Tucker Carlson recently made fun of some Supreme Court justices because they didn’t seem to have sufficient mastery of the ‘facts’ regarding COVID to make the right decision about whether one of President* Biden’s vaccination mandates should be allowed to stand.
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Democrat Email Doodlings – “And we’ll lose the Supreme Court!”
I recently posted up parts of a Democrat email that arrives in my email box too frequently during the day. It seemed that some of you were interested in what the other side had to say, and others said you wanted more. So, more it is.
Biden/Harris administration announces Supreme Court short list
With the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Biden/Harris administration has announced its list of prospective nominees to fill the now open seat on the country’s highest court. In keeping with their earlier announced intent to nominate a woman of color, the list is topped by Loretta Lynch and Susan Rice. And keeping in … Read more
Breaking: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg has passed at 87
We pass our condolences to Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s family at this announcement of her death from her latest bout of pancreatic cancer. She had said that she would serve for as long as she was productive and then and ONLY then, retire.
Bloody Kansas Redux
The State of Kansas has an election law requiring documentary proof of citizenship (“DPOC”) for voter registration. Why is this issue important to us in New Hampshire? NH law, RSA 654:1, makes being a citizen of the US one of the essential qualifications for registration to vote. This past Wednesday, April 29, the federal Court … Read more
A Brief Introduction to the Federal Court System
The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”), the final level of appeal in the federal system. Only the SCOTUS is specifically established in Article III of the Constitution. The Courts of Appeal … Read more
SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 7
This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more
SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 6
This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more
SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 5
This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more
SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 4
This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more
SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 3
This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more
SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow by Norm Silber – Part 2
This past Thursday night, Norm Silber gave a talk on “SCOTUS: Today and Tomorrow”; a wide ranging discussion on the US Constitution. overview of our jurisprudence system, the hierarchy of the varying levels in our court system, the case flows within the system, the make up of the court, and upcoming issues that the Court … Read more