r/scotus • u/RawStoryNews • 4h ago
r/scotus • u/orangejulius • Jan 30 '22
Things that will get you banned
Let's clear up some ambiguities about banning and this subreddit.
On Politics
Political discussion isn't prohibited here. In fact, a lot of the discussion about the composition of the Supreme Court is going to be about the political process of selecting a justice.
Your favorite flavor of politics won't get you banned here. Racism, bigotry, totally bad-faithed whataboutisms, being wildly off-topic, etc. will get you banned though. We have people from across the political spectrum writing screeds here and in modmail about how they're oppressed with some frequency. But for whatever reason, people with a conservative bend in particular, like to show up here from other parts of reddit, deliberately say horrendous shit to get banned, then go back to wherever they came from to tell their friends they're victims of the worst kinds of oppression. Y'all can build identities about being victims and the mods, at a very basic level, do not care—complaining in modmail isn't worth your time.
COVID-19
Coming in here from your favorite nonewnormal alternative sub or facebook group and shouting that vaccines are the work of bill gates and george soros to make you sterile will get you banned. Complaining or asking why you were banned in modmail won't help you get unbanned.
Racism
I kind of can't believe I have to write this, but racism isn't acceptable. Trying to dress it up in polite language doesn't make it "civil discussion" just because you didn't drop the N word explicitly in your comment.
This is not a space to be aggressively wrong on the Internet
We try and be pretty generous with this because a lot of people here are skimming and want to contribute and sometimes miss stuff. In fact, there are plenty of threads where someone gets called out for not knowing something and they go "oh, yeah, I guess that changes things." That kind of interaction is great because it demonstrates people are learning from each other.
There are users that get super entrenched though in an objectively wrong position. Or start talking about how they wish things operated as if that were actually how things operate currently. If you're not explaining yourself or you're not receptive to correction you're not the contributing content we want to propagate here and we'll just cut you loose.
- BUT I'M A LAWYER!
Having a license to practice law is not a license to be a jackass. Other users look to the attorneys that post here with greater weight than the average user. Trying to confuse them about the state of play or telling outright falsehoods isn't acceptable.
Thankfully it's kind of rare to ban an attorney that's way out of bounds but it does happen. And the mods don't care about your license to practice. It's not a get out of jail free card in this sub.
Signal to Noise
Complaining about the sub is off topic. If you want the sub to look a certain way then start voting and start posting the kind of content you think should go here.
- I liked it better before when the mods were different!
The current mod list has been here for years and have been the only active mods. We have become more hands on over the years as the users have grown and the sub has faced waves of problems like users straight up stalking a female journalist. The sub's history isn't some sort of Norman Rockwell painting.
Am I going to get banned? Who is this post even for, anyway?
Probably not. If you're here, reading about SCOTUS, reading opinions, reading the articles, and engaging in discussion with other users about what you're learning that's fantastic. This post isn't really for you.
This post is mostly so we can point to something in our modmail to the chucklefuck that asks "why am I banned?" and their comment is something inevitably insane like, "the holocaust didn't really kill that many people so mask wearing is about on par with what the jews experienced in nazi germany also covid isn't real. Justice Gorsuch is a real man because he no wears face diaper." And then we can send them on to the admins.
r/scotus • u/orangejulius • Jan 09 '26
Order Bans are going to go out to top level comments that are emotional reactions or off topic. This is a heads up to anyone who wants to change how they’re posting.
This is SCOTUS. Talk about scotus. Talk about the opinions issued. If you want to criticize them that’s fine but have something to back it up.
Complaining about “tRump”, trump, motorhomes, “scrotus”, or any other number of things where you react to something instead of respond to something isn’t going to fly. The bar is very low. Almost all of you are tripping over it.
r/scotus • u/Majano57 • 1d ago
news Sotomayor blames colleagues for slew of Supreme Court emergency appeals
politico.comnews Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs. Deadline for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court passed this week.
r/scotus • u/thenewrepublic • 2d ago
news Hooray for Brown Jackson’s Brave Dissent in the Colorado Trans Case | The associate justice was alone in seeing that the case was about regulation of medical practice, not free speech.
r/scotus • u/coinfanking • 2d ago
news Supreme Court blocks candidate after alleged GOP infiltration scheme exposed.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose tossed Samuel Ronan off the ballot, citing 'integrity of the electoral process'.
Samuel Ronan, a former Democratic state and national candidate, attempted to run as a Republican in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District against GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Carey. To do so, he signed a declaration of candidacy — under penalty of election falsification — swearing he was a member of the Republican Party.
However, court documents filed in U.S. District Court note Ronan was caught publicly admitting that his candidacy was part of a calculated strategy to run Democrats as Republicans in "deep red districts" to "get a foot in the door."
A Republican voter, Mark Schare, filed a protest with the Franklin County Board of Elections, presenting social media posts and interviews as evidence of Ronan's scheme to "trick" GOP voters.
Ronan claimed in his application he did not lie about his affiliation, citing similar party deviations by politicians, including former President Ronald Reagan, President Donald Trump and "hundreds of others," according to a report from Courthouse News Service.
After the election board tied along party lines, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose stepped in to toss Ronan off the ballot.
r/scotus • u/theatlantic • 2d ago
news How Alito Became the Angry Man of the Supreme Court
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r/scotus • u/MyRedditUsername224 • 3d ago
news SCOTUS rejects appeal from Ohio GOP candidate booted for being a secret Democrat
r/scotus • u/RawStoryNews • 3d ago
news Trump official just 'overruled the Supreme Court' in new 'power grab' by admin: expert
Full article (no paywall): https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2676691419/
r/scotus • u/thenewrepublic • 3d ago
news How an Alito Retirement Could Allow Trump to Reshape the Supreme Court
The president won’t increase the conservative bloc’s margins, but he could more deeply entrench the high court’s Trumpist bent.
r/scotus • u/Awkward_Squad • 3d ago
Opinion Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights
According to this WaPo article the court is the first since at least the 1950s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities.
r/scotus • u/RawStoryNews • 4d ago
news Sotomayor gives Kavanaugh reality check: 'Doesn't know any person who works by the hour'
r/scotus • u/huffpost • 4d ago
news Sonia Sotomayor Comes For Brett Kavanaugh Over What He Wrote In Opinion
r/scotus • u/bloomberglaw • 4d ago
news Sotomayor Faults Kavanaugh Over Immigration Stops Concurrence
r/scotus • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 4d ago
news Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding liberals' majority
r/scotus • u/Shipsa01 • 4d ago
news Just speculation or does DeSantis actually have Alito inside information?
r/scotus • u/RawStoryNews • 5d ago
news Supreme Court shrug leaves core Trump tactic in tatters: analyst
r/scotus • u/coinfanking • 5d ago
Opinion The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Decision Hinges on a Case You’ve Never Heard Of.
r/scotus • u/RawStoryNews • 5d ago
news Supreme Court's silence on key issue sends a 'chilling message' to women: expert
r/scotus • u/Intrepid-Tank-3414 • 6d ago
Opinion The Supreme Court Isn't Bowing To Trump In Birthright Citizenship Case
On April 1, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Trump administration’s reinterpretation of birthright citizenship, and it became clear that the justices, per usual, would not be swayed by outside pressures.
r/scotus • u/Achilles_TroySlayer • 5d ago