Is Anyone Surprised by Sam Alito’s Trolling Anymore?
From Black Santa to Black kids dressed in KKK robes, Justice Alito's hypotheticals in the 303 Creative oral arguments were straight up absurd.
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Conservatives won’t stop until they have an excuse to treat people unfairly—have they found it in 303 Creative v. Elenis?
In this rapid reaction episode, Jess and Imani get into today’s Supreme Court oral arguments in a case about a web designer who argues free speech extends to hypothetical website design for a hypothetical same-sex couple. In other words, it’s about weaponizing the First Amendment to refuse services based on personal belief. And in his questioning, Justice Samuel Alito had some things to say about Black Santa and Black kids in Klan costumes.
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