Federal judge Mark Pittman, a Trump appointee frequently in the news because of his partisan rulings, upon issuing a temporary injunction against the NLRB, said an employer accused of union-busting was “likely to prevail” in arguing the federal agency’s structure is unconstitutiona[...]
Archive for the ‘Law and Courts’ Category
GOP sheriff asks public to report Harris supporters
An Ohio sheriff’s social media page is instructing residents “to keep a list of homes displaying campaign signs” supporting Kamala Harris, the Guardian reported on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 (read story here). In the post, Sheriff Bruce D Zuchowski (photo, left) referred to Harris[...]
September 11th, 2024 - 2:56 pm § in Law and Courts, Schools & Colleges
Ma’am, your son is a monster
The parents of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, who killed 4 people and wounded 7 others, aren’t pillars of the community; but at least his mother, Marcee Gray, tried to warn the school about her son, and now she’s apologizing for what he did. “To the parents and families of those aff[...]
September 7th, 2024 - 11:32 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Trump promises to prosecute election cheaters
Trump made a campaign promise on Saturday, September 7, 2024, to go after election cheaters. He posted it on Truth Social, his social media platform, and it goes like this: “The 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, WHEN I WI[...]
September 7th, 2024 - 1:33 am § in Law and Courts
Why is Justice Alito taking gifts from a German bigot?
Supreme Court justices can’t be fired. Congress can impeach and remove them for bad behavior, but that requires bipartisan cooperation. A few decades ago that was possible; but today’s Republican Party is so dysfunctional, and so invested in the blatantly partisan decisions of the worst [...]
September 7th, 2024 - 1:04 am § in Law and Courts
When the law is too lenient
It isn’t the judge’s fault; he has to operate within the sentencing guidelines enacted by the legislature. Adam Abelson (photo, left), 32, has had a rough life. He watched both his parents die from drug overdoses, according to his lawyer. But plenty of people suffer family tragedies, wit[...]
September 6th, 2024 - 5:34 pm § in Law and Courts
A police confession horror story
Tom Perez Sr. lived with his son, Tom Perez Jr., in Fontana, California. The father went out of town to visit relatives, and didn’t bother to tell his son. Not knowing where his father was, Tom Jr. reported him missing. The cops decided Tom Jr. must have killed his father, and badgered him to [...]
September 5th, 2024 - 6:24 pm § in Law and Courts
Are these America’s worst parents?
Every time a kid shoots up a school, people ask, “where did he get the weapon?” Georgia school shooter Colt Gray’s father gave him the AR-15 “as a holiday present” after police interviewed the boy about online threats to shoot up a school. This level of parental indiffe[...]
September 4th, 2024 - 6:28 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Ethics watchdog asks appeals court to assign a new judge to Mar-a-Lago case
A Washington D.C.-based government watchdog group has asked a federal appeals court to remove Judge Aileen Cannon from the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, arguing she has tried to “undermine and derail the prosecution,” The Hill reported on September 4, 2024 (read story here). Jud[...]
September 4th, 2024 - 12:34 am § in Law and Courts
Reminder to TikTokers: Banks don’t give away money
NBC News reports (here) that, “This weekend a viral trend took over TikTok and X, with users being told that there was a systemwide glitch and that, if they deposited false checks in an ATM and withdrew that money soon afterward, they would be able to cheat the system and take out a large sum [...]