Author: Chris Johnson
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Friday Feedback
Snope and Ocean State Tactical This was a real bummer. We couldn’t get four justices to vote to grant cert. Thomas wrote a powerful dissent. Unfortunately, if the Supreme Court is only taking two or three Second Amendment cases per term, they will be picky about which cases they take. I believe that Thomas and…
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Smith & Wesson v. Mexico
In a unanimous opinion, delivered by Justice Kagan, the Supreme Court held: Because Mexico’s complaint does not plausibly allege that the defendant gun manufacturers aided and abetted gun dealers’ unlawful sales of firearms to Mexican traffickers, PLCAA bars the lawsuit — 605 U.S. ____ (2025) Thomas and Jackson both wrote concurring opinions. I have not…
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SCOTUS Follow Up
Yesterday’s article was a surprise to me. I started the post with one mindset, and ended in a different place. Occasionally, it helps to talk out your issues. It started with my statement, Snope should have been GVRed. Why? Because the Supreme Court has already done a gun ban case. It is a slam dunk,…
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SCOTUS, a rant
During the term, the Supreme Court has multiple conferences. The Friday conference is when they decide which cases will be granted cert, which will be denied, and other issues relating to cases, outside of opinions. On the following Monday, they publish their order list. This is a list of all the cases they have an…
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Tuesday Tunes
I’m feeling down from the SCOTUS lack of spine. I was looking for a song about good things to come. Instead, this came to mind.
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Snope case is dead, Ocean State Tactical is on life support
Today, the Supreme Court denied cert in both Snope and Ocean State Tactical. Thomas and Kavanaugh wrote dissents. Alito and Gorsuch joined Kavanaugh in his dissent. Amy and John sided with the agenda driven left of the court. Because Ocean State Tactical is in an interlocutory state, they will have at least another two bites…
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Don’t Steal Their Failures
I was in 2nd grade when I decided I was going to make a table and chairs. I had watched my grandfather make things. It couldn’t be that hard. With my mother and grandparents providing the material, I made a table and chair. It was a success. Was it sturdy enough for an adult to…
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A Little Humor
Every so often, it is worthwhile to just sit back and enjoy the show. Get more popcorn.
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Interpreting at The Fort at No 4
Friday was my first day of interpreting at The Fort at No 4. Volunteering can be just about anything helpful to The Fort, interpreting means attempting to bring The Fort back to life. The first thing is that you are supposed to be wearing garb. I don’t have good garb. I’m embarrassed, but it is…
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Friday Feedback
Second Amendment Cases Seeking Cert Yes, there are cases seeking cert. No, there has been no real movement. Yes, they are still there. What does it mean? I don’t know. Mark Smith suggests that Snope being conferenced 16 times is a good thing. Certain controversial cases have been conferenced this many times, or more. If…