Dan Gillmor on Nostr: The Supreme Court doesn't just rule on whether laws are constitutional or not. ...
The Supreme Court doesn't just rule on whether laws are constitutional or not. Increasingly, as today's spate of decisions shows, the court is writing the law.
Two reasons: 1) Congress can't be bothered anymore, and, more importantly, 2) the goal is to create and enforce a hard-right-wing agenda.
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