SCOTUS refused to hear a case (Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission) in which Kansas and Arizona were endeavoring to require proof of citizenship in federal elections. A standard form known as the federal form is required in federal elections, … Continue reading →
But unfortunately his accomplice Sweat is still at large. I actually didn’t think they’d ever find the pair, but I guess the search was massive and they got some tips. There is little question that these men were/are extremely dangerous … Continue reading →
One of the most distinctive things about yesterday’s same-sex marriage ruling was the rapidity with which such a huge change came about. It’s something Justice Scalia remarked upon in his scathing dissent: The five Justices who compose today’s majority are … Continue reading →
There has been so much SCOTUS news in the past two days that it’s easy to ignore cases that ordinarily would be of enormous importance but have been overshadowed by others. One is the disparate impact case, otherwise known by … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m writing something quite long on the subject, but I may end up sending it out to another publication, and I’m still in the middle of writing it. Meanwhile, I thought I’d provide this shorter thread for you to … Continue reading →
A dissent has no power except the power of its words and its logic—that is, it has no legal power. So Scalia’s dissent in King v. Burwell (joined by Alito and Thomas) is satisfying only in the rhetorical and intellectual … Continue reading →
We were expecting the ruling in King v. Burwell any day now, and here it is. The vote was 6-3, with swing justice Kennedy and new swing justice Roberts joining in interpreting the statute in a manner that preserves the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please see this subsequent post on the British use of the word “Asian.”] The Rotherham sex scandal, already bad enough, grows in scope: The sex-trafficking ring in Rotherham may well be the worst in the West ever, or so … Continue reading →
I have a new article at PJ on Obama’s push for gun control in the wake of the Charleston murders. [ADDENDUM: Obama keeps pressing gun control in the wake of Charleston. As I wrote in my PJ article, “in the … Continue reading →
And I don’t think they care. Just the narrative, Ma’m, just the narrative. Case in point: how many times, in how many places, did you read that Roof’s father gave him a gun for his 21st birthday, which occurred in … Continue reading →
…oh why were they given the prison privileges they appear to have been given? The answer to the first is: among the most psychopathic, cold-blooded killers in the prison population, and that’s saying something. Both of them have been known … Continue reading →
Obama wants to end neighborhoods of privilege, under some sort of “disparate impact” rule (sound familiar?) combined with an executive order that bypasses Congress (also sound familiar?). The goal is “diversity”, and here’s the way it would work: A final … Continue reading →