• NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    My friend was upset about this making it to SCOTUS a few weeks ago. How can the courts suspend your 2nd amendment rights before a trial?

    Well what is a gag order? What is contempt of court? It turns out when you are credibly accused and/or indicted for certain crimes courts ARE allowed to constrain your constitutional rights, when their is good reason, while the court proceedings go along.

    This would be as stupid as letting the dealer keep his bricks of heroine until which time a lab can check and double check that it’s indeed heroin.

    Fucking bonkers that someone on trial for a shooting/death threats would be able to KEEP THEIR GUNS.

    Thomas is clearly insane.

      • ripcord@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        Why not both?

        I’m sure 99% of the work of actually writing up his opinions are from his staff, but he tells them in advance what his decision will be and how he wants ir framed, and they figure it out from there.