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Young, first time voters showed up in support of Prop 50
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@cnn Younger voters are showing up to cast ballots Tuesday in Orange County, California, citing their desire to make sure Proposition 50 passes.
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How “God’s chief justice” inspired the conservative legal movement
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Few people outside of North Carolina grasp the power and influence of Chief Justice Paul Newby. In a new profile, PropPublicadescribes how Justice Newby has emerged as one of the most powerful judicial officials. Over his tenure, he has weakened judicial oversight and pushed through conservative policies at the expense of voters.
“The effect has been that the conservative legislative agenda has been virtually unchecked by the courts, allowing the sweeping implementation of conservative priorities.”
Under his leadership, all court diversity initiatives were cancelled, and LGBTQ court employees were replaced with conservatives.
Justice Newby has been so successful, many in the conservative legal movement want to replicate his judicial model in other states.
The Supreme Court paved the way for revenge prosecution
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Mary McCord is a former acting assistant attorney general for national security, and Andrew Weissmann is a former general counsel for the F.B.I.
In a new essay published by the NY Times, they argue that the revenge prosecution of political enemies we see today are not an accident. Instead, when the Supreme Court unleashed revenge prosecutions as the new normal after the 2024 ruling that have presidents near absolute immunity.
“The Supreme Court’s immunity decision enabled this boldness on two fronts. It perversely helped to legitimize the idea, embraced by Mr. Trump, that as president he can do pretty much anything he wants — even try to overturn the results of a free and fair election. It also signaled that the president need not fear criminal liability for charging a political enemy with a crime, even where the facts and law do not support it…”
