All right, folks. ⚖️
I take a bit longer with the chewier topics, but the result is *never* just a summary of proceedings.
Today's piece on SCOTUS oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson strives to explain the core tensions, propositions, and potential implications of different outcomes.
The short version: Today's oral arguments were weak on textual grounds--but that just means this right-wing SCOTUS has a delicate needle to thread, to achieve its expected ends coherently.
https://onlysky.media/mclark/scotus-trump-and-the-14th-amendment-election-case/