SCOTUS
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Plans to Retire
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire early this summer. Those on the left wanted him to retire early last year; however, Breyer stated that this was his own decision. Senator Shumer indicated that his replacement will be confirmed with deliberate speed. From Fox News: “It has always been the decision of any Supreme […]
SCOTUS and the Second Amendment
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments last week on the first significant Second Amendment case SCOTUS has accepted in over a decade. Their decision […]
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 9-3 decision, in support of an Arizona election law. The 9th Circuit argued that the Arizona law negatively impacted minority voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. However, the U.S. Supreme Court disagreed with them. From the Associated Press: Justice Samuel […]
SCOTUS ruled on Caniglia v. Strom
penguinman000 sends us the news that SCOTUS has found that “community caretaking” exception violates the Forth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure of private property, and sets probable cause for search warrants. SCOTUS Rules Police Cannot Search Homes Without Warrants in the Name of ‘Community Caretaking’ BY MADELEINE CARLISLE The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled […]
SCOTUS Overturns Cali Home Gatherings Restrictions
In the latest ruling from the high court that prohibits authorities from enforcing limits on religious services, SCOTUS ruled by a 5-4 margin that California’s COVID restrictions on gatherings in private homes violated constitutional rights on the free exercise of religion. The conservative majority found that the Ninth Circuit “did not conclude” that permitted non-religious […]
Ninth Circus Court, Again
The United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit consists of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals along with district and bankruptcy courts in the 15 federal judicial districts that comprise the circuit. It is the largest circuit geographically and by population- it hears cases involving nearly 20% of the total US population. Almost 80% of […]
Draft Unconstitutional
The draft ended in 1973, and the U.S. converted to an all-volunteer military. However, registering for Selective Service is still pretty much required for male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are 18 through 25 years old. For the ladies of any age, registering is not necessary despite the elimination of […]
Texas Files SCOTUS Election Lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the battleground states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from casting “unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes” in the Electoral College. In the suit, he claims that pandemic-caused changes to election procedures in those states have violated federal […]
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