The U.S. Supreme Court started the day with 20 argued cases yet to be decided. The court issued four opinions today. The Court also announced an additional opinion day on Friday. Still 16 cases to be decided in 10 days. The first opinion is a plurality opinion in Gundy v. US, by Justice Kagan for … Read more
For the media villagers who assume that they can predict conservative v. liberal 5-4 votes on the Supreme Court, today was one of those days that proves you wrong. There were some splits today that made for some strange bedfellows following that preconceived formula. The first opinion is a 5-4 decision that at first blush … Read more
Earlier this year, Governor Doug Ducey put the kibosh on some anti-vaxxer bills moving through the Arizona legislature. You may recall that this provoked the very special kind of crazy that is regressive Republican Rep. Kelly Townsend (R-Mesa). Governor Doug Ducey is a communist! State Rep. Kelly Townsend says mandatory vaccinations are ‘Communist’: Signing her post, … Read more
You may recall that in May 2018, A federal judge in New York ruled that President Trump may not block users from following his Twitter account because the social media platform is a “public forum” protected by the First Amendment. Donald Trump cannot block critical Twitter users, court rules: “Blocking of the individual plaintiffs as a result … Read more
This falls into the category of “you can’t make this stuff up.” Donald Trump’s co-conspirator and accessory after the fact to obstruction of justice, Rep. “Midnight Run” Devin Nunes, is suing Twitter and a satirical cow over mean tweets. (He ought to be concerned about being indicted by the Special Counsel). Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) … Read more