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National politics correspondent @Reuters. Father. Lawyer. Film guy. Proudly from flyover country. Ex-White House, Congress, Supreme Court reporter.

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    James Oliphant‏Verified account @jamesoliphant Jul 2

    Amid the furor over the Brnovich decision, this seems like an important point made by @rickhasen. Backing the wrong horse to take to SCOTUS can have consequences.pic.twitter.com/lDGSC9SUGX

    8:42 AM - 2 Jul 2021
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    • BleuZ00m Lisa R. Pruitt BlaqueArtemis 🏳️‍🌈 Megan K Fishing for Equality!!! ✊🏾🎣🐟 Jerry Goldfeder Bassaces Shuan Rose🇯🇲🌎🇺🇸 Giuseppina 👩🏻‍🏭✍⚖ (Zorro's 🗡) 🇺🇸🇮🇹🏳️‍🌈
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      1. Don Surber‏ @donsurber Jul 2
        Replying to @jamesoliphant @rickhasen

        Plaintiffs did not take the case to SCOTUS. Arizona did on appeal.

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      2. Sebastian H‏ @Sebastian_Hols Jul 2
        Replying to @jamesoliphant @gabrielmalor @rickhasen

        Yup, see also letting the ridiculous gay cake case go anywhere. This is one of the areas where the CRT vs standard civil rights analysis difference matters: standard civil rights groups *always* curated their high Court cases. CRT is much more cavalier because…

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      3. Sebastian H‏ @Sebastian_Hols Jul 2
        Replying to @Sebastian_Hols @jamesoliphant and

        …they don’t respect incremental change so they are willing to always try for home runs. Then if the losses hurt they just say it is more proof of white supremacy so they don’t have to take blame for even avoidable failures.

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      1. BC SCHOOL BONDS‏ @barkbarquebark Jul 2
        Replying to @jamesoliphant @rickhasen

        James, do you ask women what they were wearing when they were raped? Arizona appealed to SCOTUS, not the plaintiffs

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      1. Noted Dissent‏ @NotedDissent Jul 2
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        Unless I'm missing something but don't those fifth circuit opinions predate Trump's appointments? It's a lot less impressive to win without Judges Ho, Oldham or Willet on the court.

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      1. Bethann Morris‏ @Bethann37 Jul 2
        Replying to @jamesoliphant @rickhasen

        I was wondering about this.

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      1. Dr Benjamin Bensadon‏ @DrBensadon Jul 2
        Replying to @jamesoliphant @PerkinsJanie @rickhasen

        https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/769843/amp …

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      1. Dr Benjamin Bensadon‏ @DrBensadon Jul 2
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        https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-26/supreme-court-may-shield-koch-backed-nonprofit-from-disclosing-its-donors-to-california%3f_amp=true …

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