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There is no god. But…
Just got this from John Ross’s summary of federal court decisions, which appears sort of weekly on the Volokh Report: Suppose a La Plata, Md. public school teacher compelled a Christian student to write part of the Shahada: “There is … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged Allah, First Amendment, John Ross, Volokh Report
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Sad news/good news about our free local press
From 538 Significant Digits: 232 years Pittsburgh no longer has a daily print newspaper — it’s now the largest American city with that dubious distinction. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has existed for 232 years, just cut its print edition from … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 538 Significant Digits, Canadian paper, First Amendment, International Trade Commission, local newspapers, New York Daily News, paper tariffs, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tronc
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The worst Supreme Court decisions in history. Part II
UPDATED as of Wednesday, June 27, 2018. In just a couple of days, John Roberts’ court just added a bunch of lousy Supreme Court decisions to the previous list. I don’t know about you, but once again I’m sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, War on women
Tagged American Express, anti-abortion clinics, antitrust laws, class action lawsuits, disciminatory gerrymandering, First Amendment, gerrymandering, Gill v Whitford, Janus, John Roberts, Muslin ban, political gerrymandering, public service unions, SCOTUS decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Texas redistricting
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