The Supreme Court is going to review a lower court decision invalidating the Solomon Amendment. The amendment denies federal funds to schools that do not allow military recruiters on campus. Justices will review a lower court ruling in favor of 25 law schools that restricted recruiters in protest of the Pentagon’s policy of excluding openly gay people from military service. … Read More
Legislating From The Bench
When the President came out against "legislating from the bench" did that mean he’s no longer supporting Janice Rogers Brown? Here’s the Alliance for Justice’s writeup: Justice Brown’s disdain for government runs so deep that she urges “conservative” judges to invalidate legislation that expands the role of government, saying that it “inevitably transform[s]… a democracy … into a kleptocracy.” Following … Read More
Dumb DeLay Quote Du Jour
Amazingly, Tom DeLay is going after Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Apparently, DeLay is ignorant of the fact that Kennedy was a Reagan appointtee, and while occasionally a "swing vote", he is undisputably right-of-center. But DeLay really steps in the steamy hot Texas cow manure when he says this: “We’ve got Justice Kennedy writing decisions based upon international law, not … Read More
Monkey Cops
A punchline is needed for this. Mesa police want to add monkey to SWAT teamAssociated PressApr. 16, 2005 03:10 PM MESA, Ariz. – The Mesa Police Department is looking to add some primal instinct to its SWAT team. And to do that, it’s looking to a monkey. "Everybody laughs about it until they really start thinking about it," said Mesa … Read More
What Digby Says: “The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher”
Reprinted in full from here, because it’s that good: I am edified to learn that Dr Bill Frist, cat slayer, and Dr James Dobson, dauchshund beater, are joining hands to kill the independent judiciary. (As I have said before, while it’s true that not all animal abusers become serial killers, it is true that the vast majority of serial killers … Read More
False Dichotomy – A Rant
Take a look at this poster: Now what is it saying? It is saying that in order to serve as a judge, you must abandon your Christian faith, because you cannot do both, yes? Apparently, the right wing is in favor of the idea that judges should be able to follow their faith over what judges are supposed to be … Read More
Daffy Dobson
Apparently the Christian Right Wrong doesn’t think it is batshit enough as it is, so along comes James Dobson to rectify the situation. If you listen to his recent show here (advance the time stamp to 22:52), you will hear Dobson compare the "black-robed men" (meaning the Supreme Court) to the "men in white robes, the Ku Klux Klan". Gee, … Read More
The Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration
The title of this two-day conference — Confronting the Judicial War on Faith — is very revealing about those on the right and the overreaching hyperbole they use to "rally the troops". There is no WAR, kids. And out of several thousands verdicts and decisions handed down in courtrooms across the country each day, only a few of them could … Read More
Hey, I’m No MacGyver, But . . .
It always struck me as odd, this story about the lady who found a finger in her Wendy’s Chili. I mean, everybody heard the story, and went "Ewwwwww…". But the question nobody asked (it seemed) was . . . Whose finger was it? One would assume that somewhere there would be a Wendy’s person with four fingers somewhere, right? Or … Read More
Florida Law and the Right to Kill
No, not another post about Schiavo. It’s about this: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – People in Florida will be allowed to kill in self-defense on the street without trying to flee under a new law passed by state politicians on Tuesday that critics say will bring a Wild West mentality and innocent deaths. The Florida House of Representatives, citing the need … Read More
Laura K. Pahl Is A Plagiarist
Laura K. Pahl, a student on the Dean’s list at Lewis University, is going to discover — probably within the next 24 hours (if not already) — that she got severely taken for a ride. A little mean? No, not in my opinion. Back in the pre-Internet days, if we had a paper due the next morning, we pulled an … Read More
A Terri Schiavo FAQ
THE FOLLOWING IS LIFTED VERBATIM FROM FOOTBALL FANS FOR TRUTH, WHO DID THE WORK SO I DON’T HAVE TO: Confused about the differing stories in the Schiavo case? Wondering about who to believe? Here’s some answers to common questions. I strongly recommend Abstract Appeal’s Terry Schiavo’s Information Page as an unbiased source of information from a Florida lawyer who has … Read More
Supreme Court Sez No
Breaking news . . . Supreme Court Won’t Hear Schiavo Case 18 minutes ago By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to order Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube reinserted, rejecting a desperate appeal by her parents to keep their severely brain-damaged daughter alive.
Full Eleventh Circuit To Terri’s Parents: No
Another victory for Terri in a 24 hour span. The vote was 10-2. And this is a conservative appellate court. I feel bad for the parents, but hopefully all these NEW courts going against them will help them to come to grips with reality. UPDATE: It’s not clear from the press reports whether the full appellate court affirmed the appellate … Read More
Schiavo Latest
Actually, there is remarkably little to say. The debate rages on, and the debate about the debate rages on. Meanwhile, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed the lower court’s decision to replace the feeding tube, and the Schindlers are now appealing to the full panel of the 11th Circuit. The next stop after that, and probably the last … Read More