It’s not how rich we are, it’s how equal we are.
…more attention now that the US is awakening from the decades long delusion of prosperity which did not and as shown in the lecture could not lead to greater justice…
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The Necessary and Improper Clause?
…enact legislation authorizing the Department of Justice to detain a mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoner beyond the date the prisoner would otherwise be released. Seven of the justices—all but…
Justice Scalia’s Curious Memory Lapse. NO, not the one everyone’s talking about. [Post typo-corrected]
…protect the department he works for from being incriminated,” Chief Justice John Roberts said. — Justices suggest public employees’ testimony is protected, Mary Orndorff Troyan, USA Today, today It’s nice…
African Americans, the Poor in Court and Sentencing Reform
…the first place. I had previously warned on another site the effort to revise sentencing guidelines is flawed as it failed to address the upfront justice system as I explain…
Okay, let’s have a show of hands here: How many of you progressives want Obama to nominate a moderate to take Scalia’s seat? Because the Supreme Court should always be comprised only of arch-conservatives and a few moderates. How many want a former prosecutor, on the theory that the federal bench does not already have enough former prosecutors, and because the Supreme Court is just toooo pro-non-white-collar criminal defendant and tooo favorable to civil rights plaintiffs involved in the criminal-justice system?
…by African-American voters, at least in the South, and especially in South Carolina. The other two of us beg to differ. Had Justice Scalia’s death occurred a few weeks before…
Trump Claims Obstruction of Justice is an Official Duty of the White House
Trump Claims Obstruction of Justice is an Official Duty of the White House Tierney Sneed reports on Trump’s latest obstruction of justice: The Justice Department on Monday issued a legal…
SCOTUS In the Shadows and Minority American Justice
SCOTUS Is Making New Law in the Shadows April 15th, New York Times “Friday night’s injunction was at the 20th time since the court’s term began last October the justices have issued a…
SCOTUS, the Supreme Not-A-Court Dilemma
…a chance to claim a bigger legal victory. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested at the time justices take up the underlying legal dispute. One providing state legislators around the country…
Clarence Thomas tuition: Why the latest revelation is the most insulting of all
…and is influential. Ok, so Justice Clarence Thomas is getting a few greater than normal bucks and gifts on the side. Problem two arises in his failure to report the…
State Supreme Court takes to Task the U.S. Supreme Court
…competency as judges. Is this the way forward, Mark? It’s a way forward, for sure. And Justice Eddins actually cites the great concurrence by Justice David Wecht of Pennsylvania to explain that…