Advantages of the new, bad FISA amendments
Like many, I'm not thrilled with the anti-civil libertarian trends over the past 6 years. More bluntly, with the erosion of constitutional rights and increase in authoritarianism under a silly...
View ArticleDid Supreme Court vacate the circuit court opinion to preserve Bush v. Gore...
Like everyone here, I am totally elated the Supreme Court vacated the GOP's recent win in the lower circuit court opinion that would have effected the Ohio election on the issue of Standing.After...
View ArticleSTANDING OR SITTING LAST NIGHT
When Ronald Reagan tried to lower inflation and raise employment, many Democrats in Congress supported him. When Dwight Eisenhower wanted a national road system which was the largets public works...
View ArticleEverybody stand up. It's time for Bachmann's action plan to kill HCR
Well, I got it. It wasn't easy. But I did it for my country, as I am a patriot and I am grassroots and I stand.I have obtained the next big move in the fight to kill the bill. To Kill it dead. To KILL...
View ArticleThe odd circumstances of Perry v. Schwarzenegger
A reader sent me an email correcting my statement that Judge Walker has "issued a stay pending appeal to the 9th Circuit." The reader is correct. Judge Walker has actually issued a temporary stay...
View ArticleProp 8: What about Standing?
The bare bones allegation that a statute, ordinance or similar legislative enactment is unconstitutional does not allow a federal court to entertain a lawsuit by any party who objects to the law. In...
View ArticleStanding in Perry v. Schwartzenegger (and campaign finance)
In Judge Walker's decision to life the stay on Gay Marriages in California, he doubted that the proponents had standing to appeal the case any higher. When the stay was reimposed by the Ninth Circuit...
View ArticleWhat *are* Obama and Holder up to regarding DADT?
I initially posted this diary as a comment in FogCityJohn's valuable diary on many of the legal issues arising with respect to the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States case, Judge Virginia Phillips's...
View ArticleNinth Circuit half-resolves, half-punts on Prop 8 standing
In a pair of orders today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit determined that Imperial County did not have standing to defend the constitutionality of California's Prop 8, and...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Hearing on the Standing of Prop 8...
Today the California Supreme Court will be holding a hearing to determine whether the Proposition 8 Defendant-Intervenors would have standing under state law to appeal Judge Vaughn Walker's August 4,...
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California Supreme Court grants Prop 8 intervenors standing to defend on appeal
The Justices of the California Supreme Court Back on January 4, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit punted over to the California Supreme Court the question of whether the...
View ArticleSuper PAC lawsuit 201: Standing and jurisdiction
This is an on going educational effort to explain the super PAC lawsuit. If you missed a section please use links below. If you think you might be a party to this suit please start with Notice and...
View ArticleManaging a Riot !
Yes, it is true. We did not incite a riot but we basically let it happen and stood back and watched people stand up to biogotry and racism. The We would be my husband and me. The year was 94 and the...
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The SCOTUS' choice of cases for review of gay marriage and DOMA
As noted earlier, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases involving the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and marriage equality (specifically the decision to overturn California's Proposition 8 as a...
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Supreme Court says FISA spying is 'none of our business'
In a 5-4 decision issued Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that individuals and organizations cannot challenge the constitutionality of FISA's global surveillance...
View ArticleDiet, Exercise, Food Allergies, and Bursitis!
Sounds like a winning combination to me.Actually, I should be honest. I began dieting last May because I was sick and tired of being fat, but I didn't think it would ever work. After all, I do have...
View ArticleDOMA Likely Going Down, With or Without Strong Precedent
Sometimes, a court case is so strong that you don’t need to win on all counts to get the same result. And perhaps the legal precedent you were hoping to set won’t be achieved – because the Justices...
View ArticleNobody "Punted."
This morning, on NPR, David Greene and Nina Totenberg said SCOTUS "ducked" the constitutional question of gay marriage. So did Emily Bazelon in Slate. So did lots of folks. But what SCOTUS...
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60 Cases and Counting: What Gun Case Will SCOTUS Take Next?
Two cases are pending this fall which offer the Supreme Court opportunities to delve into Second Amendment rights and the powers of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.The Court's seminal...
View ArticleThe Weekly Weigh-In: New Study on Exercise
One of the debates about our mass media is how much they should hype new scientific studies. An article caught my eye the other day on yet another scientific study, published in the Journal of Physical...
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