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[ad_1] “The Truth is out there…” And so is Nostalgia, one of the main engines of our global economy these days. In this case, however I feel quite powerless to resist its allure, since it comes presented by one of my all-time celebrity crushes: the one and only Gillian Anderson, who was entrusted by the good people of the Lego company to promote their new edition of toy sets, inspired by the TV show that turned her into a cultural icon/sex symbol. Now if we could just have a set that recreates the José Chung’s episode, complete with Jesse Ventura,…
[ad_1] For years, Justice Kagan was overtly critical of the Supreme Court’s approach to emergency applications. In written dissents and public speeches, Kagan fed into the nefarious “shadow docket” narrative. She may as well have blurbed Steve Vladeck’s book. Yet, I’ve noticed over the past year or so that rhetoric from Justice Kagan has faded. Indeed, Kagan testified that she would rather “not now . . . call it the shadow docket . . . because we have done . . . a better job . . . where appropriate [of] explaining ourselves, at least to a moderate degree.” Kagan…
[ad_1] Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he was replacing the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, with Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, ending days of turmoil over the country’s military leadership. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The change follows Zelensky’s dismissal last week of the popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who clashed with Syrskyi over the direction of Ukraine’s military. Federov, a 35-year-old reformer, was credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces, expanding their use of technology, and fighting corruption. His removal provoked protests across Ukraine. Syrskyi has been criticized by Ukrainians who regard…
[ad_1] On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that warrantless searches of land marked as private violate that state’s constitution. The seven justices agreed that the “open fields” doctrine, a sweeping exception to the Fourth Amendment that the U.S. Supreme Court first announced in 1924, does not apply to the Pennsylvania Constitution’s privacy protections. “The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed that private land is not public property,” says Joshua Windham, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, which represented two hunting clubs that objected to warrantless surveillance of their land by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC). “It’s yours, and…
[ad_1] American voters are warmer toward democratic socialists than MAGA candidates. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] I apologize for the light blogging of late. Well, light for me at least. Randy and I just submitted the final chapter of the Fifth Edition of our casebook to the publisher. It took us nearly two weeks to figure out how to present Trump v. Barbara. I think we figured out a really innovative and accessible way of presenting the different issues, so students can easily contrast the majority and dissenting opinions. We hope to share an excerpt once the page proofs are ready. I still have not finished reading all of the opinions from the end of…
[ad_1] Israeli Finance Minister Betzel Smotrich said that Tel Aviv was not interested in rejoining the war against Iran. Multiple outlets have reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced President Donald Trump to start the war. “The State of Israel has no interest in joining the contained confrontation between Iran and the United States,” the Israeli minister said on Tuesday. “The current situation is the best one for us.” In February, the US and Israel launched a joint surprise attack on Iran that ignited a region-wide war. Washington and Tel Aviv promised a decisive victory that would topple the…
[ad_1] A decade’s worth of grudges and feuds between the Democratic establishment and the insurgent left is coming to a head in one election this year: Michigan’s Senate primary. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From Evans v. Robertson, decided today by Judge Judith Levy (E.D. Mich.) (for the original on the Magistrate Judge’s September 2025 post decision in this case, see here):Plaintiff and Defendant’s objections will be stricken because they contain factitious citations. The litigants in this case have been repeatedly warned that factitious citations will not be tolerated by the Court. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford ordered Plaintiff and Defendant to “include a written representation that [they have] personally checked each legal citation and each citation is accurate and stands for its asserted proposition” and warned that a failure to do so…
[ad_1] Show Trials “R” Us The preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused assassin of Charlie Kirk, is underway. It’s been action packed so far, with conservative apologists claiming that grainy video showing a figure alleged to be Robinson at Utah Valley University on the day of the shooting is explosive “evidence” that he was the lone, guilty party. As if this footage- which never shows the individual’s face clearly- wasn’t enough, witnesses reported that grieving widow Erika Kirk was seen frequently dabbing her eyes with a tissue. This is, of course, one of her signature moves, and a sure fire…