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  1. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/09/the-

  2. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/09/the-

  3. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/09/the-

  4. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/09/the-

  5. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/09/the-

  6. Thank you Captain Obvious!

    36 percent of U.S. voters approved vs. 50 percent disapproved of how SCOTUS are executing their jobs.

    And Bonus Points - the Favorability Ratings are in!

    Sotomayor 11-point net-positive approval
    Brown 8-point net-positive
    Kagan 6-point net-positive
    Alito 7-point net-negative
    Gorsuch 7-point net-negative
    Kavanaugh 10-point net-negative
    Robertst 11-point net-negative
    Thomas 12-point net-negative
    Barrett 15-point net-negative

    truthout.org/articles/poll-maj #SCOTUS #RuleofLaw #Approval #Disapproval #Favorability #LAW #Justices

  7. Thank you Captain Obvious!

    36 percent of U.S. voters approved vs. 50 percent disapproved of how SCOTUS are executing their jobs.

    And Bonus Points - the Favorability Ratings are in!

    Sotomayor 11-point net-positive approval
    Brown 8-point net-positive
    Kagan 6-point net-positive
    Alito 7-point net-negative
    Gorsuch 7-point net-negative
    Kavanaugh 10-point net-negative
    Robertst 11-point net-negative
    Thomas 12-point net-negative
    Barrett 15-point net-negative

    truthout.org/articles/poll-maj

  8. Thank you Captain Obvious!

    36 percent of U.S. voters approved vs. 50 percent disapproved of how SCOTUS are executing their jobs.

    And Bonus Points - the Favorability Ratings are in!

    Sotomayor 11-point net-positive approval
    Brown 8-point net-positive
    Kagan 6-point net-positive
    Alito 7-point net-negative
    Gorsuch 7-point net-negative
    Kavanaugh 10-point net-negative
    Robertst 11-point net-negative
    Thomas 12-point net-negative
    Barrett 15-point net-negative

    truthout.org/articles/poll-maj #SCOTUS #RuleofLaw #Approval #Disapproval #Favorability #LAW #Justices

  9. Thank you Captain Obvious!

    36 percent of U.S. voters approved vs. 50 percent disapproved of how SCOTUS are executing their jobs.

    And Bonus Points - the Favorability Ratings are in!

    Sotomayor 11-point net-positive approval
    Brown 8-point net-positive
    Kagan 6-point net-positive
    Alito 7-point net-negative
    Gorsuch 7-point net-negative
    Kavanaugh 10-point net-negative
    Robertst 11-point net-negative
    Thomas 12-point net-negative
    Barrett 15-point net-negative

    truthout.org/articles/poll-maj #SCOTUS #RuleofLaw #Approval #Disapproval #Favorability #LAW #Justices

  10. Thank you Captain Obvious!

    36 percent of U.S. voters approved vs. 50 percent disapproved of how SCOTUS are executing their jobs.

    And Bonus Points - the Favorability Ratings are in!

    Sotomayor 11-point net-positive approval
    Brown 8-point net-positive
    Kagan 6-point net-positive
    Alito 7-point net-negative
    Gorsuch 7-point net-negative
    Kavanaugh 10-point net-negative
    Robertst 11-point net-negative
    Thomas 12-point net-negative
    Barrett 15-point net-negative

    truthout.org/articles/poll-maj #SCOTUS #RuleofLaw #Approval #Disapproval #Favorability #LAW #Justices

  11. “Last week, in an extremely rare public statement, the chief #justices of Alberta’s top courts insisted that a ‘properly functioning democracy’ requires its executive, legislative & judicial branches of government to operate separately” (Jan 27 story) #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

    Alberta justices emphasize ind...

  12. “Last week, in an extremely rare public statement, the chief #justices of Alberta’s top courts insisted that a ‘properly functioning democracy’ requires its executive, legislative & judicial branches of government to operate separately” (Jan 27 story) #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

    Alberta justices emphasize ind...

  13. “Last week, in an extremely rare public statement, the chief #justices of Alberta’s top courts insisted that a ‘properly functioning democracy’ requires its executive, legislative & judicial branches of government to operate separately” (Jan 27 story) #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

    Alberta justices emphasize ind...

  14. “Last week, in an extremely rare public statement, the chief #justices of Alberta’s top courts insisted that a ‘properly functioning democracy’ requires its executive, legislative & judicial branches of government to operate separately” (Jan 27 story) #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

    Alberta justices emphasize ind...

  15. When #justices of the SCOTUS won’t read regular news sources, as if their partiality might get tainted by what is actually happen in the world, this is what results:

    hachyderm.io/@inthehands/11581

  16. When #justices of the SCOTUS won’t read regular news sources, as if their partiality might get tainted by what is actually happen in the world, this is what results:

    hachyderm.io/@inthehands/11581

  17. When #justices of the SCOTUS won’t read regular news sources, as if their partiality might get tainted by what is actually happen in the world, this is what results:

    hachyderm.io/@inthehands/11581