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Sam Alito and My Friend Mickey

The Supreme Court's shameful decision last Wednesday released a flood of memories — and worse.

Robert Reich
May 04, 2026
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Mickey (Michael) Schwerner

Friends,

When I learned what Samuel Alito and the other Republican appointees to the Supreme Court did to the Voting Rights Act last week, I thought of Mickey.

(Forgive me if I’ve already told you about him, but he was very important to me.)

I met Mickey the summer after third grade. His family had rented one of the summer cabins…

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