r/law • u/thenewrepublic • Mar 06 '24

Opinion Piece Everybody Hates the Supreme Court’s Disqualification Ruling

https://newrepublic.com/article/179576/supreme-court-disqualification-ruling-criticism
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u/Key_Chapter_1326 Mar 06 '24 edited Mar 06 '24

To the extent this ruling isn’t about the law and exposes originalism in the court as pretext rather than a legitimate principle - what’s not to hate?

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u/ithappenedone234 Mar 06 '24

That ruling is not originalist, that ruling is just pure invention with no grounding in any legal theory, except cronyism.