SCOTUS calls a halt…
…to the House’s fishing expedition attempt to subpoena Trump’s financial records from before he was president. You can read about it here. It’s a temporary stay, pending a full appeal.
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Sandmann suits go forward
This is good news: On October 28, 2019, we reported on a stunning development in Nicholas Sandmann’s previously dismissed lawsuit against The Washington Post, Judge Reopens Nicholas Sandmann lawsuit against Washington Post. The same judge has ruled in similar cases … Continue reading →
Charges against Netanyahu: another coup?
Lawfare against Netanyahu has gotten to the point of this indictment: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced Thursday, prolonging the country’s political uncertainty as … Continue reading →
Whither Comey?
Here’s today’s rumor about IG Horowitz’s report: Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s much anticipated report on his investigation into the FBI’s probe into President Trump’s campaign is expected to be made public before Thanksgiving and the outcome is … Continue reading →
Meet San Francisco’s new DA: Chesa Boudin, the ultimate red diaper baby
It’s not as though any of the choices for San Francisco DA were conservatives or even close to it. But of all the far leftist candidates for San Francisco DA, winner Chesa Boudin was the most leftist of them all, … Continue reading →
The cartel…
…seems to be running the show in Mexico.
Continue reading →Chronicle of a porch thief
This Atlantic article describes how home surveillance cameras have helped catch thieves who steal packages – predominantly Amazon packages – from porches. The attitude of the author is somewhat ambiguous, but as best I can determine she seems to lean … Continue reading →
The plot against Flynn and the meaning of “pretext”
As soon as I heard that Sidney Powell was on the Flynn appeal I figured she’d sink her formidable teeth into it. And she has: Powell’s most explosive charge is that the FBI falsified the Form 302 that recorded the … Continue reading →
The war against free speech marches on
In Connecticut: Two white UConn students have been arrested by campus police for repeatedly shouting a racial slur outside students’ apartments earlier this month. The incident was captured on a now-viral video that has led to pointed conversations about racial … Continue reading →
The elite war on democracy
Often there seem to be international trends in response to historical forces, trends that then create their own historical forces. The age of 20th Century dictators, for example. Later, the resurgence of conservatism in Reagan and Thatcher. Then, a reaction … Continue reading →
Do you think this will ever happen?
I have grown very cynical. So Rand Paul’s call to investigate the four senators will probably go nowhere: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for a probe into four Democratic Senators on Sunday over a letter that they sent to Ukraine … Continue reading →
Moving that Overton Window: Cornell law professor says those who defy Congress should be jailed
Josh Chavetz is a law professor at Cornell, and he has written an opinion piece in the NY Times entitled “The House Can Play Hardball, Too. It Can Arrest Giuliani: Two ways that Democrats in the House can match the … Continue reading →