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submitted 8 months ago by GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021.

The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina.

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[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 129 points 8 months ago

THESE MOTHER FUCKERS TOOK A $500 FINE TO SUPREME COURT?!

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 17 points 8 months ago

Which begs the question, can you appeal anything to the Supreme Court? And either way, how did it get that far that an appellate court didn’t stay the lower courts ruling? How does that work?

[-] hansl@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

You could if the appeal and the court disagree, at every level of the justice system.

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

You can appeal any judgement. It is up to the higher courts to decide to hear your case. Which they often do not.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

So at a minimum an appellate and district court actually bothered to hear this case?

[-] hansl@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

And disagreed on the judgment

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

And it took nearly 3 years for a ruling...

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago

Why is it that I, a nonviolent person, feels like punching someone in the face each time I see a photo of MTG?

[-] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

She has one of the most punchable faces of all time. And a voice to match

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago
[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Narcissism. She knows half the population loves the catty, bitchy Jerry Spriger show antics, and she loves the attention.

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

You could power a small city by putting her face on one side of a lever and Matt Gaetz's on the other side, and converting motion to electricity.

[-] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

Putting aside all the obvious palm-greasing and grift, U.S. Representatives gross $174,000 annually: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/26/2023-28661/adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay

Remember come election season that these people are wasting the government’s time with this frivolous appeal, trying to make a statement, over a sum of money that amounts to less than 0.3% of their nominal annual salary.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I guarantee that, aside from any court filing costs, no money changed hands. There are plenty of angry political hacks that have law degrees who would take this on for free just to own the libs.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 18 points 8 months ago

In her defense, MTG always looks like she's wearing a mask. Curious to know whose face she's wearing like Dwight Shrute in that one episode of The Office....

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

How do these people all look so evil and folks actually think they look decent/civil. She radiates evil to the point you could show me a double-blind cross-section of pols and I could almost certainly tell who's on the right haha

[-] Wytch@lemmy.zip 18 points 8 months ago

Great, now charge them interest and processing.

[-] AncientFutureNow@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Surprising any actual common sense rulings come from this SC.

[-] hansl@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Come on. That’s way beneath the Supreme Court. This is something that shouldn’t even have made it to them.

It’s like Batman trying to save all the kitties in trees.

[-] Yearly@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago
[-] AncientFutureNow@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

omg dude get a life. Don't follow me around calling people names.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Well what do you know, my Riker reserve has been topped up!

[-] profdc9@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

As much as I would have loved to hear their arguments in front of the Court, it's a waste of even this Court's time.

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