Rule #1: Shut up. Rule #2: Seriously. Shut up. Rule #3: The right time to hire a lawyer is immediately. The right time to start following your lawyer’s advice is also immediately. Rule #4: You may act contrary to your… Continue Reading
Of the signers of the United States’ Declaration of Independence, ten bear a particular distinction. In order, they are: Button Gwinnett, John Morton, Philip Livingston, John Hart, George Ross, Thomas Lynch Jr., Joseph Hewes, George Taylor, and Richard Stockton. What… Continue Reading
Today is Mrs. Likko’s birthday. And for her birthday I shall come home, put a gin and tonic in her, and take her to our backyard paradise where she will sit comfortably and be waited upon by her husband, who shall… Continue Reading
The second-most popular search term bringing people to Not A Potted Plant today is “Heal Foreskin With Prayer.” Through Him all things are possible, I suppose. Let me know how that works out for you, dudes.
In a post, and then in a comment thread about the Electoral College, Ryan Noonan develops the idea that the original intent of the Electoral College was for informed, educated people of diverse backgrounds, who hail from around the country,… Continue Reading
United States v. Alvarez — Ninth Circuit affirmed, the Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional. Breakdown is Concurrence plurality by Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg. Breyer and Kagan suggest that statute could be re-written to comply with First Amendment, meaning someone in Congress… Continue Reading
If it was a USAF jet that was shot down over international waters instead of a Turkish jet, there would be calls to reduce every airstrip in Syria into pools of still-quivering molten glass. But it was a Turkish jet and… Continue Reading
Minimize the amount of direct contact the parties have with one another. Consider this story. Granted, this isn’t exactly what was said, at high volume and rapid speed, this morning in the hallway outside the courtroom. I can’t remember the exact details… Continue Reading
Monday, June 25, a week from today, is expected to be the Big Opinion Drop at the United States Supreme Court. The tea leaf readers are predicting a 5-4 decision, with Anthony Kennedy providing the decisive vote, striking down at least… Continue Reading
In a move that, if not intentionally calculated to polarize the electorate, might as well have been, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced an order aimed primarily at U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement, by which “low-priority” undocumented persons will effectively… Continue Reading