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joshcryer

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18. A lot of 14th Amendment cases... like segregation...

Reply to Scottie Mom (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2022, 01:48 PM

May 2022

...will be up for grabs.

This is one of the worst and ill thought decisions in awhile.

The 14th Amendment wasn't about "just slavery." It was about Federal equal protection under the law.

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So what will happened when Loving v. Virginia (1967, 388 U.S. 1) comes before SCOTUS? [View all] Scottie Mom May 2022 OP

Clarence and Ginni won't allow it. sop May 2022 #1

Would Clarence have to recuse himself... 3catwoman3 May 2022 #2

Good question. Scottie Mom May 2022 #4

You'd think... but no. LakeArenal May 2022 #5

He might vote in the majority to "rid himself of this vexing priest(ess)" Probatim May 2022 #8

They don't care. As long as they get their "sacred sperm" decision. Ray Bruns May 2022 #3

Most likely -- my opinion only -- SCOTUS will not overrule Loving... Scottie Mom May 2022 #9

Most likely, no state is going to enact legislation banning interracial marriage onenote May 2022 #16

Oh course they can un-do existing marriages. SoonerPride May 2022 #6

How would it apply to those of mixed race? Lettuce Be May 2022 #7

Wow... Scottie Mom May 2022 #14

Miscegenation laws restrict white people. Voltaire2 May 2022 #38

I don't believe it will be touched. TheRealNorth May 2022 #10

I tend to agree. Scottie Mom May 2022 #15

I don't know JustAnotherGen May 2022 #19

They will go after Gay Marriage first TheRealNorth May 2022 #21

It was decided by JustAnotherGen May 2022 #24

MAGA wants a white majority society dismissing liberal democracy pinned by the 14th uponit7771 May 2022 #36

I think its pretty unlikely that any legislature will ban interracial marriage onenote May 2022 #11

I don't see a Red State enacting a law contrary to Loving Zeitghost May 2022 #12

I'm in my 70s and I thought pretty much the same about Roe v. Wade Scottie Mom May 2022 #20

I agree TheRealNorth May 2022 #25

If you were not aware Zeitghost May 2022 #28

You have to look at the decision JustAnotherGen May 2022 #13

My thoughts are much the same. Scottie Mom May 2022 #17

We married gay folks are reading the tea leaves, too. yardwork May 2022 #27

I know JustAnotherGen May 2022 #29

You are so right. And, frankly, Black people have saved this nation again and again. yardwork May 2022 #33

A lot of 14th Amendment cases... like segregation... joshcryer May 2022 #18

Amen JustAnotherGen May 2022 #22

It has to be challenged. maxsolomon May 2022 #23

Public schools are on that slope. Patterson May 2022 #31

Apparently some here think Thomas and the conservatives onenote May 2022 #26

If its not retroactive JustAnotherGen May 2022 #30

With gerrymandering and voter suppression, there are certainly states where it would happen. haele May 2022 #32

Exactly. Thomas's whole career is built on pulling up the ladder he climbed. yardwork May 2022 #34

NO!! NO!! NO!! Alito said you can't apply his water is dry RvW opinion to anything else !!! / sarc uponit7771 May 2022 #35

Yeah, right... Scottie Mom May 2022 #37

Just guessing... IngridsLittleAngel May 2022 #39

This seems unlikely AnyFunctioningAdult May 2022 #40