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Intro2Logic
06/27/23 7:09:28 PM
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https://news.yahoo.com/us-supreme-court-sides-man-143840756.html

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Irony
06/27/23 7:11:12 PM
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Sounds more like they're saying he's insane and needs to be put in a mental institution

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Tyranthraxus
06/27/23 7:12:16 PM
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The only 2 justices against it were republican appointments

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The_Popo
06/27/23 7:17:36 PM
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This just seems wrong.

The First Amendment prohibits the government from enacting laws "abridging the freedom of speech," but the Supreme Court previously has held that true threats are excluded from such constitutional protection.

Justice Elena Kagan wrote that the First Amendment "requires proof that the defendant had some subjective understanding of the threatening nature of his statements." Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a dissent to the ruling joined by fellow conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, wrote that the decision "unjustifiably grants true threats preferential treatment."

And yet all of this:

Counterman had a history of making violent threats to women and was on supervised release from one such federal conviction during the two years he continuously messaged Whalen. He was found guilty in a 2017 trial of stalking Whalen and sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison as he pursued his First Amendment appeal.

Among Counterman's communications to Whalen were messages that read: "Was that you in the white Jeep?" and "You're not being good for human relations. Die. Don't need you." Others used expletives.

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jumi
06/27/23 7:54:15 PM
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Thomas and Alito took opposite stances on a case?! Shocker!

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Euripides
06/27/23 8:04:03 PM
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Does Thomas just vote no on everything (that's not abortion)?

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Revelation34
06/28/23 12:44:24 AM
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Euripides posted...
Does Thomas just vote no on everything (that's not abortion)?


Would it be better if they all voted yes?

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cjsdowg
06/28/23 12:58:09 AM
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I can't believe I am agreeing with Justice Clarence Thomas over the liberal judges .

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CedarPointcp
06/28/23 1:02:35 AM
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Euripides posted...
Does Thomas just vote no on everything (that's not abortion)?
oh , thomas went with the dissenting opinion? most of you agree with the dissenting opinion on this case?
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BTH_Phoenix
06/30/23 12:46:56 PM
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I really love how shit like this gets to SCOTUS when there are hundreds of other cases they could look at /s

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tremain07
07/02/23 6:29:50 PM
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I'm trying really fucking hard not to go into full despair over this court, even the liberal ones are shit in other ways, the entire fucking court is garbage, they'll always pick the most fucked up option as long as it doesn't affect them or their donors oh i'm sorry "Friends" personally

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