DC District Court Judge Ana Reyes should have known better. After what happened with Chief Judge James Boasberg, it was clear that the Trump administration was unconcerned about ignoring the orders of the court. More importantly for a judge, it
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Knowing Wrong From Right In Ithaca
Morality is a personal matter. Priests (and priestesses) have their beliefs about it, and others turn to them for guidance. That’s the nature of religion, whether organized or informal. Sure, some moral lines are so clear and universally accepted that…
The Spectacle, The Message, The Disgrace Of A Public Execution
Of all the people who should be executed, few would defend Nidal Malik Hasan. But regardless of your views on capital punishment, which seemed on the verge of being mercifully ended a decade ago, turning his execution into a public…
Seaton: Sheriff Roy and The Leaky Toilet
“Son of a bitch,” muttered Sheriff Roy Templeton.
Two days prior, he’d gotten a text from Nana Wentzel—who’d stopped by the Sheriff’s residence to clean as part of a new business she’d started—mentioning something about a possible leaky toilet in…
Disqualifying Letitia James
Three days before New York Attorney General Tish James was appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul to supersede Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten in the investigation and potential prosecution of former Cornell Chi Phi students, she took to the…
The Gulf Under Alabama Law
Alabama did what Congress did not. It passed a law, HB2, requiring all state and local entities, and their employees, to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
(1) Refer to the body of water that borders…
Judge Bastian Rules Trump Cannot Fire Court-Appointed US Attorney
Among the various shenanigans employed by the Trump administration to circumvent the law is the firing of United States Attorneys appointed by the judges of a district after the 120-day period of an interim appointee lapsed without Senate confirmation of…
Tuesday Talk*: Did John Eastman’s Disbarment Violate The First Amendment?
One of the hardest things to swallow for people who are friendly toward Free Speech is that the people you dislike are entitled to it as much as you are. Sure, they may be wrong, even lie, whereas of course…
The UnAmerican Unseating Of The Winner
Much as I may think it best for the nation for the Democrats to take Congress, I don’t think I could vote for New York Democratic congressional candidate socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier. But that doesn’t mean she won’t win her…
With Videos, The New York Times Cheapens Itself
One of the first things I read in the morning is the op-eds in the New York Times. Most are interesting and informative, whether or not I agree with them. Others, not so much. Some are just stunningly shallow and,…