beSpacific · @bespacific
952 followers · 1839 posts · Server newsie.social#Liberals have lost the #SupremeCourt for a #generation. Brennan argued that state courts had ability to blunt many of #SCOTUS worst recent decisions by ruling that #stateconstitutions and other #statelaws provided more #protections than the high court was willing to offer under #federal #law. Despite awesome power, state courts rarely exercised it. So Brennan asked state judges to protect the people of our nation from governmental intrusions on their freedoms.” https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/liberals-should-use-state-courts-to-check-the-supreme-court.html
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steve dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
270 followers · 8950 posts · Server masto.aiRead the full #MoorevHarper #SupremeCourt decision
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/27/moore-harper-supreme-court-decision-text-00103806?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io
The Supreme Court maintained the power of #statecourts to review #electionlaws under #stateconstitutions.
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