Where do our rights come from? Believe it or not, the United States has been rolling back our rights for 40 years. The biggest expansion of the peoples' rights in American history actually occurred between 1953 and 1969, during the period of American history known as the "Warren Court." THREAD. - ThreadSky

leftistlawyer.com • 101 days ago

Where do our rights come from? Believe it or not, the United States has been rolling back our rights for 40 years. The biggest expansion of the peoples' rights in American history actually occurred between 1953 and 1969, during the period of American history known as the "Warren Court."

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thebrianhewitt.bsky.social•101 days ago

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shadowgeary.bsky.social•64 days ago

Chief Justice Warren was a Republican.

nurselawyer.bsky.social•101 days ago

Absolute truth🎯 You write so well!

leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

Thank you!!

mxindigodawn.bsky.social•85 days ago

So important to remember what's possible, and find hope in our history.

johnrennie.bsky.social•101 days ago

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socialist-vig.bsky.social•101 days ago

We love the Warren court. We miss the Warren court. We will fight for another Warren-esque court.

aliceallonym.bsky.social•85 days ago

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adventuresofjoy.bsky.social•101 days ago

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finneganswoke.bsky.social•101 days ago

And a Republican... given today's political landscape it's hard to imagine.

usefulwasteoftime.bsky.social•85 days ago

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kjs-1.bsky.social•101 days ago

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ironcurtainyc.bsky.social•101 days ago

I believe I read this in your tome Circu$ Court$. So I know this.

leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

You did!

epredota.bsky.social•85 days ago

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imagardener.bsky.social•101 days ago

I had no idea. Small wonder he was held in such high regard for so long.

reconnectsreiki.bsky.social•101 days ago

📌 history hope

rmholt.bsky.social•101 days ago

They really set up my generation for decades of disappointment

oldlefty67.bsky.social•101 days ago

Absolutely true!

mhcca.bsky.social•101 days ago

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handle.invalid•85 days ago

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ivyleague33.bsky.social•85 days ago

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nathrach.bsky.social•101 days ago

Great thread. Best I've seen since I got here.

Love to hear your thoughts about the 14th amendment and how we are just all politely ignoring it now.

rdsb.bsky.social•101 days ago

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satanley.bsky.social•101 days ago

Fantastic thread! Thanks for the education in this important subject. I fear we won't live to see the likes of that court again.

melhs.bsky.social•101 days ago

I've been binging the Five Four podcast and have been learning about this. I couldn't keep track of which Warren was which, so I came up with "if your Warren is Earl, you've got a pearl"

robertwilde.bsky.social•101 days ago

And 1969 was also the last year that SCOTUS had a majority appointed by Democrats.

Granted the D:liberal :: R:conservative relationship wasn't as strong in the past, but amazing to think that for most Americans alive today the Supreme Court has never had a Democratic majority.

prynnford.bsky.social•85 days ago

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mizshellytee.bsky.social•101 days ago

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hallwayorchard.bsky.social•101 days ago

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lesliewalden.bsky.social•99 days ago

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sewmichelleu.bsky.social•101 days ago

This would make a great substack

katepeeples.bsky.social•101 days ago

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duckyduck.bsky.social•101 days ago

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crary.bsky.social•101 days ago

Followed because: (1) good thread; and (2) conures

leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

Named for Chief Justice Earl Warren, who served from 1953 to 1969, the Warren Court created what legal scholars call a "Constitutional Revolution." Warren is most famous for writing the decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ended segregation in schools,

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leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

but what the history books don't tell you is that the Warren Court didn't stop there. In fact, 95% of the rights you have today in the U.S. are because of the Warren Court, and the Federalist Society was created primarily as a backlash to the Warren Court.

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leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

Warren famously said that the Constitution required the creation of every right necessary to serve the public good. And he meant it too. In the sixteen years Warren was Chief Justice, the Supreme Court issued the opinions in Miranda v. Arizona (yes, that's where "Miranda rights" comes from);

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leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

Gideon v. Wainwright (creating the legal right to counsel in criminal cases); Griswold v. Connecticut (striking down bans on contraception and recognizing a constitutional right to privacy); Brandenburg v. Ohio (the right to free speech without criminal punishment);

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leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

Tinker v. Des Moines (the right of students to free speech in schools); Duncan v. Louisiana (the right to a jury trial in all criminal cases); Loving v. Virginia (the right to interracial marriage); Harper v. Virginia (striking down poll taxes and fees for voting);

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leftistlawyer.com•101 days ago

South Carolina v. Katzenberg (Congress may override state laws to remedy race discrimination); Katzenbach v. McClung (the right of Congress to regulate interstate commerce through the administrative state); Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (antidiscrimination laws are constitutional);

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