About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.
What have we lost? The Fourteenth Amendment is holding on by what is effectively a single vote, and Brett Kavanaugh provided a statutory roadmap for next time (and yes, there will be a next time).
But, you're right, time to stop bitching!
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They could have decided the substantive question a year ago, as the ACLU and plaintiffs requested. Instead, they let it sit and gather steam for a year, while so many people waited breathlessly for them to deign to speak. Do not laud them for getting to the right outcome today.
What if I told you about this thing called ... wait for it ... a library, where you could read books (online and hard-copy) for free...
About WV v. BJP: The Court did not go as far as it could have in rendering trans-people liminal in society. But this Administration will do what it did in SFFA v. Harvard--push the envelope on a narrow decision to eliminate protections for marginalized groups.
It goes beyond stymieing Yale's independence. It'll pressure others under similar investigations to settle, prompting the most significant development in the higher ed landscape since SFFA v Harvard. Under the admin's logic, the mere presence of minorities is proof of impermissible aff action
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