Richard Posner, a Reagan nominated judge who sits on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, told NPR, “I’ve become less conservative since the Republican Party started becoming goofy”. He has basically echoed a sentiment we have heard from many other former Republicans. Let’s face it, the party is losing their mind. Of course the GOP […]
Righthaven, the Nevada company that is suing people all over the internet for “copyright violations” is in serious financial troubles: Despite its backing by the billionaire Warren Stephens family, Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC warned today it may have to file for bankruptcy because of a series of setbacks in its litigation campaign. […]
For years law enforcement used court orders to obtain the emails of suspects. Court orders are much simpler to get than an actual warrant. Well that practice is coming to an end: The government must obtain a court warrant to require internet service providers to turn over stored e-mail to the authorities, a federal appeals […]
For this to happen in Kentucky is pretty amazing: The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Baptist university can’t keep $11 million awarded by state lawmakers some four years ago to open a pharmacy school. The case, which involves the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, had been closely watched by advocates for other […]
Josh found this article that appeared in USA Today less than 2 weeks ago: The Supreme Court made it harder Thursday for most defendants to challenge their federal prison sentences. Appeals courts that review prison terms imposed by trial judges may deem them reasonable if they fall within federal sentencing guidelines adopted in the mid-1980s, […]
Damn these activist judges: A federal appeals court panel on Thursday refused to let Texas Republicans replace Tom DeLay’s name on the November congressional ballot. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, who said in July that DeLay name had to stay […]
Prisons are for reform. Most prisoners are not there forever so they must be reformed to operate in society once they are released. Part of that reform should include keeping up on current events, however for Supreme Court nominee Alito that is not necessarily the case. When Judge Alito served on the U.S. Second Court […]
From the AP Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by a federal judge who granted legal standing to two families represented by an atheist who lost his previous battle before the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. […]