I cautioned you yesterday against reading too much into oral argument as a predictor of how the court will rule in the DACA case, Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (three consolidated cases for hearing). Nevertheless, the current headline at the New York Times reads, Supreme Court Appears Ready to … Read more
There has long been two systems of justice in the United States. One for the wealthy white male privileged patriarchy of country club chamber of commerce Republicans, and one for everyone else. For example, when a rich white kid steals a car, it is argued that “He just took the car for a joy ride, … Read more
On Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California. Issues: (1) Whether the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy is judicially reviewable; and (2) whether DHS’s decision to wind down … Read more
Suffice it to say, the media needs to be thorough all the time when covering and reporting news events. The Impeachment Inquiry is no exception. For the most part, the media (save the prime time commentators on Fox Island) has been very thorough in relaying the developments of the impeachment inquiry and has skilfully rebutted … Read more
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have been using their time for questioning of witnesses not to discover the facts of what actually occurred regarding Trump’s shakedown of Ukraine, but rather to pursue the “Spygate” conspiracy theory from the fever swamps of the right-wing which claims Democrats conspired with Ukrainian nationals to frame the president’s … Read more