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see, i knew there was a better thread!
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https://www.axios.com/2023/10/14/supreme-court-arguments-justices-interrupting
By the numbers: A female attorney in conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts can expect to get interrupted 2.1 times more often than her male counterpart.
Most justices in the study were more likely to interrupt women; the discrepancy was especially pronounced among conservative-leaning justices.
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the linked article by the study author is really interesting
the court adopted new rules to specifically to combat the disparities. and the rules worked, but only for solicitors: male justices still interrupt female justices at high rates. the woman who gets interrupted the least is barrett, which they ascribe to ideology
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Why the hell is this seditious corrupt asshole not impeached?
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âAll nine justices are very committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct,â Barrett said.
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I like evidence, even if only confirms my suspicions
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Renter protection laws. That would seem to qualify as another thing the Koch brothers would love to see go away.
(source: Alternet) Koch network pushes Supreme Court to âundermine workersâ rightsâ and âconsumer protectionsâ
Although Democrats have won the popular vote in seven of the United Statesâ last eight presidential elections, they have had terrible luck with the U.S. Supreme Court. Only one-third of the High Court consists of Democratic appointees, and the other two-thirds consists of three justices appointed by former President Donald Trump and three appointed by previous Republican presidents.
The High Court leaned conservative during the 1990s, but GOP-appointed justices of the past such as Anthony Kennedy, David Souter and Sandra Day OâConnor were a lot more nuanced than the current 6-3 Republican majority â a majority that, according to Guardian reporters Ed Pilkington and Nick Surgey, billionaire Charles Koch is hoping to take full advantage of.
Koch has been a major donor to right-wing causes and GOP candidates, and the Guardian journalists report that he is encouraging the High Court to work against âfederal agencies and government regulations.â
âThe [Koch] network has been working behind the scenes to bring cases before the Court that, if successful, could undermine many of the core (functions) of the U.S. government,â Pilkington and Surgey report in an article published on October 26. âAt least two of the biggest cases to be considered by the justices this term have been spurred by groups bankrolled and coordinated within the Koch universe. Footage of an internal panel discussion between senior operatives from Koch entities held in the summer of 2022 reveals that the network has been quietly planning the current assault on the âadministrative state.ââ
According to Pilkington and Surgey, the âregulatory controlsâ under attack by Charles Koch and his allies âinclude environmental standards to combat pollution and the climate crisis, consumer protections against predatory lenders, and safeguards for workersâ rights.â
âTwo of the most significant cases before the Court in the 2023-24 term, brought with the backing of Koch-linked organizations, attempt to rein back the governmentâs power to impose regulations on corporations,â the journalists note. âThe prominence of the cases underlines how the libertarian empire created by the Kochs is still a force to be reckoned with within U.S. politics.â
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Terrible luck? Thatâs an interesting way of describing GOP manipulations like Senator Mitch McConnell blocking nominees selected by Democrats. 
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Senate Dems plan to subpoena conservative justicesâ billionaire patrons
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/31/democrats-supoena-harlan-crow-leonard-leo-supreme-court-justices
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On The Media had a great short series about Lenard Leo:
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