#faircourts

[ofangelicbloodisgone]

"I'm not stalking."

Except he was. To a degree. Ever since he'd met her he'd been unable to get her out of his mind. Even his siblings had noticed something had changed about him. Of course, he was denying all of it. He was focused on their job, on the fact they were meant to keep the city safe from the demons. A girl wasn't something he needed in his life. Not when he'd had plenty of fun with those in the downworld. But something about her had piqued his interest and it was difficult for him to think about anything else. And now Jace was hoping he might be able to find her again. Someone like her shouldn't have been that hard and yet he spent more time looking for her than demons. His hard work had paid off and standing there all he can do is offer a simple smile. "I don't stalk. I had to make sure you were okay."

@faircourts​

[bastxrdsisgone]

"Cecily?"

Blinking, she was surprised to see the other not only awake but in the library. Most of the others had gone to bed after jem made a point of telling all of them to stop looking for a cure. Her heart hurt at knowing that but they all respected his wishes enough to let it go. But that didn't explain why Cecily was still there. Was there something else she'd been looking for that no one knew about? As curious as she was about it, she knew that Will would be upset at hearing his sister was still up while the whole Institute had gone to sleep. Maybe she needed someone to talk to. Or maybe she just needed the quiet that the library brought. Tessa had spent more than enough time there to know that it was a good place to hide from the world. If only for a little while. "Why are you awake? I thought you'd gone to bed with everyone else."

@faircourts​

[pillageddeath]

*: ･ﾟELAIN !

she lingers in the rose garden , a hand on her chest . she does not speak for a moment , not while she’s busy drinking in the roses of varying shades , with hues of soft pink and then crimson , placed beside a bush of roses of the purest white , gleaming like snow beneath the last few rays of the departing sun . so this is what elain had been doing , how she had been busying herself in the months nesta had spent in the chilling depths of illyrian mountains , or before that , when she’d been drinking herself into a haze each night . this in itself is art , a testament to the strength elain has . while silent , it speaks of her resolve , of a will that cannot be shaken off . elain had been the strongest of them all , and she’d only realized it now .

she turns towards the sister that had always been the loveliest of them all . with the rich brown eyes , the sense of contentment on her face . . . the resemblance between elain and their father is striking , and nesta has to force herself to turn away , to face the roses once more .       ❛  I’ve never seen anything like this .   ❜     she admits .      ❛  the roses are lovely , Elain . and I’m sorry - that I didn’t come to see them sooner .   ❜     

[pillageddeath]

*: ･ﾟMAVEN !

they are both monsters , although she is of her own making . maven , with his finely cut black hair , and eyes of a stunning , crushing blue ; he was made , given looks that are meant to disarm others , with court-trained charm no one is immune to . she does not know why she bothers with him - - - why the two bother with each other , why they often find each other exchanging remarks on whatever they see occurring , the words often dripping with venom and the belief that they are above the sycophants of the silver court . they are not necessarily friends , no . more acquaintances , individuals that speak to one another only so that they don’t have to stomach their surroundings , not fully . 

       ❛     andromeda samos shouldn’t have worn that .      ❜      she says after a pause , lowering the flute of champagne that she’d been taking slow sips from .        ❛     all that skin . . .      ❜      

no respect for tradition , for the rules that have been placed upon society . in another world , perhaps , she would have respected the woman ; but not in this one .

[jarnocan]

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[jarnocan]

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[faircourtstn]

Accountability and Fair Courts

A group called Tennesseans for Judicial Accountability is behind some recent attacks on Tennessee Supreme Court justices. Phil Williams from News Channel 5 Investigates sat down for an interview with two men behind the group, which has been raising money and urging voters to oust the current justices. It's a great interview that highlights many of the false claims this group is making against the justices. To his credit, Grant Everett Starrett, one of the group's organizers, did admit at least one mistake and also promised that his group would "correct anything that we've put out there that's wrong." If they want accountability, they can start by correcting the inaccurate and misleadinng claims they've made against current justices.

[faircourtstn]

Why Doesn't Ron Ramsey Want Tennesseans to Have Fair Courts?

Gerald McCormick, the Republican House majority leader, has jumped on Ron Ramsey's anti-courts bandwagon. His recent comments highlight the absurdity of this attack on these non-partisan positions within the judicial branch of TN government.

When Ramsey was caught misrepresenting the facts about the court by cherry picking half-truths, he claimed this was OK because the justices could have their say in a campaign of their own. Now, McCormick is so angry that these judges have been telling the truth in their defense, he's flip-flopping on his pledge to support Amendment 2 regarding judicial selection. Confused? I'll let Ramsey and McCormick try to straighten this out in their own words:

Ramsey:  "I hope they'll be able to tell their side of the story, we'll tell our side and may the best man win." 

McCormick: "I may just come out in favor of direct elections of Supreme Court judges after watching these three guys fight so hard to keep their jobs."

Politics in the courts? These guys were for it before they were against it.