M a r k D i l l e y: TPMCafe || Fighting Alito: Why Chittister is the Key Case

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TPMCafe || Fighting Alito: Why Chittister is the Key Case:

"So this is my strategy memo, for what it's worth.

To build the case against Alito, we do need to document all the ways that Alito opposes the rights of the accused, threatens abortion rights, and endangers workers rights.

But we need at least one decision that encapsulates what's wrong with Alito's view of the law, unites the maximum voters against him, and divides the potential opposition.

And that case is Chittister v. Department of Community and Economic Development, the decision where Alito ruled that the Family and Medical Leave Act did not apply to millions of state employees across the country. This was a decision that was overturned by the Supreme Court, in a decision written by Chief Justice Rehnquist."