Geoffrey T. Blackwell
@gtblackwell.atheists.org
Atheists.org Legal Director, #FirstAmendment attorney, co-host of @notsograndjury.bsky.social.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
But she knows "Santa just *is* white."
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
But she knows "Santa just *is* white."
What the Senate Republicans are trying to do here is not to just freeze the poor out of the judicial process, which would be egregious on its own, but rather to freeze all but the wealthiest individuals out of the courts.
June 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What the Senate Republicans are trying to do here is not to just freeze the poor out of the judicial process, which would be egregious on its own, but rather to freeze all but the wealthiest individuals out of the courts.
...There is no meaningful distinction between a rule which would deny the poor the right to defend themselves in a trial court and one which effectively denies the poor an adequate appellate review accorded to all who have money enough to pay the costs in advance."
June 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
...There is no meaningful distinction between a rule which would deny the poor the right to defend themselves in a trial court and one which effectively denies the poor an adequate appellate review accorded to all who have money enough to pay the costs in advance."
...Such a law would make the constitutional promise of a fair trial a worthless thing. Notice, the right to be heard, and the right to counsel would under such circumstances be meaningless promises to the poor. ...
June 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
...Such a law would make the constitutional promise of a fair trial a worthless thing. Notice, the right to be heard, and the right to counsel would under such circumstances be meaningless promises to the poor. ...
Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12 (1956):
"Surely no one would contend that either a State or the Federal Government could constitutionally provide that defendants unable to pay court costs in advance should be denied the right to plead not guilty or to defend themselves in court. ...
"Surely no one would contend that either a State or the Federal Government could constitutionally provide that defendants unable to pay court costs in advance should be denied the right to plead not guilty or to defend themselves in court. ...
June 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12 (1956):
"Surely no one would contend that either a State or the Federal Government could constitutionally provide that defendants unable to pay court costs in advance should be denied the right to plead not guilty or to defend themselves in court. ...
"Surely no one would contend that either a State or the Federal Government could constitutionally provide that defendants unable to pay court costs in advance should be denied the right to plead not guilty or to defend themselves in court. ...
Reposted by Geoffrey T. Blackwell
This Court has consistently put the speculative "rights" of religious groups ahead of the civil rights and safety of millions of Americans. More from our Legal Director @gtblackwell.atheists.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This Court has consistently put the speculative "rights" of religious groups ahead of the civil rights and safety of millions of Americans. More from our Legal Director @gtblackwell.atheists.org