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senseandsensibility

(17,066 posts) Thu Feb 8, 2024, 01:42 PM Feb 8

Neal Katyal was not kind to the CO lawyers in his analysis [View all]

He pointed out that they failed to make the case for what the risk to leaving cheato on the ballot would be, and that they did not remind the justices of their former adherence to "textualism". He and most of us can see where this is going.

Now....on to the immunity case! The clock's ticking!

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Neal Katyal was not kind to the CO lawyers in his analysis [View all] senseandsensibility Feb 8 OP

Not the state of Colorado's lawyer, but the CO LITIGANTs' lawyer--they should have hired Katyal. hlthe2b Feb 8 #1

Those arguments would not have mattered since Roberts pushed the case to being one that states cannot decide it. LonePirate Feb 8 #2

Yeah, I don't buy this argument Sympthsical Feb 8 #4

Disappointing. But this case was already decided. nt SunSeeker Feb 8 #3

If the states cannot decide it ,,, Jarqui Feb 8 #5

Neal was kind C_U_L8R Feb 8 #6

Katyal immediately jumped to blame the Colorado attorney bigtree Feb 8 #7

Colorado's attorney did not do a good job LetMyPeopleVote Feb 8 #8