It took a German court…
…to unite Jews and Muslims.
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The campaign against Scalia continues…
…with columnist E.J. Dionne quite predictably calling for his resignation (preferably, I assume, while Obama is still in office). And here’s Ed Whelan’s complete takedown of Dionne’s arguments. But the fact that Whelan exposes Dionne’s errors probably won’t matter all … Continue reading →
Activist Court?
The left is busy criticizing the Supreme Court as “activist” and biased in advance of any possible ruling against Obamacare. Oh, it’s perfectly fine for the Court to be activist when it is stretching the Constitution to fit the leftist … Continue reading →
Scalia the ranting old man
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 →
In other SCOTUS news…
…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 →Supreme Court rules on Arizona and immigration
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 →
Waiting for SCOTUS: and by the way…
…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 →
Sandusky convicted
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: “They really don’t want you to see what is in those documents.”
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 →
In news that surprises absolutely no one…
…Al Sharpton plays the race card for Holder.
Continue reading →Obama continues in his relentless attempt to follow in Nixon’s footsteps
Executive privilege claimed for the Fast and Furious documents.
Continue reading →SCOTUS and HCR: thinking it over
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 →