The invocation of power by calling anything an emergency or national security problem was a gaping hole in Congress’ sloughing off responsibility and authority to do its job to the president. It presumed that the president wouldn’t be so shameless and abusive as to lay claim to power when there was no basis for it
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Paying Off The Insurrection Martyr
It’s one thing to pardon or commute the sentence of every defendant involved in the insurrection of January 6. It’s another to propose the return of restitution by the insurrectionists, the “roughly $400,000 collected” to cover the roughly $3 million in damage they caused during their Day of Love. But why, oh why, would the…
Seaton: Sheriff Roy And The Grassy Knoll Gunplay Gambit
The neon sign outside the Grassy Knoll Pub flickered like a drunk firefly as Sheriff Roy Templeton pulled his cruiser into the gravel lot. Mud Lick, Alabama, wasn’t known for high drama unless you counted the time Leroy Buckshot swore the Piggly Wiggly was a front for a 5G lizard conspiracy. Tonight, though, the call…
Judge Rodriguez Enjoins Invocation Of AEA, But…
In a ruling that was both surprising and remarkably unsurprising, Southern District of Texas Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. issued a permanent injunction barring the removal of people under the Alien Enemies Act. It was surprising only because Judge Rodriguez was appointed by Trump, and for those on both right and left who believe that judges are…
The DOGE Death of Privacy
It’s not as if Trump or Musk came up with the idea that the government wants to know more about you, about each of us, than we wanted to tell. Remember the efforts to prohibit cash in favor of plastic so that there would be a record of every expense? Remember the elimination of paper…
ICE Raids Citizens’ Home In Oklahoma City
Wrong house raids are nothing new, though they remain as inexcusable now as ever, so when ICE, together with whatever spare letters the government cobbled together, obtained a warrant to raid a house in Oklahoma City, it never dawned on the agents that the people living in the house on the day of the raid…
Pro Bono Defense Of Police Misconduct (Update)
Forget about such silly inconsistency as pardoning the January 6th insurrectionists for beating capital police. President Trump doesn’t let such hobgoblins get in the way of pretending that he, convicted felon, is a stalwart defender of police. Now that he’s got nearly a billion dollars worth of pro bono legal representation in his pocket, he’s…
Hennepin County Prosecutor’s Race-Based Prosecutorial Policy
When former career public defender Mary Moriarty was elected as Hennepin County district attorney, a choice was made. After all, elections have consequences, whether for better or worse. And Moriarty did what she was elected to do.
Starting Monday, prosecutors in Hennepin County will be required to consider race when offering plea deals, according to…
Silencing Those Darn Embarrassing Whistles
Remember the Pentagon Papers? Too long ago? What about the second Signalgate, the chaos in the Defense Department, the unsecured internet connection in Hegseth’s office so he can let his wife, brother and lawyer know about military operations? The Trump administration won’t let that sort of embarrassment happen to them anymore, if Trump criminal defense…
Arresting Judge Dugan
No, unlike presidents and sometimes federal agents, judges are not above the law. And few would raise an eyebrow if a judge was arrested for a slew of offenses, from taking bribes to put children in prison to taking bribes to keep adults out. But the arrest of a state judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge…