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Implications Of The Death Of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead at a Texas ranch where he was staying while on a hunting trip at age 79. He was appointed to the Court by Ronald Reagan in 1986. His conservative...
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Good News From Supreme Court On Abortion & The Typical News On Trump and Clinton
It was a good day with regards to reproductive rights as the Supreme Court struck down a law in Texas designed to restrict abortions by imposing absurd requirements on abortion clinics designed to...
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Adnan Syed, Subject of Serial Podcast, To Receive New Trial
If you listened to Season 1 of Serial, this will be major news. If you didn’t, the case probably won’t matter to you. The podcast looked at the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of murdering his...
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Clinton Ordered To Provide Written Testimony Regarding Use Of Private Email
Hillary Clinton might never get past the email scandal. The New York Times reports that a federal judge has ordered her to provide written testimony: A federal judge on Friday ordered Hillary Clinton...
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Trump’s Incompetence And Mental State Alarm Washington
Donald Trump continues to show both his bigotry and his incompetence in his attacks against the federal judges ruling on his travel ban. The Hill reports: Trump argued the law gives him broad powers...
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Bad Day For Trump’s Immigration Ban And Trump Conflicts Of Interest
There were two setbacks for the Trump administration today. The more significant was an appeals court ruling against Trump’s travel ban: A three-judge federal appeals panel on Thursday unanimously...
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The Authoritarianism Of Donald Trump
The Los Angeles Times has posted the third in a four part series criticizing Donald Trump. (Update: It now appears to be a six part series.) Yesterday I pointed out the first two parts on Our...
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Stephen Colbert Shows That John McCain, Like Donald Trump, Is A Stupid Idiot
With all the bad things which happened this week, we should be relieved that the term nuclear option did not pertain to this week’s military action, in which Donald Trump showed his compassion for the...
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Do The Democrats Have A Death Wish?
The Democratic Party not only lost the fight over who would fill Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court seat, but they might also be conceding defeat for the future. Talking Points Memo quotes Senator Ed...
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More Legal Problems For Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s failure to follow the Constitution is causing him further legal problems. He is now facing a lawsuit for violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution in accepting payments from...
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Federal Court Rules Against Politicians Blocking Critics On Social Media With...
In June I looked at complaints against Donald Trump for blocking people from his Twitter account. With social media becoming the major arena for the discussion of public issues, those blocked on...
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Mueller Convenes Grand Jury Indicating Escalation Of Trump Investigation
Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury, giving him the opportunity to increase the intensity of his investigations. This includes the ability to subpoena documents, obtain testimony under oath, and...
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Gerrymandering Does Not Explain All Those Democratic Losses Over The Past Decade
Even before Democrats were blaming their losses on absurd claims about Russian meddling, they would often respond to data like I presented yesterday on Democratic losses by blaming gerrymandering. I...
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Bernie Sanders Congratulates Progressive Winners Last Night–Wins For The Left...
Despite efforts of the Democratic establishment to fight progressive candidates, there have been some major victories for the left, including the surprise upset of Joseph Crowley in New York. Perhaps...
View ArticleSupreme Court Places Limits On Civil Forfeiture, An Unjust Tool Promoted By...
Kamala Harris’s history on asset forfeiture. From The Wall Street Journal: As California attorney general, Kamala Harris opposed a 2011 law restraining the practice of civil asset forfeiture. In 2015...
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