Supreme Court justices are above the law The Republican-appointed justices (RAJ) who control this Supreme Court act as if they’re above the law. Their imperiousness, however, is the defining feature of the Roberts Supreme Court. Most notably, they refuse to abide by a code of ethics that constrains every other federal judge. More troubling, however, is their imperious overturning of long-settled legal… Read more.
Courts and Law
Told Ya: The Press Is Helping Trump Intimidate Jurors
The press doxxing the jurors Just yesterday, I denounced news outlets for airing personal details about jurors. They are doing so to generate ratings for their obsessive coverage of Trump’s hush money criminal trial. But I warned that they were blatantly aiding and abetting Trump’s efforts to intimidate jurors. Less than 24 hours later, this breaking news confirms it: A juror sworn onto Donald Trump’s… Read more.
Hey, Media, Stop Covering Trump’s Courthouse Rants
Covering Trump vs. Biden Yesterday, President Biden delivered a speech in Pennsylvania contrasting his Scranton policies to help the poor and middle class with Trump’s Mar-a-Lago policies to enrich the rich and super-rich. But this might come as news to you. That’s because cable news networks were too busy covering Trump’s criminal trial in New York City. New York DA Alvin… Read more.
Court Bails Trump Out, Reducing Bond from $464M to $175M
Trump begs MAGA supporters to save his gilded tower Donald Trump shamelessly milks his MAGA supporters for money to cover his bills. His fundraising tactics range from hawking gilded sneakers to sending desperate SOS emails. The subject line — ‘Keep your filthy hands off Trump Tower’ — was repeated at the start of the email in bold, italics and… Read more.
Supreme Court: Texas Can Enforce Its Own Immigration Law
Federal law vs. Texas law The federal government has exclusive authority to enforce immigration law. That’s because federal law takes precedence over state law. This precedence stems from the Supremacy Clause, a bedrock principle of the US Constitution. That’s why Texas petitioning the Supreme Court for the right to enforce its own immigration seemed so farfetched. It made… Read more.
MAGA Judge Rules Minority Business Development Agency Must Serve Whites Too
Minority business programs must benefit Whites Yesterday, a federal judge ordered the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to serve (majority) White businesses too. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell had such orders in mind when he conspired with former President Donald Trump to pack the federal judiciary. They recruited young White men. The primary qualification? Their blind faith in MAGA propaganda and conspiracies. Indeed,… Read more.
The Supreme Court Might Help Trump Win. But He’ll Never Set Foot in the White House Again
Trump seems fated to win I get it. Donald Trump, the twice-impeached and four-times indicted insurrectionist, is also a well-documented serial liar and sexual predator. In stark contrast, despite Trump’s attempts to smear him with dishonesty and grift, Joe Biden is hailed for his honesty and integrity. Furthermore, he’s arguably the most successful first-term president in US history. Yet, in a foreboding… Read more.
Supreme Court Decides to Hear Trump Immunity Claim, Giving Him De Facto Immunity
Presidential immunity? The Appeals Court said, hell no Donald Trump’s autocratic and notorious claim is that a president enjoys “absolute immunity” for every presidential action. He stretches this to the absurd, suggesting immunity would even shield a president ordering Seal Team 6 to assassinate political rivals. This outrageous notion was what the US Court of Appeals for… Read more.
Justice Thomas Hired Racist Clerk Because He Hates Black People Too
Thomas: an embarrassment to the Court and his race Let’s face it: Only pathological self-loathing explains this: Justice Clarence Thomas recently hired a law clerk who was previously accused of sending racist text messages. … In late 2017, a New Yorker story reported that Ms. [Crystal] Clanton, who had served for five years as the national field… Read more.
Letitia James Slays Trump and the NRA. But Whither Fani Willis
In case you haven’t noticed, New York State Attorney General Letitia James has been kicking ass and taking names. And she’s not targeting the usual suspects on the streets. Because she’s going after the presumed untouchables in the C-suites too. Tish humbles Trump and LaPierre It was another day of eye-popping courtroom victories for New York State… Read more.