Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Trump Nominates Don Willett to 5th Circuit

Good news! AUSTIN — President Trump on Thursday will nominate two conservatives from Texas with compelling personal stories to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to a senior administrative official. Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett was cited … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Lifts Texas Voter ID Law Injunction

The Texas Voter ID law is back in force. By a 2-1 vote, a Fifth Circuit federal appeals court panel in New Orleans stayed a previously issued injunction against the law. In the six-page majority opinion, Circuit Judges Jerry Smith … Continue reading →

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Trump and Sessions Are Wrong on Civil Forfeiture

A commitment to constitutional due process is a bedrock of American civil society, and President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ efforts to increase federal use of civil asset forfeiture is deeply ill-considered. “[W]e hope to issue this week a … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Lifts Stay of Trump Travel Ban

The Supreme Court mostly set aside the lower court stay of president Trump’s travel ban: The Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow a limited version of President Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect and … Continue reading →

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There Is No Hate Speech. Only Zuul.

Today the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed what conservatives, libertarians and honest liberals have been arguing for some time now: when it comes to the First Amendment, there’s no “hate speech” exemption: From today’s opinion by Justice Samuel Alito (for four … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 7, 2017

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! I’m still not wild about President Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian airfield with cruise missiles last night, but the decision makes more sense if you look at it less of a tool to make … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 31, 2017

Welcome to April Fool’s Eve! Don’t believe anything you hear tomorrow. Especially if it’s from CNN… Representative Moe Brooks of Alabama offers up a one sentence repeal of ObamaCare: “Effective as of Dec. 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 24, 2017

This week I started a new job and started working on my taxes, so expect scattered patches of Light Blogging for the next few weeks… “Everyone in Washington hates Donald Trump’s new budget. So it must have something going for … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 17, 2017

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Insert your own Irish-related drinking joke here. President Trump’s approval ratings rise. Did Obama use a British intelligence agency to spy on Trump? (Maybe not.) Did the Obama Administration use Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac as … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 10, 2017

Welcome to Friday! (And welcome Instapundit readers coming in off Stephen Green’s link to yesterday’s border security roundup.) First up: Liberalism’s continued idée fixe on the “Russians hacked the election” fantasy. If Trump had actually been in the pay of … Continue reading →

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