Don’t ‘STOP THE COUNT’
President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that election officials should stop counting votes—and his campaign’s legal team is firing off a flurry of lawsuits in an attempt to at …
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I ❤ ISIS/Bin Laden + Confederate Flag + “Black [& Indian] Lives Don’t Matter”
From People v. Peterson, decided last week by the Michigan Court of Appeals (Judges Patrick M. Meter, Douglas B. Shapiro, and Michael J. Riordan): On April 12, 2017, defendant went …
The First Amendment and Mandated Creation of Computer Code
From CDK Global LLC v. Brnovich, decided last week by Judge Grant Murray Snow (D. Ariz.): Plaintiffs CDK Global LLC and Reynolds and Reynolds Company … develop, own, and operate …
Thursday Open Thread
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 …
Scalia and Ginsburg, Best Friends Forever
Despite often butting heads over their distinct interpretations of constitutional law, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were civil colleagues on the bench and good friends away …
Brickbat: Smooth Operator
Neptune City, New Jersey, police officer Damien Broschart has been charged with cyber-harassment and hindering his own apprehension for sexting an 18-year-old woman he’d arrested for drug charges and motor vehicle …
Would Both Trump and Biden Bring More of the Same?
Once again, Election Day in America has come and gone with some lingering questions as to when the results will be certified. In the run-up to the presidential contest, each …
Odd Denver Post Editorial About Abortion
From the Denver Post: In a strikingly clear message to those who would erode abortion rights in this nation, nearly 59% of Colorado voters struck down a proposed ban on abortions …
Court Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Libel in Judicial Campaign
From Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano’s opinion Monday in Bruno v. Medley, joined by Judges Daniel L. Dysart & Dale N. Atkins; note that Judge Medley won Tuesday’s election: In this …
Classes #22: Equal Protection I and Eminent Domain
Class 22: Equal Protection I: School Desegregation Brown v. Board of Education (I) (1003-1012). Bolling v. Sharpe (1012-1015) Brown v. Board of Education (II) (1015-1017) Massive Resistance to Brown and …