Roman Catholic Diocese Part VI: The Scope of the Court’s Remedy
This post is the sixth installment in my series on Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo. Part I focused on the end of the South Bay “superprecedent.” Part II …
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From Blue Monday to Red Thursday.
Historically, the Supreme Court has moved at a glacial pace. Change happened gradually, if at all. Even when new members of the Court were appointed, doctrine took time to evolve. …
Thursday Open Thread—Thanksgiving Edition
Please feel free to write comments on this post on whatever topic you like! (As usual, please avoid personal insults of each other, vulgarities aimed at each other or at …
To Help Kids Find Their Passion, Give Them Free Time
“What did you love doing as a child that you’re still sort of doing today?” That’s the question I’ve posed to lots of people, including a businessman I briefly spoke …
Roman Catholic Diocese Part IV: Governor Cuomo’s Orders are Capable of Repetition, and Will Not Escape Review
This post is the third installment in my series on Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo. Part I focused on the end of the South Bay “superprecedent.” Part II …
Brickbat: Half-Baked
Officials in South Australia locked down the entire state after a man told them he got the coronavirus after picking up a takeout order at a pizza restaurant in an …
Roman Catholic Diocese Part II: Told you so about Jacobson v. Massachusetts
This post is the second installment in my series on Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo. Part I focused on the end of the South Bay “superprecedent.” In the …
On Thanksgiving 2020, the New Roberts Court has Arrived
On May 29, 2020, Chief Justice Roberts wrote a brief concurring opinion in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom. This thinly-reasoned statement soon became a super precedent. At this …
An Inmate Firefighter Might Be Deported After California Handed Him Over to ICE
Time is ticking for a California inmate facing deportation despite his service battling the state’s wildfires this year. Last week, The Guardian reported Bounchan Keola’s story, which began with him …
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Urged People Not To Travel for Thanksgiving Shortly Before Boarding His Flight
“Do as I say, not as I do” is increasingly the motto of politicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Witness Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who urged residents of his city to …