Barr resigns
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 →
Category Archives: Law
How far will Democrats go to loosen election procedures in order to ensure continual victory?
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 →
On judicial philosophy, liberal vs conservative
[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 →
SCOTUS refuses Texas lawsuit for lack of standing
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 →
Barr may have known about the Hunter Biden investigations prior to the election…
…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 →
Oh, that Hunter Biden, says CNN and the FBI
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 →
A good summary of the legal issues in the Texas et al. SCOTUS case…
…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 →
SCOTUS denies emergency injunctive relief in the PA case…
…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 →
And speaking of The Grand Inquisitor (which I often do) – note what’s been happening in Seattle and LA
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 →
Roundup: election 2020 and more
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 →
Mail-in ballot chain of custody? Now, let me think…
…says DeKalb County, Georgia: Georgia’s DeKalb County officials don’t know if it’s in possession of the ballot transfer forms used to record the chain of custody for absentee ballots dropped into some 300 drop boxes around the state. In response … Continue reading →
The Clinesmith guilty plea and sentencing
Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, who pled guilty to altering the email about Carter Page in order to get FISA warrant number four, is about to be sentenced. When I heard that, I immediately thought “he’ll get a slap on … Continue reading →