Ep. 156: SCOTUS Goons Never Die

DISCLAIMER: Despite our extensive research, we were not aware of the mummerings about Lori Smith and the 303 Creative LLC v Elenis case being built upon fake evidence. Now of course, the information is everywhere as folks are picking apart the ruling and the case. Deepest apologies that we didn’t know about this prior to our conversation otherwise we would’ve addressed it. It further proves how absolutely ridiculous this case/ruling are.

EQ: What are some of the most significant Supreme Court cases this year and how could the ideological changes on the court impact the country?

Just last episode we gave an update on recent SCOTUS rulings. Today we meet again to discuss some of the most unsurprising decisions and what they might mean for us. If you haven’t listened to our previous conversations check them out “the SCOTUS goons” and SCOTUS Rulings Trickle In.

Related Articles:

• Affirmative action struck down. 

• Politico Piece

• Anti-commandeering principles of the Tenth Amendments

• Religious Accommodations At Work

• Key Documents May Be Fake

• The Mysterious Case of The Fake Gay Marriage Website

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Hope: The book Stephen Vladeck, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court uses Stealth Ruling to amass power and undermine the Republic.”

• Megan: Follow SCOTUSblog for nerdy, indepth cover of the Supreme Court.

Ep. 127: On the Alito Leak and the Threat to Roe

We couldn’t resist coming together to discuss our reactions to Alito's leaked opinion. We reference a ton of articles so please check out the links below.

• IWL Ep113: Tex-Yikes, Advocacy Has No Borders

• Nerd Farm Episode: Black Conservatism and the Peril For the Democratic Party

• Weeds Episode: “The Most Dangerous Branch Roe v Wade 

• Weeds Episode: What the Alito Leek Means for Roe

• Race-ing Roe: Reproductive Justice, Racial Justice, and the Battle for Roe V Wade

• A New Racialized Assault on Abortion Rights is Headed to the Supreme Court

• Texas law basically post-Roe 

• The Original Roe V Wade Ruling Was Leaked Too

DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND GO READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!!

Ep. 126: How and Why the Baddies Are Winning

Essential Question: How is the right leveraging social and economic conditions to pass such $h!* legislation (aka how and why are the baddies winning)?

Across the country bills are being passed that is limiting/censoring educators more and more. We have seen this with the CRT debate, Book Banning, and today’s topic, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. In today’s episode we discussed the high profile cases everyone should be paying attention to but also why initiatives in smaller states matter too. This whole episode deserves one giant shame bell rung from start to finish.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Florida “Parental Rights in Education” bill, aka “Don’t Say Gay” bill

• Conservatives claim the left is overreacting to the bill.

• Texas Anti-Transgender Directive

• Tennessee currently has 31 pending bills limiting rights to the LGBTQ+ community, specifically students

• 2021 Officially Becomes Worst Year 

• Kentucky overrides Gov Veto

• The Time to Panic About Anti-Trans Leg is Now

• These bills are not widely supported by the public

• Some leaders pushing back

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Megan: Educate yourself about what’s happening & check out the links above. Donate money to organizations who are fighting these bills. Contact your members of Congress!

• Hope: HCR ad “Let Us Play” will bring tears to your eyes; Facing History