I had the opportunity to speak to Julie Suk, author of After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women, about how we need to revise our Constitution to remove its anti-democratic processes--and let's start with Article V and make it easier to amend.
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https://legaltalknetwork.c...
04:53 PM - Aug 18, 2023
"Originalism sucks, let me explain why" is what I wanted to call the latest episode of SideBar but my co-host wouldn't let me.
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https://legaltalknetwork.c...
10:02 AM - May 02, 2023
What has history taught us about Justices behaving badly?
1969 Justice Fortas resigns due to alleged financial improprieties.
1970 House brings impeachment charges against Justice Douglas.
2011-2023: News media uncovers Justice Thomas' conflicts of interest & financial improprieties. Crickets.
1969 Justice Fortas resigns due to alleged financial improprieties.
1970 House brings impeachment charges against Justice Douglas.
2011-2023: News media uncovers Justice Thomas' conflicts of interest & financial improprieties. Crickets.
11:04 AM - Apr 20, 2023
In 1970, the House tried to impeach Justice Douglas. He was a fierce environmental advocate & liberal icon who also played fast and loose with judicial disclosures. Sound familiar?
09:20 AM - Apr 18, 2023
This voter suppression planning event was attended by the top election officials of 10 red states.
“The unstated yet implicit goal is to dampen Democratic turnout and help Republican candidates to victory.”
“The unstated yet implicit goal is to dampen Democratic turnout and help Republican candidates to victory.”
04:20 PM - Apr 05, 2023
If you are a fan of @davidpepper (like me), please listen to my interview with him on SideBar, a podcast.
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davidpepper @davidpepperNew newsletter: Ohio’s new voter ID restrictions take effect this week: “they made these changes even though there was no evidence that the prior system was allowing voter fraud to occur. It wasn’t. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.”
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05:33 PM - Apr 05, 2023
In the SideBar episode, we speak with Nomi Stolzenberg about whether Conservative Christian is now a "protected class".
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10:32 AM - Apr 04, 2023
In the SideBar episode, we speak with Nomi Stolzenberg about whether Conservative Christian is now a "protected class".
https://legaltalknetwork.c...
https://legaltalknetwork.c...
10:32 AM - Apr 04, 2023
The current GOP primary candidates will pander to the base. They are counting on states to undermine voting laws just enough to allow them to win the Electoral College.
We need to start paying attention to the work of @democracydocket and @marcelias . That's where we win. #Democracy #Elections
We need to start paying attention to the work of @democracydocket and @marcelias . That's where we win. #Democracy #Elections
10:38 AM - Apr 03, 2023
Timothy Snyder describes how to be a "foot soldier for democracy" in today's America. If we all acted on this list, we could lift the tyranny of minority rule we are current under.
#Democracy #DemocracyWarriors #Politics
https://twitter.com/Wagner...
#Democracy #DemocracyWarriors #Politics
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10:44 AM - Apr 02, 2023
Can I get an Amen?
"I think those of us in the legal profession owe a duty to our profession to be apostles of the gospel of the rule of law."
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"I think those of us in the legal profession owe a duty to our profession to be apostles of the gospel of the rule of law."
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10:02 AM - Mar 21, 2023
And if you’re not listening to Marc Elias’s podcast, “Defending Democracy,” please give it a listen. The latest episode, about what’s at stake in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, should have everyone rushing to phone bank and write letters to voters.
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Marc Elias @marceliasToday seems like a great day to subscribe the roadmap for democracy and courts. https://democracydocket.co...12:01 PM - Mar 18, 2023
04:19 PM - Mar 18, 2023
Trump isn't special. John Edwards, a former US Senator & presidential candidate, was indicted on campaign finance violations related to an extra-marital affair.
#IndictTrump
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#IndictTrump
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04:00 PM - Mar 18, 2023
Reminder: the nationwide, institutional attack on democracy is much bigger and runs far deeper than Donald Trump.
It began before he ran for office. It will continue if he is locked up next week or next month or next year
Stay focused on all the ways democracy is under assault
It began before he ran for office. It will continue if he is locked up next week or next month or next year
Stay focused on all the ways democracy is under assault
09:38 AM - Mar 18, 2023
Finally, someone is asked to define "woke" and the outcome is what you would expect.
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#Woke #Politics #Democracy
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#Woke #Politics #Democracy
12:22 AM - Mar 15, 2023
A man filed a wrongful death suit against the women who helped his ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. He is seeking $1M in damages.
We are entering the modern day equivalent of the Salem Witch Trials.
#ReproductiveRights #Women #Abortion #Democracy #Politics #law
We are entering the modern day equivalent of the Salem Witch Trials.
#ReproductiveRights #Women #Abortion #Democracy #Politics #law
05:55 PM - Mar 10, 2023
Joel Rogers speaks to SideBar about the rise of ALEC and how to battle the far right with irony and guile. This man is a national treasure. He offers "radical hope" - I love that. I hope you will listen!
#Politics #Democracy #hope
#Politics #Democracy #hope
09:50 AM - Mar 07, 2023
Non-binary and transgender identities are not new. Over 100 years ago, the first known trans clinic was in Berlin.
Guess what? The Nazi's destroyed it. Don't ignore what is happening in the United States right now.
#transgender #lgbtq
Guess what? The Nazi's destroyed it. Don't ignore what is happening in the United States right now.
#transgender #lgbtq
05:15 PM - Mar 05, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
On Tuesday, SideBarLTN publishes our interview with Joel Rogers, who has been identified as “one of the 100 living Americans to most likely shape U.S. politics and culture in the 21st century.” He will discuss the rise of ALEC and how we can successfully combat it with irony and guile.
10:46 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
Buffy Wicks provided an insider, & quite honestly, a hopeful view of state power. She discussed the importance of representation in state legislatures and how critical state legislatures were to protecting fundamental rights. 9/
10:46 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PenAmerica, discussed the dangers of book bans and educational gag orders. These bills come from well-funded, national organizations like Moms for Liberty & they represent a minority view—over 70% of parents are comfortable with the curriculum in their children’s schools. 8/
10:45 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
David Noll provided insights into the real-world impacts of these state laws. States are passing laws that provide citizens the ability to sue librarians and teachers. Noll and his coauthor aptly described these laws as Vigilante Federalism, a Jim Crow 2.0. 7/
10:43 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
David Pepper didn’t just describe the problem, he offered solutions. He described those solutions in the second episode “Reclaiming Democracy.” In the end, we are all responsible for standing up for democracy—not on Twitter or Mastodon or Post or Spoutible—but in our communities. 6/
10:43 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
We decided to launch SideBar during the election because we wanted people to understand the importance of STATE elections. The media was focused on control of Congress, but the real battle was at the state level. Our first guest, David Pepper, spelled out why. 5/
10:42 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
Over the last 50 years, party control of state legislatures has switched to GOP. And with that control comes the ability to draw district map. And with the control of redistricting comes control of Congress. It was the plan all along, as laid out by Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal. 4/
10:40 AM - Mar 04, 2023
In response to Jackie Gardina.
In 1973, the American Legislative Exchange or ALEC was born. ALEC has been the primary source for model bills introduced in multiple states. Remember Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and the Stand Your Ground Law. That was ALEC. 3/
10:39 AM - Mar 04, 2023
Thread attempt:
t is hard to keep up with bills emerging from state legislatures. So-called “red” states are competing to be the most “freedom-loving” state (note sarcasm) by curtailing the rights of such groups as women, voters, teachers, historians, drag queens and, well, anyone who reads. 1/
t is hard to keep up with bills emerging from state legislatures. So-called “red” states are competing to be the most “freedom-loving” state (note sarcasm) by curtailing the rights of such groups as women, voters, teachers, historians, drag queens and, well, anyone who reads. 1/
10:35 AM - Mar 04, 2023
To any white person who reads this and asks a Black person “what can we do?”, I believe it is imperative you challenge white people in your community, in your own families, your white friends who say racist things, anti-Black racist things. You have to be willing to lose friends over this. Are you?
02:46 PM - Mar 03, 2023
If you want to read the blueprint that the #GOP has been successfully executing for the last 50 years, read the Powell Memorandum. Does this concern sound familiar?
"We have seen the civil rights movement insist on re-writing many of the textbooks in our universities and schools."
"We have seen the civil rights movement insist on re-writing many of the textbooks in our universities and schools."
02:35 PM - Feb 28, 2023
