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I've been busy with the students' finals so I haven't been as informed as I like to be.
I just got off the phone with a friend abut his situation:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/robert-schenck-supreme-court-testimony-leak-b2241810.html
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Are people talking about this? (Original Post)
Upthevibe
Dec 2022
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Alpeduez21
(1,750 posts)1. I'm too busy to chase links trying
To figure what youre talking about
Joinfortmill
(14,397 posts)2. It's been in the news. Hope they cover it more.
blogslug
(37,985 posts)3. Yes. The media has been covering that SC Justice Alito may have leaked the Hobby Lobby Decision
Sadly though, the story has already aged out of the scoop-centered news cycle.
Scrivener7
(50,921 posts)5. This is a lot bigger than the leak, though. I had no idea about the
concerted effort to befriend and influence conservative justices.
blogslug
(37,985 posts)6. I agree
People were literally instructed to befriend and pamper Justices of the Supreme Court and then lobby them. It's disgusting.
Scrivener7
(50,921 posts)4. Not nearly enough!
And then Fox has a big smear campaign going against Schenck, which I won't link to, but which is clearly meant to discredit him.