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A ‘New Day’? US Supreme Court Justices Step Back, Slightly, From an Aggressive Climate Stance [opposed to action] (www.nytimes.com)
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The Supreme Court’s decision to not temporarily block an E.P.A. rule this week signals ‘rising influence’ of Justice Barrett, one analyst said.

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[-] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Sure, even the worst justices make the right call every once in a while. I was with you until that last sentence:

it makes no sense to claim that she is maneuvering purely for political reasons when justices serve for life.

I’m not sure how anyone in 2024 could believe that when we have the likes of Alito and Thomas on the court. Having a lifetime appointment doesn’t make them magically immune from political maneuvering. They are transparently political, they don’t even really try to hide it anymore (e.g. Alito’s insurrection flag). Every conservative currently on SCOTUS is there partly because they perjured themselves during their confirmation hearings. Every single one of them said Roe was settled law and that they would respect precedents. That’s leaving aside the blatantly partisan corruption exposed by ProPublica and other outlets which provided proof that they’ve been getting millions of dollars worth of gifts from dark money groups and proudly partisan organizations like the Heritage Foundation.

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