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DemocratSinceBirth

(100,954 posts) Thu May 22, 2025, 11:23 AM Yesterday

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Breaking Divided SCOTUS Blocks Government Funded Oklahoma Charter School

Per NYT 4-4. Amy Coney Barrett recused. MAGA hates her. She's not duly fascistic.

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***Breaking *** Divided SCOTUS Blocks Government Funded Oklahoma Charter School (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday OP

Amazing. jeffreyi Yesterday #1

seems like a no brainer chicoescuela Yesterday #2

It's apparent Coney Barrett leans towards the separation of church and state. sop Yesterday #3

Know someone who had her at Notre Dame as a professor Johnny2X2X Yesterday #5

How does a tie block? Is it letting a lower court ruling stand? Hassin Bin Sober Yesterday #4

Precisely DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #7

Why did she recuse? Mountainguy Yesterday #6

Nevermind Mountainguy Yesterday #8

I don't believe Notre Dame represented the plaintiff or filed an amicus brief. DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #10

Friend of one of the litigants . DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #9

jeffreyi

(2,356 posts)

1. Amazing.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:24 AM

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chicoescuela

(1,999 posts)

2. seems like a no brainer

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:25 AM

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sop

(14,306 posts)

3. It's apparent Coney Barrett leans towards the separation of church and state.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:33 AM

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Most genuinely religious individuals do as well, it's usually false prophets who want theocracies.

Johnny2X2X

(22,886 posts)

5. Know someone who had her at Notre Dame as a professor

Reply to sop (Reply #3)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:35 AM

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This person said, "she's completely wrong on a few issues, but you Liberals could have done much worse than her, she's reasonable on most things."

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,079 posts)

4. How does a tie block? Is it letting a lower court ruling stand?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:34 AM

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DemocratSinceBirth

(100,954 posts)

7. Precisely

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #4)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:39 AM

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Mountainguy

(1,894 posts)

6. Why did she recuse?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:35 AM

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Mountainguy

(1,894 posts)

8. Nevermind

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #6)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:40 AM

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Notre Dame Law School represents the school, and she previously worked there.

DemocratSinceBirth

(100,954 posts)

10. I don't believe Notre Dame represented the plaintiff or filed an amicus brief.

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #8)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:44 AM

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DemocratSinceBirth

(100,954 posts)

9. Friend of one of the litigants .

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #6)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:42 AM

Yesterday

If TSF knew whe had ethics he would have never appointed her.

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