Articles about newly arriving SCOTUS justices in the New Yorker were spotted as having a different tone depending on the political leanings of the justices in question:
How the New Yorker covers new Justices – Lauren Collins in 2010, Jeffrey Toobin in 2017: pic.twitter.com/D3kgBjCJ2P
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) October 4, 2017
ThinkProgress Justice Editor Ian Millhiser explained it this way in legalese (or maybe not):
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/915736257392779265
Is that so?
"justice editor" with some scintillating legal analysis https://t.co/4M58dr2Bxe
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) October 5, 2017
This is the brilliant analysis of a noted "journalist" https://t.co/PtRAypWcme
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) October 5, 2017
A take worthy of only the finest law magazines!
https://twitter.com/VoiceOfPrivileg/status/915949498710536192
Ian's rage about Gorsuch is so fierce it contributes to global warming. And I love every second of it. https://t.co/t2bKnyEI7E
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) October 5, 2017
"Members of my tribe are better because they are members of my tribe." https://t.co/YuYNrL11MO
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) October 5, 2017
Can anyone tell why the country's divided? https://t.co/SnGSlAeXzq
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) October 5, 2017
Typical example of why progressives are losing influence. They don't even try to make an argument anymore. https://t.co/0BbJ3y4yRr
— Dave Kleikamp (@ShaggyKC) October 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/915789124543696896
Under the longstanding Takes One To Know One precedent, Millhiser is a reliable source: https://t.co/jdcx4WV1bo
— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) October 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/915990638826582022
Sure seems that way.
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