The U.S. Supreme Court, expected to rule narrowly on whether the 2nd Amendment precludes states and municipalities from enacting gun control laws, instead -- by the usual 5-4 majority -- swept away more than a century of precedent and … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Defends KnowThyNeighbor.org’s Right to Publish Petition Information Online
Essex, MA, June 24, 2010 -- KnowThyNeighbor.org, the national gay rights organization known for publishing online the names of close to a million anti-gay petition signers, celebrates a major victory in today's Doe v. Reed by the US Supreme … [Read more...]
Rights Under SCOTUS Assault — Again
In their decision regarding Berghuis v. Thompkins, the Court's majority has decided that a suspect's three-hour silence does not constitute an invocation of his right to remain silent, while opening his mouth after three hours of silence -- … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick, Justice Stevens and November
Here is a quick question that I have not seen floated anywhere - Given the notion that Deval Patrick is on the "semi short list" to be nominated to the US Supreme Court when Justice Stevens retires, who is the Democratic Party's back-up … [Read more...]
Obama is very clever at kicking the can . Perhaps more crudely, he is a deceitful liar
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a challenge to the Pentagon policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting a request by the Obama administration. The court said it will not hear an appeal from … [Read more...]
DC Lunacy, SCOTUS and the Second Amendment
Well, too bad for them. Because of the fact that, either way they lose, I am believing they are staving off the inevitable to allow themselves time enough to do damage control to salvage such of their draconian gun control laws as is … [Read more...]
Supreme Court calls into question voluntary school desegregation plans around the nation
By a predictable 5-4 vote, the US Supreme Court today called into serious question public schools' ability to consider race in the course of trying to counter the effects of both de jure and de facto racial segregation. The several … [Read more...]