Due respect to the professor, this is laughable special pleading on behalf of John Roberts—his old boss—whom he repeatedly conflates with the whole court in this piece. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/o...
On page 8, Chief Justice Roberts decides that no prosecution of the president can be premised either on a use of the pardon power or on the firing of an executive branch official (like, say, the Special Counsel investigating the president).
I don’t think anyone has a monopoly on wisdom in this situation, but can we agree using polling as a heuristic is idiotic?
LBJ’s decision and the party intrigue that ensued led to bloody unrest in Chicago, and then Humphrey lost to Nixon—which was not a good result for America to put it mildly.
The Court’s last case today, Fischer, sees Chief Justice Roberts limit the application of the 1512(c)(2) obstruction statute to Jan 6 insurrectionists’ conduct, joined by 4 other conservatives and Justice Jackson. It inspired a pithy dissent from Justice Barrett. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
Notice how the exonerative tense typically applied to domestic police violence stories directly translates to a televised (and presumably right-wing) military coup in a foreign country. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/w...
uh, coup in Bolivia?
*BOLIVIA TV SHOWS VEHICLE DESTROYING DOOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
Earlier from their President:
*BOLIVIA'S ARCE: IRREGULAR MOBILIZATION OF SOME ARMY UNITS
As one does, I have reviewed the bankrupt Rudy Giuliani’s statement of May cash flows. My notes:
- Rudy spends ~2/3 (!) of his $45k monthly income on common charges for two condo apts.
- He has expensive phone plans from BOTH Verizon and AT&T.
- His maid service appears to be double billing him.
Gratuities! You know, gift cards, lunches, plaques, books, framed photos, or *disguising the phrase with a yawn* thick envelopes full of cash. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
