The T. Swift SCOTUS Mashup You Never Knew You Needed

Frustrated with the Supreme Court? There's a Taylor Swift gif for that.

(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Do you struggle to find time to read the latest Supreme Court jurisprudence in a vain attempt to keep yourself up to date? What if I told you that the essentials of many of this term’s biggest cases could be summed up with Taylor Swift gifs — you’d be totally in, right? (Well, we know Merrick Garland is in.)

Let me introduce you to the Twitter user @SwiftonSCOTUS. Were you frustrated with the Supreme Court’s decision to punt in Zubik over fears of a split decision? Were you disappointed by that nonsense? Well, you were not alone, and dontcha know there is a perfect T. Swift gif for that feeling.

The decision in Welch v. United States was held to be retroactive, so why not revisit mistakes of Taylor’s past?

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When an 8-0 Supreme Court rejects efforts to redefine “one person, one vote” in Evenwel v. Abbott, buh-bye.

Luis v. United States meant good news for criminal defendants looking to make it rain for the lawyer of their choosing.

When you’re perfectly happy with a 4-4 tie that functionally affirms the lower court decision.

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When there are stun guns for everyone!

Enjoy the rabbit hole I can tell you’re about to go down. And with all the eight-justice-bench antics that are expected, it will only get better.


Kathryn Rubino is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).