Slate Daily Feed Amicus | SCOTUS Greenlights Trump, Gaslights America
Dec 6, 2025
Malcolm Nance, a former U.S. Naval Intelligence officer and counterterrorism specialist, joins the discussion to shed light on pressing military law issues. He critiques the administration's erratic military tactics, particularly unauthorized boat strikes, and emphasizes the duty of service members to refuse illegal orders. Nance highlights the dangers of redefining combatants and warns that breaking wartime legal norms could endanger troops. The conversation also touches on the historical context of warfare and the potential repercussions of unlawful actions.
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Birthright Citizenship Heads To SCOTUS
- The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship after Trump ordered its restriction.
- Mark Joseph Stern says lower courts uniformly rejected the policy and the Court's decision will determine a fundamental constitutional right by June.
Shadow Docket Revives Texas Gerrymander
- The Court's shadow-docket order revived a Texas map that judicially found racial gerrymandering and added five GOP seats.
- Dahlia Lithwick calls the decision gobsmacking and warns it signals the Court backing Republican redistricting tactics.
Alito Frames Plaintiffs As Partisan
- Justice Alito's concurrence accuses plaintiffs of false racial-gerrymandering claims and flips presumption of good faith toward mapmakers.
- Mark Joseph Stern says this reasoning treats minority plaintiffs as partisan liars while excusing white politicians' racial engineering.
