Update to Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to exclude non-citizens for purposes of congressional reapportionment. Unsurprisingly, a three-judge panel in New York ruled Trump’s July 21 memorandum on the matter was “an unlawful exercise of the authority granted to” him by Congress. They said in a lengthy but unsigned opinion that the question is “not particularly close or … Read more
“Minnesota nice” has its limits. If you go to far, we’re going to smack you upside your head. Hard. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke truth to power on Monday at the sham Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Klobuchar Highlights How Rushed Supreme Court Nomination Will Jeopardize Health Care Coverage For Millions … Read more
I will get to the judicial temperament and record of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court nominee imposed on Donald Trump by the Federalist Society and Judicial Action Network, in another post. Right now I want to focus on process. Let’s be clear: no president, and no political party, has ever sought to nominate … Read more
A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel panned arguments from Donald Trump’s lawyers in opposition to the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s criminal subpoena of a third party for the president’s tax returns. POLITICO reports, Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump effort to block release of financial info: President Donald Trump’s drive to block Manhattan … Read more
I almost did a spit take when I saw that the “Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, did a radio interview with Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson in which Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Warned Democrats Want To Change The Filibuster, Pack Courts. Benson gave McConnell a softball question (natch) to set up this total … Read more