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So what’s doing in the Citizens United Supreme Court?

This. As reported by many newspapers and here by SCOTUSBlog, which I follow. It’s a terse, apolitical layout of what happened. (If I remember correctly, Citizens United — indeed, Scalia said as much — does not state anything about dark … Continue reading

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“Anonymous” and his opinion piece in the New York Times

In case you haven’t read it, here it is. I find it to be a stomach-churning and frightening announcement of a White House coup d’état by an unelected cabal of people who call themselves “conservatives” but are not. Their values, … Continue reading

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What are Democrats doing? I can tell you what Senator Whitehouse is doing

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was just on Ari Melber’s show and with the sort of calm eloquence I am in awe of he talked about Trump’s upcoming Supreme Court nomination. And in discussing the crucial importance of this seat and this … Continue reading

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