Notes from the Resistance
Kenton County District Court Judge Ann Ruttle will be suspended for two weeks without pay in May after the Judicial Conduct Commission found she denied appointment of council to a defendant in 2021 who couldn’t afford one in a criminal case, according to court records. [More]
That’s just the way some like it.
[Via Michael G]
Delaware lowers passing score on bar exam in push for racial diversity: ‘Not supposed to be a barrier’ – Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. said changes reflect ‘modernization’ of admission process [More]
Hey, if Biden can do it for the Supreme Court, what’s the big deal with his home state doing it for the locals?
[Via Michael G]
“New York has once again adopted a law we believe is unconstitutional, and we’re confident the federal court will bring an end to this nonsense. It’s time for lawmakers in Albany to stop trying to outsmart the U.S. Supreme Court.” [More]
I think what they’re doing is much more insidious than that.
They have tax cows they can milk for legal war chest funds, all the while depleting their victims’ resources to fight back. And they’re counting on extending things in the courts long enough for the Republicans to blow it yet again, so the Democrats can stack the court and reverse Bruen.
That Warren Burger Quote Gun Grabbers Love Is Ahistorical — Not To Mention Sort Of Fake [More]
And he’s not the only “conservative” phony.
[Via Michael G]
Who but someone willfully deluding herself, a liar, or both, would deliberately ignore that the militia is comprised of citizens “capable of acting in concert for the common defense [and] bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in common use at the time”? Its function was — and still is — to field citizen soldiers. And these citizens bore arms that were suitable for that purpose, “ordinary military equipment” intended to be taken into “common defense” battles. The militia did not assemble on the green bearing torches and pitchforks. They came with the intent to match and best a professional military threat. [More]
And worst of all, this robed … thing … was confirmed by a Republican majority Senate.
NY 2A Defendant Admits to US Federal Appeals Court that New Gun Law Violates 2A [More]
And he didn’t fall on his knees and beg forgiveness?
UPDATE
I just got the related alert from SAF. It’s not on their News page at this posting, so I copied and pasted the email on my Placeholder site.
Seems the DA didn’t want to be left hanging on defending the indefensible.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years, effectively ensuring the former Hollywood mogul and convicted rapist will spend the rest of his life behind bars. [More]
Speaking of wishing he wasn’t alive…
As much as my inner Nelson Muntz wants to point and laugh, there’s a bigger issue here that threatens all– an unproven allegation from an unnamed witness should not be enough to do this to anyone.
Show trials are the stuff of tyranny.
Besides, it’s not like plenty of famous “stars” much of America takes its political cues from didn’t get their willing start on the Hollywood casting couch, and like that hasn’t been a tradition.
My guess is if you took a look at “Jane Doe #1,” you’d find plenty of notches on that crotch.
The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in the case of Miller v. Bonta, challenging California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” have filed a responding brief in the case, countering defense arguments and strategies already rejected by federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. [More]
California knows that, of course. Anything to impede.
As judges hand down one absurd sentence after another, one might be inclined to laugh at the absurdity of it all except, of course, it’s not funny… [More]
They had me at Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
[Via bondmen]
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appealed to the 5th District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon Monday to overturn a temporary restraining order against the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans dozens of handguns and rifles, .50-caliber guns, certain attachments and accessories, and limits cartridges to 10 rounds for long guns and 15 rounds for pistols. [More]
On the plus side, it’ll end up heading to the Bruen court…
[Via Jess]
KILLING THE NFA: The Real World 2nd Amendment Strategy for ATTACKING the NFA [Watch]
Incrementalism. We get it. That’s the correct legal strategy.
But here’s one thing proponents of reverse incrementalism, and in fact, none of the “gun groups” will even acknowledge, let alone seriously address:
What if the clock runs out because the courts have all been taken over by politically unchallengeable majority appointments?
What does anyone with eyes think the enemy has been busy setting up?
Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue”. And I have that on good authority.
[Via Jess]
The Fifth Circuit judges who ruled favorably were influenced by arguments formulated and advanced by two of its principals, firearms designer Len Savage and attorney Stamboulieh. [More]
Untangling the web, one sticky thread at a time…
Supreme Court’s Alito and Thomas warn new gun control law raises ‘serious’ 2A questions [More]
Wake me when they warn about serious consequences for courts that thumb their noses.
[Via Dan Gifford]
Joseph Halm Arcidiacono, 33, is a lucky man. Last November, he was arrested after he threw two full cans of White Claw hard seltzer at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), hitting him with one of them. But on Friday, Houston’s 185th District Court “no-billed” Arcidiacono, which means, according to Houston’s KPRC, that the criminal charges against him have been deemed “not sufficiently supported by the evidence.” [More]
The grand jury was stupid enough to believe he was inviting Cruz to chug them?
[Via Michael G]
The US Supreme Court not only decided not to look at the Brunson brothers’ case, but also decided not to take up the Bonner case challenging the legality of mail-in ballots. [More]
Well, that was utterly predictable.
This is what happens when you hire someone without adequately interviewing them:
Think of one job you’ve ever applied for where you’d have gotten it if you decided to play coy with the hiring managers. While it may be “inappropriate” for a judge to weigh in on a specific case before confirmation, there’s no reason why general principles of understanding should be off-limits.
As things stand, all SCOTUS has to do to let illegitimate elections reign is… nothing.
[Via Michael G]
