just thinking out loud
By profession, I am a research attorney. I perform legal research and write briefs for other attorneys on a contract basis. A legal brief, if you are not familiar with legal terminology, is a piece of persuasive writing that educates the judge on the relevant law and presents your arguments to the court. When you [...]
There has been some discussion that the decision to seize Iranian assets, which include mosques in New York, raises First Amendment issues. I do not see that as an issue at all. Why? Because the government is not seizing mosques because they are mosques. What it is doing is seizing land owned by an Iranian [...]
According to SCOTUS Blog, the Supreme Court today lifted the stay postponing the sale of ‘zombie’ Chrysler (h/t AoSHQ). I am sure there will be all sorts of rumbings and grumblings about this, especially among conservatives opposed to the sale. Before the rumblings get too loud, I would like to make a couple points.
Although disappointing, it is not surprising that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the order requiring Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner “to update Ohio’s Statewide Voter Registration Database.” [PDF link] No big conspiracy, just a procedural fumble.
