Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Trump Nominates Gorsuch

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Lawrence Person

President Trump has just nominated Neil Gorsuch to the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Antonin Scalia last year. President Trump gave a very brief, concise speech in announcing Gorsuch (Trump announced his pick less than … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 27, 2017

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm! The first week of President Trump’s administration has been incredibly active and consequential! Not everything will be covered here (and I have a few posts on various issues and executive orders at various stages of … Continue reading →

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Trump Starts Bringing a Rogue EPA to Heel

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Lawrence Person

President Trump is wasting no time in cleaning up Obama Administration messes where it’s possible to do so by executive order. One over the weekend started reigning in the EPA. “The Trump administration instituted a media blackout at the Environmental … Continue reading →

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A Roundup of Texas Lawsuits of Note

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Lawrence Person

A number of lawsuits related to local or federal overreach in Texas are working their way through the court system. Here’s a quick roundup of developments in a few notable cases. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor reiterated that the injunction … Continue reading →

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Election Update for June 7, 2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Here we are, the final day of the primary season, when Democrats in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota go to the polls to (theoretically) put Hillary Clinton over the top. Will EmailGate finally do Hillary in? … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Refuses to Suspend Texas Voter ID Law

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The Texas voter ID law will remain in the books, at least for the November election, after the Supreme Court refused to issue an “emergency” request to suspend the law while the court case against it is being considered. What … Continue reading →

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Obama Granting Social Security for Illegal Aliens?

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Obama’s unlawful “Deferred Action for Parents of Americans” (DAPA) backdoor amnesty program wouldn’t just shield illegal aliens from deportation. According to this brief filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, it would circumvent both statutory law and congressional will to … Continue reading →

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Scalia: Conservatives Morn, Liberals Celebrate

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The reactions to the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia are still coming in. Conservatives (and some liberals) hailed him as a great justice, a keen mind, and one of the court’s finest writers. Other liberals… Eh. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Antonin Scalia, RIP

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Dead at 79 on a vacation trip to Texas. Literally between a post-bike ride shower and heading off to dinner, so possibly more later or tomorrow. Some liberals on my Facebook timeline are openly celebrating…

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Friedrichs v. California Teachers’ Association: The Ring Reaches Mount Doom

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Lawrence Person

While the rest of the country was tuned into The Trump Show playing before the Black Gate, Friedrichs vs. California, a plucky little court case with the power to unmake the Democratic Party, has finally reached Mount Doom. In brief, … Continue reading →

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