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It’s Shocking to Consider the Roberts Court Perspective on Race

There is one loud lesson to be found in this term’s rulings.
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Free Press
· Jul 6, 2026
Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court: Debunking Joy-Ann Reid’s thesis
Justice Clarence Thomas’s dissenting and concurring opinions on matters of immigration/birthright citizenship, voting rights, and transgender athletes have once again landed the enigma at the center of controversy. The thinking is and has always been that as a member of an historically marginalized group perhaps Thomas would be empathetic toward similarly situated minorities and move accordingly. Makes sense, yet for the past thirty-five years that hasn’t been the case. Many have maintained that Thomas has done quite the opposite.
The Daily Signal
· Jun 29, 2026
Justices Eye 2 More Election Integrity Cases After Clearing Mail Ballot Counting Case
Although the Supreme Court issued a stinging defeat to President Donald Trump and Republicans in an election integrity case, justices have more such cases in the pipeline. One solidly red state, Mississippi, and two battleground states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, were the focal point of election litigation on Monday. The high court ruled 5-4 to uphold...
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· Jun 30, 2026
Justice Barrett Defects on Mail Ballot Ruling – And Rightfully So
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is usually considered one of the Supreme Court’s reliable conservative voices. That is why many conservatives were stunned when she joined Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal justices in a 5 to 4 ruling that upheld Mississippi’s law allowing certain mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day. [] The post Justice Barrett Defects on Mail Ballot Ruling – And Rightfully So appeared first on The Punching Bag Post.
Law & Liberty
· Jun 26, 2026
Obergefell’s Second Decade
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Guido Fawkes
· Jul 9, 2026
Government’s Own Statistics Show No Outcome Disparity for Minority Groups in Judiciary
The Ministry of Justice’s own statistics released today show that there is no disparity in outcomes between white and non-white candidates in the judiciary. Who would have thought ‘There was no disparity of outcomes between White and ethnic minority candidates in legal judicial selection exercises Across all legal exercises in 2025-26, ethnic minority candidates accounted
Townhall
· Jun 30, 2026
This Insane Line in Ketanji Brown Jackson's Birthright Opinion Is Making the Court a Laughing Stock
This Insane Line in Ketanji Brown Jackson's Birthright Opinion Is Making the Court a Laughing Stock
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Related coverage for "It’s Shocking to Consider the Roberts Court Perspective on Race": Free Press — Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court: Debunking Joy-Ann Reid’s thesis. The Daily Signal — Justices Eye 2 More Election Integrity Cases After Clearing Mail Ballot Counting Case. Punching Bag Post — Justice Barrett Defects on Mail Ballot Ruling – And Rightfully So. Law & Liberty — Obergefell’s Second Decade. Guido Fawkes — Government’s Own Statistics Show No Outcome Disparity for Minority Groups in Judiciary. Townhall — This Insane Line in Ketanji Brown Jackson's Birthright Opinion Is Making the Court a Laughing Stock