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Mr. Reactionary
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E: 5.45, S: -3.35

« on: September 19, 2017, 02:44:19 PM »
« edited: September 19, 2017, 08:16:00 PM by Mr. Reactionary »

Kelo.




edit: I'm changing my answer to Gonzales v. Raich. Abysmal decision. Maybe Scalia's worst opinion.
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Mr. Reactionary
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E: 5.45, S: -3.35

« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2017, 04:24:16 PM »

Citizens United. I agree with Republicans John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O Conner when they say it was one of the worst decisions ever. Ironically, in Williams Yulee v Florida Bar, Justice Thomas rules that campaign finance limits for elected judges are constitutional. So no limits for the executive and legislative branch but limits for the judiciary are a-okay. What a crock of sh**t

TBF, electing judges is kind of evil.
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Mr. Reactionary
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E: 5.45, S: -3.35

« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2017, 07:10:32 PM »

Morse v. Frederick. Any criticism of government policy could be said to be "promoting illegal activity."

Bong hitz 4 jesus
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Mr. Reactionary
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E: 5.45, S: -3.35

« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2017, 07:25:11 AM »

Citizens United v. FEC. By far. Possibly the worst decision besides Dred Scott and Plessy v Ferguson.

So you think unlimited corporate political donations is even worse than forced sterilization?

Free speech is the worst!
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Mr. Reactionary
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E: 5.45, S: -3.35

« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2017, 01:11:22 PM »

I guess Bush v. Gore, but I'd consider it a 20th Century case.

Runners up include Citizens United v. FEC, Shelby County v. Holder, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and District of Columbia v. Heller.

I thought this thread was about the worst SCOTUS opinions of the 21st century,  not the best. Smiley
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Mr. Reactionary
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E: 5.45, S: -3.35

« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2018, 11:11:48 PM »

The equal protection issue was the lack of a uniform standard for counting disputed punch ballots.
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Mr. Reactionary
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2018, 12:08:03 AM »

There was no mechanism for a statewide recount. You had to petition county by county. That was the prerogative of the legislature and both sides knew the rules going in. That Gore only requested recounts in the 3 most Gore heavy counties is his fault.
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