(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: On norms and their violation [1]
['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.']
Date: 2025-01-04
Sherrilyn Ifill/ Sherrilyn’s Newsletter:
On Chief Justice Roberts’ 2024 Year-End Report
Challenging Critics & Invoking Heroic Civil Rights-Era Judges To Insulate An Imperial Court
During the over 30 years I have worked as a civil rights lawyer, I have asked my clients, and those in the communities I have been privileged to serve to suspend their disbelief and to count on the legal system to protect them and to uphold their rights. They have seen racial discrimination in every aspect of our legal system – from policing to judging. Yet repeatedly I have seen my extraordinary clients suspend cynicism and pessimism and bring their claims of injustice to our courts. My obligation was to represent them to the best of my ability, and to ensure that they had as fair a chance as is possible. Ethically, that has meant to me that I must also fight to promote the fairness of the system itself and the integrity of those who make decisions within that system. I consider this work of the highest order that I owe to my clients and to the students I have taught over decades.
Perhaps that’s why I am so put off and even offended by the implication of Chief Justice Roberts Year-End Report for 2024 [.pdf link]
[END]
---
[1] Url:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/4/2295099/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-On-norms-and-their-violation?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.
via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/
