The Fauci Diaries and the Cult of Judicial Celebrity
Like Dr. Fauci, (liberal) judges nominated to the Supreme Court are immediately elevated to the ranks of AAA celebrity.
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Drones Over Egypt
Plus: City Without Children, Reihan Salam victorious, Kevin Warsh's new strategy, and more...
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Trump's Boat Strikes Killed 221 People, but Didn't Win the War on Drugs
Operation Southern Spear has struck 67 small fishing boats without denting the fentanyl or cocaine supply.
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Join siguimi.com →Today in Supreme Court History: July 30, 1956
7/30/1956: Congress enacted a resolution, declaring that the motto of the United States is "In God we Trust." The…
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A Pennsylvania Mom Says the Cops Were Called on Her 4 Times—for Letting Her Kids Be Outside
State lawmakers are mulling a law that would establish commonsense protections for families that give their children a…
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Brickbat: Rubbish
The local council in New Milton, England, fined Lee Reynolds £1,000 ($1,329) for fly-tipping after he left a small box…
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Rebekah Jones, Claimed 2020 Florida Health Department COVID-19 Whistle-Blower, Loses Lawsuit Over Firing
From Jones v. Florida Dep't of Health, decided by Florida Court of Appeal Judges Joseph Lewis, Ross Bilbrey, and…
Read at source →Viewpoint and Race Discrimination Claim in COVID Relief Grants Can Go Forward
A short excerpt from the long opinion today in African People's Ed. & Defense Fund, Inc. v. Pinellas County, written……
Read at source →Magistrate Judge Recommends Massive Sanctions on Rabbi Shmuley Boteach for Violating Court Order in Anti-Semitism Lawsuit
The recommendation includes entry of a default judgment against Boteach in a defamation lawsuit brought against him by…
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Records Show the Government Illegally Surveilled James Comey and Confirm the Absurdity of Its Case Against Him
The Secret Service asserted a nonexistent "emergency" to track Comey's cellphone, and the FBI's evidence falls far…
Read at source →No Pseudonymity for the Pretend Date in Pentagon Contractor's Suit Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group
First, a quick summary from today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In…
Read at source →A Bit on Pentagon Contractor's Wiretapping Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group
First, a quick summary from today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In…
Read at source →Pentagon Contractor's Fraudulent Misrepresentation Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward
From today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In January 2025, Plaintiff Jamie…
Read at source →Pentagon Contractor's Libel Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward
From today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In January 2025, Plaintiff Jamie…
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Anthony Fauci Refuses to Answer Rand Paul's Questions After Diary Disclosures Go Viral
Robby Soave and Amber Duke talk about Fauci's appearance before Congress, where he pleaded the Fifth rather than…
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Economic Development Subsidies Create a Lot of Jobs—Mostly for Lobbyists
According to a newly published study, states that issued "extraordinarily large" economic development subsidies saw…
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Why Capitalism Is the Most Moral Economic System
"Success comes from meeting the needs and wants of others," says businessman and publisher Steve Forbes.
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Federal Court Slaps Down Rhode Island Town's Surprise Seizure of Family's Land
A district court ruled that Johnston, Rhode Island, can't use its own bespoke eminent domain process to block an…
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New Article on "The State Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning"
It is the first comprehensive analysis of how to use state constitutional law to combat exclusionary zoning. Coauthored…
Read at source →"I Rushed out Already Moist. My Mouth. I Want My Face. We Just Carry It On."
From the Complaint in Kivler v. Wolf Licensee LLC, just removed to E.D. Pa.: E.K., is a 16-year-old student athlete,……
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Border Agents Can Lie To Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison
The government is charging Samuel Tunick for telling them a code that would erase all the data on his phone—after they…
Read at source →Cert Denied, Cert Delayed, Cert Granted
In at least four cases, the Court denied cert over three dissentals, and then resolved the same issue a year or more…
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At Senate Hearing, Fauci Takes the Fifth To Avoid Accounting for Inconsistent Statements About a Lab Leak
Diary entries show the former public health official acknowledged that U.S.-supported researchers were conducting…
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Beyond the Panic: Study Finds That Most Teens Use Social Media Moderately
A new survey finds most teens use social media moderately, though class divides persist.
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How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row
Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized testimony, the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions, and…
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Straight to Deportation, Don't Pass 'Go'
Plus: Bodega lawsuit, Ross Douthat escapes, Anthropic book destruction, and more...
Read at source →Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Religious Liberty Commission Isn't "Fairly Balanced"
From Interfaith Alliance v. Trump, decided Monday by Judge John Cronan (S.D.N.Y.): [A.] [T]he Federal Advisory…
Read at source →Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack
I launched my original blog on WordPress back in September 2009, shortly after I graduated law school. At the time,……
Read at source →A Free-Exercise Challenge to NY's Medically Assisted-Suicide Law
A group of Catholic healthcare providers has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to enjoin enforcement of New York's new…
Read at source →U Michigan Student Sues Alleging Wrongful Discipline for Unauthorized AI Use—But Can't Sue as a Jane Doe
From Doe v. Regents of Univ. of Mich., decided yesterday by Judge Laurie Michelson (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff, a student…
Read at source →Judge James C. Ho's Speech On "Judicial Courage" and Judicial Selection
"Nobody actually reads what people have said and written. And that’s why mistakes are made. Because if nobody reads,…
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Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942
7/29/1942: Supreme Court hears oral argument in Ex Parte Quirin. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942…
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Brickbat: We'll Know It When We Read It
Hong Kong Secretary of Security Chris Tang warned booksellers to make sure the books they sell do not harm national……
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Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs
The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an…
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Who's Paying for the Discounts in Mamdani's City-Run Grocery Stores?
This week, Mamdani announced his city-run grocery stores will sell core goods at a 30 percent discount.
Read at source →Updating The Wall of Receipts For President Trump's Three Appointees
How have Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett voted over the past year on the interim and certiorari dockets?
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