Category: Legal
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Bassent v. Dellinger, 24A790 (SCOTUS)
We’ve talked about the process of litigation in a civil suit. A complaint is filed. In the complaint, the plaintiffs state what they are challenging, why they believe the law supports them, what harm they are suffering, and what relief they seek. The facts in this case are that on Friday, February 7, 2025, Trump…
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State of New York v. Donald J. Trump
A hearing was held on Friday. I expect the judge to issue an order regarding the Preliminary Injunction on Monday. The TRO expired on Friday, so the judge will either issue an order regarding the case. If she is going to go rogue, she will want to have that done on Monday to stop the…
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SCOTUS Watch Snope and Ocean State Tactical
Not what I intended to write about. The Court has surprised me, again. Snope and Ocean State Tactical are both distributed for the conference of 2/21/2025. We will near nothing about these cases before then. This puts these cases on track for arguments in the new term. Those oral arguments could be as early as…
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The United States of America v. New York State
You might have heard that the DoJ is suing Hochul and James. This is not quite true. They are being sued in their official capacity. So the Governor, Attorney General, and head of the DMV of New York state are being sued. What is the suit about? New York will give a license to illegal…
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State of New York v. Donald J. Trump (25-cv-01144) S.D. New York
This is the case out of New York’s Southern District, under the Second Circuit. The Second Circuit is anti-gun and anti-“The People”. The Southern District translates to New York City. If you can find a pro-gun or pro constitution judge in the Southern District of New York, you are doing better than most people. The…
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SCOTUS watch
This is a difficult post for me. I want the Supreme Court to hear a Second Amendment case this term. I don’t think it is going to happen. The normal procedure is for a case to get on the docket. The Court gives the party time to file briefs. Once all the briefs are filed,…
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SCOTUS Watch: Snope and Ocean State Tactical
We are still in a holding pattern. At this instant, the January 27th order list has been released. Neither case is on it. This means that neither case has been summarily denied certiorari. They were not granted certiorari, either. Later today, the dockets should be updated. If they are relisted, we still have a chance…
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The Fourteenth Amendment
Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State…
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SCOTUS watch (Updated)
As of 1100 Tuesday, we have heard that cert was NOT denied in Snope nor in Ocean State Tactical. This means that when the dockets are updated later today, we are likely to see them Distributed for Conference of 1/24/2025. This is as expected. NEXT Monday is when I become concerned, if the cases are…
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The Boy That Cried Wolf
First, Mark Smith is a lawyer. I am not. Much of the “inside baseball” I’ve learned from listening to Mark and others like him on YouTube. His analysis of many cases is spot on. Many times his analysis guides mine. I enjoy listening to him. To put it differently, I enjoy him attempting to “make…