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What an education we’ve been getting since Nov 2016!
I just read Marc Elias’s article on the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And I thought, gee whiz, I never knew about this fascinating aspect of a law I sort of thought I understood — but … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Human rights, Jan 6, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights, War on women
Tagged Civil Rights Act of 1964, Marc Elias, Materiality Provision
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How can we confront this bizarre, destructive SCOTUS?
One word answer: Bedazzled. I had a lot of gun control ideas along this line but the New York State Legislature beat me to it — at amazing speed. Still, I want to offer the Bedazzled lesson as lanolin* for … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Corruption, Guns in the U.S. of A., Human rights, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Politics, Pro choice, The Facts of Life, The god problem, voting rights, War on women
Tagged Article I of the Constitution, Bedazzled, constitutional crisis, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Guarantee Clause, Jamelle Bouie, lanolin, Peter Cook, Supreme Court
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Have you ever read an entire Supreme Court decision?
I did. Once. It had been written by then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The Times had printed all of it for some reason. I say “some reason” because I don’t remember what it was about. But whatever it was, it angered … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Human rights, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Pro choice, The Facts of Life, The god problem, voting rights, War on women
Tagged Alito, anti-abortion decision, John Roberts, Rehnquist, SCOTUS decisions, Supreme Court, Thomas, What's New Pussycat?, Woody Allen
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