I write about judges, laws, democracy, and the three raccoons who live in the tree behind my house. EIC at ballsandstrikes.org, occasional blogs elsewhere
Roberts's opinion deals mostly in abstractions, since he really, really doesn't want to talk about January 6. But just based on this, it's hard for me to see how a president could be prosecuted for ordering SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
Here's the Jay Willis Promise, if you're a reporter and you ask me for a quote about the Supreme Court, I'm at least gonna give you something fun to work with www.salon.com/2024/06/26/t...
oh no, the famously open to listening to people other that members of his tribe Sam Alito might be less likely to speak candidly at the next black tie event he deigns to attend, what we as a society have lost!
getting word that newspaper columnists are still writing "it's a 3-3-3 Supreme Court" takes in spite of my express ban on such columns, which remains very much in effect. concerning. there will be repercussions for this.
MY WIFE: what’re you gonna do while
I’m out of town? anything fun??
ME: yeah absolutely I’m gonna spend 2 hours blasting “80s Rock Essentials” and building a trim box around the electrical panel in the basement, can’t wait
This is one of the most incredible “to be sure” paragraphs I’ve ever seen in the wild. The thesis is that she is not a conservative hack; the *second paragraph* is “here are all the conservative hack things she’s done.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
