I just noticed an unusual notation the Supreme Court’s website for Friday, January 17: “The Court may announce opinions on the homepage beginning at 10 a.m. The Court will not take the Bench.” The last time I saw this notation was on March 3, 2024. The following day, the Court announced Trump v. Anderson. It […]
Earlier today, I wrote about the allegations in the Tom Goldstein indictment. Here, I will compare some of the dates in the indictment with the dates of Tom Goldstein’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court. Of course, the allegations in an indictment are just that–allegations. Throughout this post, I will assume the government’s claims are […]
Recently, Jonathan Gienapp published a new book that challenges originalism as inconsistent with how the Framers understood the Constitution. The title says it all: “Against Constitutional Originalism.” The book has already received extremely favorable reviews. Many of those positive reviews are from people who are not themselves constitutional originalists. For a contrary opinion, I would […]
The TikTok ban goes into effect at 12:01 AM on January 19, 2025. President Biden has the power to grant an extension if certain conditions are met, though it doesn’t seem like that will happen. Instead, President Biden has simply announced that he will not enforce the law for the final 36 hours of this […]
An excerpt from today’s decision in Loomer v. Maher, by Judge James Moody (M.D. Fla.): [According to] the Complaint[,] Plaintiff Laura Loomer is a “well-known conservative investigative journalist.” Loomer is also a “conservative, Republican, Jewish female activist.” In the past, Loomer has worked for Canadian news publisher The Rebel Media as well as Project Veritas. […]
Last year I wrote a post title A Requiem for SCOTUSBlog. Publisher Tom Goldstein had announced that the site would be scaling back its coverage of the Court. SCOTUSBlog remains functional, but it is nowhere near as comprehensive as it used to be. Today’s news, however, may signal a real farewell to SCOTUSBlog. Tom Goldstein was […]
The USA Today published an essay titled “Liberals owe Justice Barrett an apology. She’s clearly not in Trump’s pocket.” The subtitle is “Trump’s most ‘controversial’ Supreme Court nominees – Barrett and Kavanaugh – are among the most independent of the conservative majority. Democrats would be better served by understanding that.” Here are some excerpts: Barrett, […]
President Joe Biden bid a not-so-fond farewell to Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and other members of the tech “oligarchy” he suddenly believes is threatening American freedoms. “I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern,” he said in his farewell address on Wednesday night. “And that’s the dangerous concentration of […]
On its way out the door, the Biden administration has proposed a rule that would effectively ban cigarettes by requiring a drastic reduction in nicotine content. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which unveiled the proposed rule on Wednesday, says the aim is to make cigarettes unappealing by eliminating their “psychoactive and reinforcing effects.” In […]
What have the wildfires done to southern California and the people who live there? And could any of this destruction have been prevented? Just asking questions. The wildfires breaking out across Greater Los Angeles have so far killed at least 25 people and damaged or destroyed over 12,000 structures, according to the Los Angeles Times. […]