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The Constitution Is the Crisis
There’s no reason why a rigged Supreme Court should have the final say on the law of our land.
New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Zoom Dick Incident
In a statement to VICE, Jeffrey Toobin apologized for the "embarrassingly stupid mistake."
Scott Greenfield
"New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Zoom Dick Incident"
What the fuck is wrong with him?
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett and the Purdue sexual assault case
Will some senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee vilify Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee? Attacks on her religion, her large family, or claims that she will block the advance of women may make good fodder for...
Florida acts to remove felons from voter rolls as election looms
Democrats condemned the 11th-hour move and local election officials say it can’t be done.
The News Media Isn’t Biased Against Trump. It’s Biased in His Favor.
The coverage is hostile, but he is held to a more forgiving standard than any modern president has been.
Was the 1619 Project Squandered By Its Falsehoods?
By this point in time, reactions to Nicole Hannah-Jones’ “1619 Project” have largely been divided into two camps. One camp is filled with history scholars who have pointed out tha…
Judge Hurd Rejects “All Men Are Guilty”
The facts in Doe v. RPI are of the sort that typically make a federal judge cringe. No one needs to know this much about the sexual claims of college students. It’s not that they don’t …
Rampant shoplifting leads to another Walgreens closing in S.F.
Speculating on where all the merchandise had gone, a clerk at the Walgreens at Van Ness and Eddy said, “Go ask the people in the alleys, they have it all.”
Pelosi sets 48-hour deadline for White House on stimulus talks
She and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin spoke for over an hour Saturday.
Cattle Calls And Elevator Racism
New York’s Chief Judge, Janet DiFiore, called for a study to be done to ascertain the extent of racial bias in the court system. DiFiore said in June that her request for the report was spurr…
The Evil DiFi (And Us)
Some years ago, people marched for racial equality, and to a huge measure, helped to make the nation better, more equal, even if there remains much work to do. We now have a name for these people. …
San Diego Unified School District Changes Grading System to ‘Combat Racism'
The San Diego Unified School District is overhauling the way it grades students.
New Orleans Public Defenders Are Mobilizing to “Flip the Bench”
These candidates are highlighting the power of judges to challenge mass incarceration.
The Biden Wars Have Begun
As Trump’s hopes of ever being invited to dinner by the old guard of Palm Beach swirl around his gold-plated toilet bowl, sucking with it the possibility of Republicans holding the Senate, th…
The Crash of Real Problems
It’s not that the Virginia lege isn’t trying. The problems it’s addressing are undoubtedly real and serious, even if they also happen to be unduly popular at the moment. Cops prof…
S.F. might change 44 school names, renouncing Washington, Lincoln and even Dianne Feinstein
Parents and principals at schools were forced to scramble this week to brainstorm new school names while also juggling the demands of distance learning in a pandemic.
AOC, House progressives warn Biden on corporate hires
A letter from left-wing lawmakers and groups calls for corporate lobbyists and high-ranking executives to be shut out of a Biden administration.
New York Court Officials to Review Cases Handled by Judge With Alzheimer’s
The review will involve only cases the judge, ShawnDya Simpson of State Supreme Court, dealt with while on medical leave.
Scott Greenfield
Did you have a case before Kings County Supreme Court Justice ShawnDya Simpson?
Took med leave in 2019, diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2020. Her cases are being reviewed.
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Why 4,998 died in U.S. jails before their day in court
The U.S. government collects data on who’s dying in which jails around the country – but won’t let anyone see it. So, Reuters conducted its own tally.