Author: Chris Johnson
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Achieving Precision in Woodworking: Traditional and Modern Tools Compared
There was a remark about the lathe flywheel I recently worked on. Something about the precision of previous eras. They had more precision than you might think. Today, one of the tools we use to measure accurately is a micrometer. This magic device allows use to measure down to 0.0001, all because of a screw.…
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PICA motion for Certiorari pending(?)
The Harrel v. Raoul case is one of the many challenges to the Illinois PICA act. It is grouped with other PICA challenges. For the last 6 Fridays, the case has been distributed for Conference. On the following Monday, the Supreme Court issues their orders. For 6 weeks, the case has been redistributed for Conference…
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At the Fort at #4
I’ve been enjoying visiting the Fort. Hagar is a volunteer interpreter there. The first time I visited the Fort, Hagar showed me around. As we moved from room to room, I noticed that some artifacts were damaged or missing parts. One of the artifacts I noticed was missing some spindles and toppers. This is not…
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Justice Jackson
I’ve noticed that she likes to write her own little pieces. Almost as if she wanted the attention. One of my favorite Jackson statements was something similar to “that would make it too hard for the government.” This case tests our Second Amendment jurisprudence as shaped in particular by New York State Rifle & Pistol…
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Rahimi, Justice Thomas Dissenting
This opinion is 103 pages long with the court’s opinion, delivered by Chief Justice Roberts joined by Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson. Sotomayor wrote a concurring opinion, Kagan joined in that concurrence. Gorsuch wrote a concurrence. Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence. Barrett wrote a concurrence. Jackson blathered some words, pretending to agree. And…