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Why do most people NOT smoke weed even though it's legal?
Simply because I don't like it. I don't need it. Not interested in it. As simple as that. -
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Trump’s Stunning Streak of Losses in Lower Federal Courts
The 96% Rebellion: District Courts Mount Historic Resistance, But the Supreme Court Looms GOP-appointed judges join an unprecedented judicial pushback against executive overreach. The data is stunning—but will it matter when cases reach higher courts? May 25, 2025 "In May 2025, federal district courts ruled against the Trump administration in 26 of 27 cases—a stunning 96% loss rate. This represents a dramatic acceleration of the cross-ideological resistance I documented in March. This isn't just another data point; it suggests a potential inflection point in the judiciary's engagement with an executive that has consistently tested constitutional boundaries. The data points to several converging factors behind this judicial rebellion. Most compelling is a collision of loyalties. The Trump administration's escalating attacks on the legal profession itself—from targeting major law firms to individual judges, culminating in the unprecedented federal arrest of Judge Dugan—appears to have triggered a defensive reflex.... The nature of the cases themselves reinforces this pattern, particularly in civil rights and immigration spheres. The administration is presenting courts with executive overreach built on demonstrably false claims and flimsy legal foundations... ... District courts, as the data consistently shows, remain the primary arena of meaningful judicial friction against executive power. Yet this surge must be viewed soberly. As I documented in April, this pattern inverts dramatically at the appellate level, where conservative circuit judges rule for the administration 88% of the time. The Supreme Court's extreme deference to Trump—most starkly in its sweeping presidential immunity decision—suggests that district court resistance, while crucial for buying time and documenting abuses, may ultimately prove temporary. (more) https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-96-rebellion-district-courts -
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Why do most people NOT smoke weed even though it's legal?
The old potheads I know are depressed. -
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Ukraine Zelensky Condemns “Pure Terrorism” as Russia Launches One of Its Largest Attacks on Ukraine
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Trump’s Stunning Streak of Losses in Lower Federal Courts
May 29, 2025 While President Donald Trump has had mixed success before the Supreme Court, he’s getting crushed in the lower courts. The Trump administration has lost a shocking 96% of rulings in federal district courts so far this month, according to a recent analysis by Adam Bonica, a professor of political science at Stanford. Bonica’s data indicates that judges across the ideological spectrum are ruling against Trump at similar rates. He’s lost in 72% of rulings issued by Republican-appointed judges and 80% of rulings by Democratic-appointed judges. Trump’s cross-ideological loss rate is likely due to several factors: --A flood of officials have left, or been purged from, the Department of Justice, which has likely added to the workloads for those who remained or new hires... --Trump’s going after the legal profession itself as well. In arresting judges, attacking the courts, targeting lawyers and legal organizations, Trump set the legal profession as a whole on the defensive... --But most important, it’s the result of what Trump is attempting. He’s trying to execute the largest expansion of executive power in modern U.S. history, seeking to not only solidify control over the executive branch but purloin power from the other branches as well. He’s also undermining the fundamental freedoms and foundational legal principles, like due process and habeas corpus. ... Still, these court orders against Trump may be short lived. As Bonica noted, these cases will move on to the appellate courts, where conservative circuit judges are more ideologically aligned with the president. (more) Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-lower-court-streak-legal-losses/
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