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Chaos as visibly angry Alito accuses colleague of blindsiding him: 'Tensions hit a climax'
The Court’s “Tension” Is Just State Power Doing Its WorkThe Real Center of GravityThe source tries to make this sound like a dramatic interpersonal clash: Alito, Sotomayor, blindsiding, anger, bench theatrics. That is the decorative layer. The actual center of power is the Supreme Court majority, which translated legal interpretation into state force against migrants and refugees. Alito was not the victim of surprise. He was the public face of decisions that make removal easier and protection thinner.The institution with power here is not the person least pleased by the performance. It is the…
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