Supreme Court denies Trump admin request to immediately enforce new asylum rules

[smurfy]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-denies-trump-administration-request-to-immediately-enforce-new-asylum-rules/2018/12/21/e9cdaf32-03c8-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.053fb23b92ee

Maybe even more consequential, this ruling may make the emergence of Chief Justice Roberts as the new swing vote on the post-Kennedy court

[Borealis]

He already joined more 5/4s with the four liberals than Kennedy in his last term, (2 Roberts, 1 Kennedy, 1 Gorsuch)

[Firgof Umbra]

There's a chart I read a while back which was trying to demonstrate that, over time, Justices seem to drift towards more liberal and left based opinions. A sort of 'mellowing out' as they age. This might be Roberts mellowing out further as he has been on the court for quite some time now if I recall correctly.

[Borealis]

Kennedy also had a massive conservative shift in his last term for some reason, kind of suspicious.

[Croatsky]

Likely due to bribery trough his son, if I recall correctly.

[Firgof Umbra]

The prevailing current conspiracy theory is that he might've been effectively bribed for his service and, in exchange, got to nominate one of his aides to his own seat -- basically turning his apprentice into a master and thereby 'ensuring a sort of enduring legacy'.

[Sableye]

Roberts has realized what we all have known for some time that the scotus is a political instrument played by the GOP, it seems he's taking steps to avoid being seen as a reliably conservative court but I'm skeptical about when it comes to citizen vs corporate rights and matters which the 'liberal' conservative justices seem to always side with the corporation

[smurfy]

But what if instead of bringing balance, his apprentice joins the dark side?

[Firgof Umbra]

Well then we are truly lost.

[Borealis]

Overall looks like the Kav fiasco had the hidden benefit of making Roberts more willing to repudiate Trump and protect the image of the court.

[Saxon]

I'd like to thank Trump for getting into a bitching match with Roberts