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ipso facto

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A quick definition of ipso facto:

Ipso facto means that something is true or happens automatically because of a certain fact or action. For example, if a law makes it harder to do something, it doesn't necessarily mean that the law is automatically taking away a right. It's like saying that if you drop a ball, ipso facto, it will fall to the ground.

A more thorough explanation:

Ipso facto is a Latin term that means "by the fact itself" or "for this fact alone". It is often used in legal contexts to indicate that something is true simply because of the circumstances or facts surrounding it.

  • In the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court of the United States stated that not every law that makes a right more difficult to exercise is, ipso facto, an infringement of that right.
  • In Shapiro v. United States, Justice Frankfurter argued that if records are required to be kept by law, they do not ipso facto become public records.

These examples illustrate how ipso facto is used to indicate that something is true simply because of the circumstances or facts surrounding it. In the first example, the Supreme Court is saying that just because a law makes it harder to exercise a right, that doesn't necessarily mean the law is infringing on that right. In the second example, Justice Frankfurter is arguing that just because records are required to be kept by law, that doesn't automatically make them public records.

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texaslawhopefully
22:30
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That all sounds great. It sounds like it has fairly diverse cuisine for a smaller city
yeah there are so many good cuisines in ithaca
renard99
22:31
@lilypadfrog: that’s a pity I’da be liking them all
texaslawhopefully
22:31
Only food I’m going to miss for sure if I leave Texas is texmex
22:31
waspy hasnt had thai food in ithaca yet. ithaca thai is so good
^^^^ truuuuuu
22:32
there are two major thai places and they have very similar names bc a divorced husband and wife own them lol
22:32
personally i think taste of thai is better than taste of thai express but thats just me
i had pho tho and it was really good and huge portions
texaslawhopefully
22:32
Glad they have good Thai food, I love Thai food! Can’t wait to visit :)
22:33
when tex goes to ithaca i want to come
Dkk
22:34
Crying Tiger, best Thai dish.
damn im so hungry all i had today was a curry tonkatsu and buldak
and it was a lil baby noodle cup
vvv hungry
22:36
curry tonkatsu so yummeh
22:36
whats even open rn? pizza?
CTB is it i think
22:37
is collegetown pizza not open
22:37
i used to get a slice from there or wings over at like 1am after my shift at the restaurant
Dkk
22:48
Ross Ulbricht free. God Bless Trump. Huge win.
JeremyFragrance
22:54
agreed
texaslawhopefully
22:55
This is an interesting read: https://thedispatch.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-implications/
Dkk
23:01
I mean, idk how it's possible to end birth right citizenship without amending the constitution because to me the 14th amendment is pretty clear about it.
ross ulbricht tried to hire a hitman to kill 5 people
i am not that sympathetic to him
Dkk
23:04
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That might have been an FBI agent. It was most likely him and he was most likely doing it to retrieve stolen funds that corrupt FBI agents stole, but yeah moral gray area but me personally, cool with hitmen. It's not like it is uncommon to hire hitmen. I don't think the action itself is necessarily wrong but the intent behind it can be.
Dkk
23:05
Like, Boeing whistblowers being killed by hitmen = wrong but a guy hiring hitmen to retrieve stolen funds = good to me.
texaslawhopefully
23:05
@Dkk: Yeah, for sure. My guess is it'll go to SCOTUS and it'll be 8-1 or 7-2, saying that EO was unconstitutional.
Dkk
23:06
Indeed. I need a count for how many exectuive orders he has signed and how many already have pending lawsuits.
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