Showing posts with label Alito. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alito. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Weekly Roundup: The Grownups in Charge? SCOTUS, Gerrymandering & White Christian Power (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

The Christian Nationalist Plan to Roll America Back to the 1850s (Full Weekly Roundup) 

Welcome to Straight White American Jesus. This week, Brad and Dan dive into the redistricting chaos unfolding across the country in the wake of the Supreme Court’s latest voting rights decision. From Texas to Tennessee, Louisiana to Virginia, they trace how aggressive gerrymandering efforts are reshaping American democracy — and why Christian nationalist leaders see this moment as part of a decades-long project to reclaim political power for a shrinking minority.

The episode unpacks the racial, theological, and historical dimensions of the current backlash against voting rights, with clips from figures like Kevin Roberts, Mike Johnson, and Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith. Brad and Dan examine how rhetoric about “the adults in the room” echoes older hierarchies rooted in white Christian patriarchy, and why today’s attacks on representation are inseparable from the long conservative backlash against the Voting Rights Act, civil rights reforms, and pluralistic democracy itself.

The conversation also revisits the legacy of Paul Weyrich and the Christian nationalist strategy of pursuing minority rule through institutional control rather than majority support. Along the way, Brad and Dan explore the Supreme Court’s role in enabling these shifts, the partisan battles over congressional maps, and the broader erosion of democratic norms under MAGA politics.

Topics include: 
  • The Supreme Court’s latest redistricting ruling and its impact on voting rights
  • Tennessee’s dismantling of a majority-Black congressional district in Memphis
  • Christian nationalism and the push for minority rule
  • Why leaders like Mike Johnson frame white Christian men as “the adults in the room”
  • The historical roots of modern gerrymandering battles
  • The role of the FBI raid on Virginia lawmaker Louise Lucas
  • How backlash politics seeks to roll the country back to the 1950s — or even earlier
  • The ongoing assault on democratic institutions and representation
Plus: a fiery exchange between Ketanji Brown Jackson and Samuel Alito, reflections on the failures of “adult” governance in the Trump era, and reasons for hope amid mounting democratic crisis.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Friday, May 1, 2026

Two justices, one quest: push to gut Voting Rights Act reaches final act

They have flipped key elements of the US constitution to achieve the exact opposite outcome to that which had been enshrined. And they have gone against the clear will of Congress which reaffirmed the Voting Rights Act almost unanimously on multiple occasions. “The hubris of John Roberts and Samuel Alito!” Graves said. “They think they have the right to set aside the will of thousands of legislators, expressed over decades, to defend voting rights in America. It’s extraordinary, and fundamentally illegitimate.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-roberts-alito


 

Monday, November 24, 2025

Supreme court blocks order that found Texas congressional map was likely racially biased

The US supreme court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas's 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by Donald Trump likely discriminated on the basis of race. The order, signed by Justice Samuel Alito, will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map, which is favorable to Republicans, to be used in the midterm elections...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/22/supreme-court-texas-congressional-map


 

Friday, July 25, 2025

3 Supreme Court justices just tried to kill the ban on racist election laws | Vox

Although none of them explained why they voted the way they did, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch all voted to leave in place a lower court decision that effectively nullified one of the most consequential civil rights laws in American history...

https://www.vox.com/scotus/421091/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-turtle-mountain-howe 


 

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Jamie Raskin and AOC question John Roberts on Samuel Alito flag controversy

"Your decision suggests that you recognized that Justice Alito's partisan ideological activity called into question his impartiality with regard to the Fischer matter," Raskin, who is the committee's ranking member, and Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a letter obtained by The Hill. 

"Yet, Justice Alito, like Justice Clarence Thomas, whose own ties to the 'Stop the Steal' movement are well established, was allowed to participate in the Fischer case, in violation of the Court's institutional commitment to the principle that a Justice must 'disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the Justice's impartiality might reasonably be questioned.'"…

Friday, October 4, 2024

The Untold Link Between Justice Alito and Trump's Election-Denying Efforts

Records from the January 6 committee and other sources show Martin helped float a radical theory: that state legislatures had "plenary," or absolute, authority over the selection of presidential electors, regardless of what their respective state laws or courts might say. This theory is often credited to Eastman. But records show Martin spread it to an influential state legislator, Mark Finchem of Arizona, who is an unindicted co-conspirator in the Arizona "fake electors" case and who repeatedly based his own actions on his "plenary" authority as a state legislator…

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist

"These relationships aren't just about gifts. They reflect a deeper effort to manipulate our legal system in ways that could impact the rights of everyday people." 

Ciccone added, "What's disturbing is that this happens behind closed doors – at parties at the Bavarian castle – away from public scrutiny. We're talking about relationships that can affect everything, from reproductive rights to environmental protections" – both the subject of recent supreme court rulings widely seen as victories for the political right. 

"The American people deserve a judiciary that serves justice impartially," Ciccone said, "not one that can be bought."…

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito | CNN Politics

"Justice Thomas and Alito's repeated failure over decades to disclose that they received millions of dollars in gifts from individuals with business before the court is explicitly against the law," Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. "And their refusal to recuse from the specific matters and cases before the court in which their benefactors and spouses are implicated represents nothing less than a constitutional crisis."…

Friday, June 28, 2024

Supreme Court's Elena Kagan Targets Samuel Alito In Abortion Case | HuffPost Latest News

"Justice Alito's dissenting opinion requires a brief response. His primary argument is that although EMTALA generally obligates hospitals to provide emergency medical care, it never demands that they offer an abortion — no matter how much that procedure is needed to prevent grave physical harm, or even death," Kagan wrote. 

"That view has no basis in the statute," she said. "EMTALA unambiguously requires that a Medicare-funded hospital provide whatever medical treatment is necessary to stabilize a health emergency — and an abortion, in rare situations, is such a treatment."…

'Makes my blood boil': Justice Samuel Alito's cancer comment leaves doctor furious - Raw Story

It happened 54 times at St. Luke's in Boise, Idaho, where the case first began. 

In one case, a patient's water broke before the fetus could live outside the womb, but the fetus still had a heartbeat. "You could have infection quickly spread. We've talked about sepsis, which is life-threatening. Without a ban in place, what would happen is the doctor would recommend termination of the pregnancy to avoid sepsis and death or potential death of the mother."…

Thursday, June 27, 2024

'I'm real tired of it': Experts put 'corrupt liar' Alito on notice amid Supreme Court leak - Raw Story

"Sam Alito knows that the EMTALA statute requires stabilizing treatment for a pregnant woman OR her fetus, not a pregnant woman AND her fetus. The statute was amended because hospitals were turning away pregnant patients whose fetuses needed stabilizing care even if they themselves did not. The law doesn't require a physician to prioritize the life of a fetus over the life of a pregnant person. But Sam Alito wants it to. He's singing the personhood blues. So he just lies about what the statute says. Textualist, my shiny Black ass. He's a corrupt liar."…

Monday, June 17, 2024

Weekly Roundup: More Supreme Court Controversies, SBC Condemns IVF, and Georgia’s as a Lab for Stealing 2024 (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad Onishi and Dan Miller examine the shocking comments by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito caught on tape and contrast them with Chief Justice John Roberts’ more measured approach. The hosts also delve into the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent resolution condemning in vitro fertilization (IVF) and its implications for reproductive rights and the 2024 elections. Lastly, they discuss Georgia as a testing ground for voter suppression tactics designed to benefit Trump and the GOP in upcoming elections.

00:00 Introduction: The Challenge of Polarization
01:19 Supreme Court Controversies: Alito’s Shocking Comments
01:55 Analyzing Alito and Roberts: Trust in the Supreme Court
02:04 Southern Baptist Convention and Reproductive Rights
02:22 Georgia’s Voter Suppression Tactics
02:55 Meet the Hosts: Brad and Dan
04:43 Supreme Court Justices Undercover: Alito and Roberts
30:48 Reflecting on Political Discourse and Integrity
31:11 Supreme Court Controversies: Then and Now
34:34 Southern Baptist Convention’s Stance on IVF
38:24 Political Implications of the SBC’s IVF Resolution
50:00 Georgia: The MAGA Movement’s Testing Ground
51:06 Election Integrity and Voter Suppression Tactics
59:32 Hope Amidst Political Turmoil
01:01:01 Upcoming Events and Final Thoughts

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