At Red State, streiff writes the following. It concerns the story going around that Justice Roberts pressured the conservative justices not to take up the Texas case, screaming in a meeting among the nine justices that, “I don’t give an … Continue reading →
We all know how important the Georgia runoffs are. I realize that if the GOP retains the Senate it merely buys a little bit of time to stop the worst excesses of the Democrats from coming to pass now, but … Continue reading →
There are no dull news days anymore. Although of course it’s probably about 99% certain that Barr’s career as AG would be coming to an end anyway in a few weeks, he decided to get out of the heat of … Continue reading →
This chaotic 2020 election and the subsequent SCOTUS rejection yesterday of the Texas lawsuit have highlighted the enormous influence election fraud in big cities in swing states can have on the final outcome of a presidential race. We already knew … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Something tells me that now might be a good time to revisit and add to some ideas I expressed in this post from two years ago.] Remember the brouhaha that ensued when Trump called a judge who ruled against … Continue reading →
You can read some of the details at Legal Insurrection. Excerpt from the opinion: The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas … Continue reading →
…and kept mum about it. That doesn’t surprise me at all, if true. My reading of Barr is that he’s an old-fashioned by-the-book guy, and that although he sometimes acts as if he understands the enormous stakes, he still feels … Continue reading →
The right has known about this sort of thing since the Hunter Biden laptop story broke, not long before the election. I said “broke,” but perhaps I should have said “tried to break but only caused the slightest of ripples … Continue reading →
…can be found here. Recommended reading. In particular: Texas’s lawsuit is a procedural creature differing greatly from the Bush v. Gore case about the 2000 election. Unlike Bush v. Gore, which traveled to the Supreme Court on appeal, Texas’s lawsuit … Continue reading →
…with no explanation. According to Jenna Ellis, one of Trump’s attorneys [hat tip: commenter “Molly G”]: The Supreme Court only denied emergency injunctive relief. In the order, it did NOT deny cert. Mike Kelly’s suit is still pending before the … Continue reading →
What is the Seattle City Council contemplating these days? This: In October, the Seattle City Council floated legislation to provide an exemption from prosecution for misdemeanor crimes for any citizen who suffers from poverty, homelessness, addiction, or mental illness. Under … Continue reading →
It’s time for another roundup of links, because there’s just so much out there to cover. (1) “Cornhead” (aka attorney David Begley) talks about the Pennsylvania absentee ballot case. Excerpt: The Respondents assert that if the Court grants some remedy … Continue reading →