In yesterday’s SCOTUS decision in Arizona v. US, something about Justice Scalia’s dissent seems to have outraged quite a few commentators, including law professor Paul Campos, who wrote a piece in Salon entitled “Antonin Scalia, Ranting Old Man.” At 76, … Continue reading →
…Citizens United was affirmed. Here are some more predictions about what will happen in the HCR ruling. Glenn Reynolds opines on the recent Democratic drive to pre-emptively delegitimize SCOTUS, in case it rules against them in the Obamacare case.
Continue reading →SCOTUS handed down a couple of big decisions, but not the one we were all talking about—that wily old SCOTUS. It will take a while for everyone to chew and digest today’s decisions, which are only appetizers compared to the … Continue reading →
…for what it’s worth, I’m made uneasy by all the assumptions that SCOTUS will declare the individual mandate unconstitutional when it issues its ruling. Maybe it’s just my tendency towards brooding, but even though I don’t usually make predictions I’ll … Continue reading →
No surprise there—Sandusky seems very, very guilty, and will probably spend the remainder of his life behind bars. This is not the end of the legal ramifications, though; civil suits will almost undoubtedly follow. There are a lot of sad … Continue reading →
Andrew McCarthy is often my go-to guy on legal issues. He’s very sharp on the law and terrorism, which is what you might expect from the lawyer who prosecuted the perpetrators of the first WTC bombing back in the 90s. … Continue reading →
…Al Sharpton plays the race card for Holder.
Continue reading →Executive privilege claimed for the Fast and Furious documents.
Continue reading →Not yet, but soon, the Supreme Court finally will be issuing its long-awaited ruling on HCR. When? By the end of the month, and speculation abounds. I won’t even try to predict what will happen; I’ve discussed the legal issues … Continue reading →
So, who’s right about Obama’s announcement that, at least on his watch, we won’t be deporting any more illegals who came here as children with their illegal-immigrant parents: Utah’s Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who says it’s well within the president’s … Continue reading →
…a sentence of life imprisonment. Probably a rather short sentence, considering that the former president is 84 and ill. Predictably, protests erupted from some Egyptians wanting blood. The protestors, of course, are vocal and loud and get a lot of … Continue reading →
Fox News has announced that there’s a hung jury on most counts and a verdict on Count 3, which is illegal campaign contributions from Rachel Mellon (see this for a list of all the counts against Edwards). The maximum penalty … Continue reading →