to "The FEDERAL government" has no business telling Louisiana that black people get to have political power.

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 5h

Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 4h

Missed TV line opportunity by Sotomayor in Callais: "Last time you told us that you drew the map to protect incumbents, are you now walking that back?" -- could have been "were you lying then or are you lying now!"

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 4h

Very disruptive! states can ignore injunctions over their maps, create new maps that have whatever they want in them and plaintiffs have to bring a new PI to stop it? It's litigation (and SCOTUS shadow docket stays) all the way down...

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 5h

😂 Thankfully Janai is knocking it out of the park!

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 5h

Especially since Ralph Gingles pronounced his name "jingles" as articulated by Julius Chambers representing him in 1986!

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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 5d

Today Law Forward is continuing our challenge to Wisconsin's gerrymandered congressional maps. We're arguing this anti-competitive gerrymandering case deserves its day in court before a three-judge panel. Democracy demands fair maps.
www.lawforward.org/wbl-v-wec/

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 12d

I’m with Chemerinsky on this one www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 12d

Reading a biography of Sam Rayburn and this stands out as (unfortunate) ancient history

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 15d

I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 20d

tl;dr on the government’s brief in Callais (constitutionality of the voting rights act) seems to be “stare decisis is for suckers” cite: Dobbs. Amiright @leahlitman.bsky.social

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29d

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Sep 9

Alright, one evening of preparing slides, and I am in love with @caseviewerapp.bsky.social (Case Viewer). Easy to find "that ridiculous Kennedy quote," "that awesome Kagan quip" and also "that cool chart from the slip op," and quickly throw them into a PPT. Thanks @beidelson.bsky.social!!

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Sep 3

I registered vote using the voter registration form provided by the League after my citizenship ceremony. It was like a warm embrace from my new family. Such a shame to see it go.

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · Sep 2

An Aug. 29 policy statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency, will from now on bar nonpartisan groups such as the League of Women Voters from offering voter registration services at the end of naturalization ceremonies. /1

www.uscis.gov

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Aug 25

My dog died. My beautiful Billy. The very best good boy. My heart aches.

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Aug 14

But at the very least he's in the reckless category. Either way, I'd suggest a breaktime so he can manage his dysregulation and come back ready to engage properly with us. Here the "us" is American democracy.

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Aug 14

I've been explaining to my kids the difference between doing something on purpose (=> breaktime), by accident (no breaktime), and being so reckless that you should have seen the disaster coming (=> breaktime). I think CJR is in the "on purpose" category.

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Aug 14

Yes @davedaley.bsky.social yes. 1000% yes. Chief Justice John Roberts is to blame. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...

Opinion | Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Gerrymander Mess

www.nytimes.com

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Jul 23

It’s me, talking about voter suppression.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jul 23

Voter suppression has had severe impacts on Americans of color, but the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 has helped protect voters from voter suppression tactics.

@ruthgreenwood.bsky.social and William Roberts explain voter suppression ahead of the VRA anniversary on August 6th: buff.ly/DrrfxHg

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Jun 27

“and every June you’ll have to spend a day rapidly reloading the page to see how many of your rights have expired” -the Founders probably

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · Jun 27

Weird feeling to be cited by Thomas in support of a position I completely disagree with. What he should have got from this article is that the problem of racial polarization in voting still exists and so we need both the federal VRA and state VRAs to protect systemically marginalized voters' rights.

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