Category: Explainer
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Class Action
In , the Supreme Court found, in a 6-3 decision, that universal injunctions are not constitutional. This is great news. It puts a stop to most of the lawfare going on against the Trump Administration. Unfortunately, it leaves open another method of getting the equivalent, class action suits. To have a class action suit, the…
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My Dicta Good, Your Dicta Bad
Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited. … courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose. This bit of text is quoted in almost every case where the state is defending their…
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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos 23-1141
Prohibition on bringing of qualified civil liability actions in Federal or State court In general A qualified civil liability action may not be brought in any Federal or State court. Dismissal of pending actions A qualified civil liability action that is pending on October 26, 2005, shall be immediately dismissed by the court in which…
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This Nation’s Historical Tradition of …
Trump v. Wilcox on application for stay was granted. It was a 6-3 opinion. The usual suspects were on the wrong side of history, again. Justice Kagan wrote the dissent. For 90 years, Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U. S. 602 (1935), has stood as a precedent of this Court. And not just any…
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Do You Have a Warrant?
We have heard, over and over again, how some scum was released back into society to do more evil. In my opinion, the worst of these is when a criminal alien is released into society when the authorities know he has a detainer. Why would anybody allow someone who was picked up for a crime…
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Universal Injunction and Justice Sotomayor
Justice Sotomayor used to be the least talented Justice on the Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson said, “Hold my beer!” and took that title. During the oral arguments, Sotomayor asked: So, when a new president orders that because there’s so much gun violence going on in the country and he comes in and he says,…
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A.A.R.P v Trump, 605 U.S. ___(2025) No. 24A1007
I wasn’t expecting this opinion this quickly. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the 15th, they issued their opinion on the 16th. It is only 24 pages long. This case has many concurrent issues running through it. It is important to focus on what the opinion actually does, how it does it, and what…
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United States, Et al. v. shilling, Commander, Et Al. 24A1030
There is a battle of procedure that takes place in our courts. That is getting to a final result. If the Supreme Court were to rule in favor of Trump in December 2028, it would not matter that he won. We would have lost. That would be four years of waiting for a final result.…
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Tariffs, Prices, and Costs. Oh My! – Updated
Update Player Who Seller Company in China selling the item Vendor Company in Canada buying from Seller Customer Company in the US buying from Vendor Amazon Large retail website The world is ending because the United States is imposing tariffs on other countries. This will cause the economy to crash. Amazon was going to put…
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“Facilitate” is not “Effectuate”
I’m saddened when I read the blog of somebody I respect, I’m looking at you Divemedic, gets it wrong because it is everywhere. The inferior district court judge has claimed (lied) that the Supreme Court agreed with him and that the Government had to “Facilitate the return of Abrego-Garcia”. The Supreme Court did not say…