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July 2018

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 10, 2018 14 Comments
A federal judge has just dismissed the federal government's claim that U.S. law overrules two of California's "Sanctuary State" laws.
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez approved California's motion to throw out the lawsuit related to two of those measures: Senate Bill 54, the sanctuary state law, and Assembly Bill 103, which allows the state attorney general to inspect detention facilities.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2018 91 Comments
So this is my quick take on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. My overwhelming focus as the drama unfolded tonight was not Kavanaugh's record. I'm not sufficiently familiar with Kavanaugh's record to reach an independent judgment on him. But Kavanaugh has passed muster with a wide range of conservatives who are familiar with his record and background, particularly Leonard Leo of The Federalist Society. I'll rely on, and accept, their judgment on future Justice Kavanaugh.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 09, 2018 30 Comments
Doctor David Mackereth worked for the NHS as a medical assessor for 26 years until recently when he was "sacked" and ruled "unfit" to continue working with the Department because "he refused to identify patients as being of a sex that they did not see themselves as." What should be a biological discussion is now one of religious and speech issues. Though it's not unique to Christianity to believe gender is determined biologically and can't be chosen on a whim, Mackereth's stance is portrayed (at least by The Telegraph) as one based on religious principles. Mackereth claims his freedom of speech is being quashed because he's been fired for refusing to renounce his Christian beliefs.

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 09, 2018 31 Comments
Stay classy, leftists! Philippe Reines, a former top aide to failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, tweeted out the contact information of the Black Swan bookstore in Richmond, VA. The owner, Nick Cooke, had the audacity to call the police when a woman harassed President Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon and called him a "piece of trash."

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2018 43 Comments
It's getting crazy out here on the internet. Trump names his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy at a live press conference at 9 p.m. tonight. Trump did a pretty good job keeping the selection on the quiet with Neil Gorsuch, and as of this writing, there have been no definitive leaks. Just a lot of "insider" speculation as to who the finalists and top 2 are.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 09, 2018 3 Comments
Efforts to free the soccer team and coach trapped inside of a flooded cave in Thailand will resume Monday. Sunday, rescue workers were able to successfully extract four of the 12 boys. They were rushed to the hospital and are under observation. Reports indicate they are all doing well.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 08, 2018 29 Comments
Oberlin College faces serious financial challenges, resulting from a variety of factors, particularly a decline in enrollment. The "social justice" turmoil of recent years at Oberlin, the focus of local and national media coverage and mockery, likely was a contributing factor, as we pointed out in September 2017, Radical fallout: Oberlin College enrollment drops, causing financial problems:

Posted by Jared Samilow on July 08, 2018 17 Comments
Most people assume that when the Supreme Court decides a case, it's over. Final. That's usually how it is, but not always. Sometimes when Court issues an opinion, it also sends the matter back to the lower courts for further consideration in light of the new guidance. For procedural reasons I'll explain soon, this is the path the Court took two weeks ago when it upheld Travel Order No. 3 in a bitterly divided 5-to-4 vote. So that means the case of Trump v. Hawaii will be returning to the lower courts which, altogether, have struck down the order, in its various iterations, a total of not one, not two, not three, not four, but five times. 

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2018 36 Comments
The far left rioters who acted out on Trump's inauguration day have gotten a very lucky break. They're getting away with all the bad behavior millions of Americans witnessed on TV and the internet. There will be no consequences because all remaining charges have been dropped.
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