Almost exactly two years ago I posted, SCOTUS tears down a section of the wall of separation of church and state (excerpt): Founding Father James Madison must be turning over in his grave today. James Madison was the chief author of the Bill of Rights and thus of the First Amendment. He was the foremost champion of … Read more
Last week retired Judge Michael Luttig, considered a preeminent conservative judge and legal scholar, testified to the January 6 Committee that there is ‘No Basis’ in Constitution for Theories Espoused by Trump’s Attorney John Eastman: Retired federal judge Michael Luttig, one of two witnesses testifying Thursday at the House select committee hearing on the Jan. … Read more
The Washington Post still has its exclusive “Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, people close to Jan. 6 probe say” behind a paywall this morning, but here is Bob Costa of CBS News with the substance of the report, Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, sources say newly discovered emails show: The House committee investigating … Read more
In the sixth and final opinion announced today by the U.S. Suprem Court, Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, The Court dismissed as improvidently granted (DIG) the appeal from Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich aka “Nunchucks” (or is it numbnuts?) and 12 other attention-seeking Republican Attorneys General who wanted to step in and … Read more
The Court began the day with 29 outstanding cases to be decided, well behind the curve for announcing opinions this late in the year. The court’s end-of-term workload: A historical perspective. Commenters on SCOTUSblog noted a heavy police presence in Washington, D.C. this morning and major traffic issues, likely related to the January 6 Committee … Read more