The Dobbs Wire: a CRASH course – what will the court do??

Public education: The New York Times just published a commentary that offers its many readers a crash course in draconian punishments for sexual wrongdoing. David Feige’s detailed essay spotlights the US Supreme Court’s role, how the court played fast and loose with key facts which were then used to justify extreme punishments such as the sex offense registry and civil commitment, among others. The falsehood promoted by the court has infected an entire area of law and policy and led to a constitutional and human rights disaster – nearly a million people on the registry and over 5,000 held indefinitely…