You won't want to miss this: Join me at 1pm ET for a chat with @rickperlstein.bsky.social! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
ICYMI: For #MayDay, an extremely thorough roundup of research on why unions are good for all of us, not just their members: www.weekendreading.net/p/more-than-...
Great piece from the Roberts OG, @thelisagraves.bsky.social . Truly, she is Roberts's anti-Boswell.
If you haven't subscribed to her Substack, what are you waiting for?
www.graveinjustice.news/p/the-robert...
John Roberts Lost Ronald Reagan’s Battle to Erase Black Representation But Used the Supreme Court to Give Trump Whites-Only Maps–Will He Lose the War?
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WIthout strong unions, “democratic capitalism” is an oxymoron.
The redistricting frenzy across Republican-controlled Southern states threatens to resurrect some of the gravest racial injustices in American political history.
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Michael Podhorzer
Did someone say politicians in robes? www.weekendreading.net/p/politician...
Watch this week's Meeting the Moment with
@anatosaurus.bsky.social where
@mikepod.bsky.social explains how the Callais decision essentially reintroduces the effects of the 3/5 clause. Really important history lesson through the years of Southern voter suppression.
Watch Here:
I'm live now with Shaun Ossei Owusu, author of "Law on Trial: An Unlikely Insider Reckons with Our Legal System," to talk about the Callais ruling on the VRA: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
When I heard Shaun Ossei-Owusu on the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast recently, I knew I needed to talk to him.
His new book exposes the many ways that law school education and the legal profession actually perpetuate the injustices that people become lawyers to try to fix.
Many valuable insights here:
This is in 10 minutes! Join me and Anat for some fresh insights on the Callais ruling: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
And www.weekendreading.net/p/the-john-r...
And www.weekendreading.net/p/politician...
The effects of Callais, and more on "Meeting the Moment" with Anat Shenker-Osorio
NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
@anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social are back today to discuss Callais and how we can message this moment.
Join us at 1pm EDT:
During remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as misconceptions about the Supreme Court held by the American public.
