How Long Until Alito…

More KBJ: The 14th Amendment "was drafted to give a constitutional foundation for a piece of legislation" that used "race-conscious" remedies to make Freedman equal to white citizens. So how could the Voting Rights Act's race-conscious remedies possibly be unconstitutional? pic.twitter.com/JWF4g0me0f

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 4, 2022

...calls her an "uppity black woman?"

Justice Sotomayor, gloves off: "Justice Alito gave the game away ... The point that he's making turns Section 2 [of the VRA] on its head because there's no such thing as racial neutrality in Sec. 2. It's explicitly saying that a protected group must be given equal participation." pic.twitter.com/HQO3teNyon

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 4, 2022

Seriously. How long?

Justice Jackson continues to grill Damien Schiff, the lawyer taking aim at the Clean Water Act, asking pointedly: “Why is it that your conception of this does not relate in any way to Congress’ primary objective?” Then she and Justice Sotomayor tag-team a follow-up. pic.twitter.com/ny1QF7FGxG

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 3, 2022

Reports from yesterday's session are that Roberts passed notes to Justice Jackson twice clearly urging her to shut up (the arguments ran twice as long as scheduled); and Alito sat silently and, to all appearances, rather frustrated with events. So I'm serious when I ask.

Although the Founders would not have allowed someone who looks like Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, here’s why their view on things should still guide every decision she makes.

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) October 3, 2022

"Progressive originalism" is going to upset some people.

Me, I'm gonna have to find access to live broadcast of the arguments, if it exists.