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What Now? A Post-Mortem
So Jack Smith has asked Judge Chutkan and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss the DoJ’s prosecution of the former president, for both the January 6th election subversion case, as well the Florida classified documents case. The January 6th case was in front of Judge Chutkan waiting for a decision possibly following briefings…
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The Joke Is on Me!
You are probably wondering if I made a typo or some other mistake in choosing the title of this post. I did not. Bear with me for a few minutes, and you will agree. A few weeks ago, I posted a piece with the title “Poetic Justice,” in which I argued that the conservative super-majority…
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Poetic Justice
On July 1st, the Supreme Court, or rather the conservative super-majority of the Supreme Court, handed down an opinion which arguably will go down as one of the most disgraceful rulings in the history of the Supreme Court. In the opinion written by the Chief Justice Roberts and joined by the rest of the conservative…
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A DEI Hire, or Someone I don’t Like?
Disclaimer: this is a fictional short story, with fictional characters. It examines potential consequences of the immunity the former president plans on extending to all police officers, after he was handed his own absolute immunity by the Supreme Court. Justice Thomas lives in a neighborhood where his neighbors are predominantly liberal. One of his next-door…
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Be Careful, Mr President!
This is what Justice Gorsuch said during a recent interview with Fox News. To be precise, the following is a direct quote from the above NBC article, which includes the exact statements he made during the interview: Asked by Fox News’ Shannon Bream to respond to Biden’s proposal, Gorsuch told her, “You’re not going to…
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Absolute Immunity? Absolutely!
July 1st, 2024 will probably be recorded as one of the saddest days in the history of American democracy; the day the conservative majority of the Supreme Court of the United States acted as an extension of the defense team of a former president who had incited an insurrection among other egregious acts, each one…
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Bribe, or Gratuity?
I am not a lawyer. I know I don’t understand the intricacies and complexities of the US Constitution and federal laws, let alone any of the state laws. So I won’t argue with anyone who tells me it is not my place to criticize the Supreme Court rulings. But I can read. And I believe…
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Obstruction of an Official Proceeding? or Not?
Yesterday, the SCOTUS handed down another opinion that, in my opinion, blatantly defies common sense. I am not going to repeat my reasoning for feeling entitled to express my opinions in these matters without having a law degree. Please refer to the first paragraph of “Bribe, or Gratuity?” for more on that. This case is…
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Do Supreme Court Justices Appreciate the Absurdity of Some of Their Own Rulings?
I have been wondering about this a lot in recent days. It is clear that this question is not relevant to the three liberal justices dissenting most if not all of the recent absurd rulings. As for the remaining six conservative Republican-appointed justices, I would like to say that the answer is yes. But then,…