Florida District Court Judge Dismisses Trump’s Frivolous Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton And Other ‘Political Enemies’ (Updated)
Rolling Stone reports, Judge Eviscerates Trump’s Bogus Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump in March filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and a host of his other perceived enemies for trying to “destroy his life” by falsely accusing him of collusion ahead of the 2016 election. The lawsuit was ridiculous, and on Friday morning, a … Read more
DOJ Seeks Partial Stay Of Judge Cannon’s Order, Files Notice Of Appeal (Updated)
Quinta Jurecic, Natalie K. Orpett and Benjamin Wittes write at Lawfare blog, Everything Wrong With Judge Cannon’s Ruling (excerpt): Judge Cannon’s opinion actually defies defense. It is an epic mess, one that manages to do violence to a remarkable number of distinct areas of law in an admirable economy of only 24 pages. The opinion is … Read more
Michigan Supreme Court Reverses GQP Tyranny: Voting Rights And Abortion Rights Initiatives To Appear On The Ballot
Above: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (l), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (cen.) and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (r) doing the “Charlie’s Angels” pose at the 2022 Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention Aug. 21. Photo: Twitter. If only Arizona’s Supreme Court were like Michigan’s Supreme Court (the difference is that Michigan has democracy defending Democrats on the … Read more
A Good Week for Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Katie Hobbs
This has been a good week for Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Hobbs. She was a featured speaker last Sunday on Meet the Press where she told moderator Chuck Todd about her journey around the state before and after her nomination, discussing the issues and describing solutions to several of Arizona’s challenges like the water crisis, … Read more
LD 13 State Senate Candidate Cindy Hans Wants to Serve and Help People in the Arizona Legislature
JD Mesnard may not be a fringe zealot like other Republicans running for office in Arizona this election cycle but his challenger Cindy Hans will actually commit to serving all the people in the new Legislative District (LD) 13. JD Mesnard may not be a fully dangerous fringe Trump salivating extremist like other members of … Read more
The Mainstream Media Is No Longer The Watchdog Of Democracy, It Will Not Defend Democracy
Gregory Shaya long ago described the failures of the modern era of the media. The Myth of the Fourth Estate (excerpt): The faith in the press as the guardian of truth, the watchdog of power, the foundation of democracy—in brief, the fourth estate—lies at the heart of the liberal imagination of the west. It is … Read more
The GQP Plot To End American Democracy By A Judicial Coup
Note: A group photo with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has not yet been published. The 2022-23 Supreme Court term begins the first Monday in October. The most consequential case on the court’s docket is ostensibly a redistricting case from North Carolina, Moore v. Harper, but it is so much more than this. The MAGA/QAnon … Read more
