(1) The first: The Supreme Court just delivered a big win to the Republicans in an Arizona voting rights case. The 6-3 decision was written by Justice Samuel Alito. Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy … Continue reading →
There’s been a lot of legal news lately, much too much for me to cover it all. But most of it seems to point to the continuing and deepening politicization of our legal system and the use of lawfare by … Continue reading →
I have to gird my loins (metaphorically speaking) to look at the news these days. It’s hard to know what to say about so much of it, other than that it feels like a looking-glass world in which the Red … Continue reading →
Some perspective from lawyers Frei and Barnes:
Continue reading →…in their fishing expedition to try to find a reason to prosecute Trump. From an article in the NY Times: The prosecutors had been building a case for months against the executive, Allen H. Weisselberg, as part of an effort … Continue reading →
UPDATE 4:00 PM The sentence is no surprise. Judge Cahill has split the difference in favor of the prosecution, but not given them the full measure of what they’ve asked for: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday … Continue reading →
Well, they’re political prisoners, after all, so they need re-education [emphasis mine]: [Court-appointed defense attorney] Shaner’s legal captives are learning the hard way what the government will do when one resists their commands to comply. Not only have their personal … Continue reading →
HR1 has been the central pillar of the Democrats’ legislative plans. It was going to “reform” voting laws on a federal level and supersede many of the voting integrity safeguards that red states and even some purple states have trying … Continue reading →
I have been disturbed for quite some time by the attempts by Trump’s enemies to get him convicted of something. Almost anything will do. First it was the effort to impeach him, which took many forms but never resulted in … Continue reading →
Walter Shaub was the head of the Office of Government Ethics under Obama (and under Bush, and very briefly under Trump till Shaub resigned the post). In his official capacity he was especially tasked with monitoring possible conflict of interests … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald has written some must-read pieces about the January 6th Capitol incursion, and here’a another. This one focuses on the role of the FBI – how much the agency knew, and how involved it was in the planning and … Continue reading →
Well, why not? Why ever not? Portland’s entire Rapid Response Team, cops who volunteer for riot control duty, voted unanimously to resign on Wednesday, effectively leaving the city in the hands of antifa. The riot cops’ decision follows the criminal … Continue reading →