Court of Reversal: After five hours of hearing arguments and asking questions yesterday, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready to rule that affirmative action — taking into account race and ethnicity for college admissions — is unconstitutional.   The …

The Supremes: The Supreme Court and its right wing majority go back into session today facing a docket loaded with cases on affirmative action, voting, religion, and gay rights.   The court in some of  its recent decisions has limited the powers of …

Mandatory Carry: The Supreme Court last Friday made it easier to carry a gun and mandatory to carry a baby.   Having been leaked well in advance, the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the historic decision that made abortion legal, …

High Alert: The Defense Department has put 8,500 American troops on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe in preparation for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The units involved are described as active-duty ground troops, including combat brigades, medical, aviation, …

The Ukraine Certainty: President Biden said bluntly during a press conference yesterday that he thinks Russia’s Vladimir Putin will invade Ukraine and that the US and Western allies will be unable to talk him out of it.    “Do I think he’ll …

The Originalist: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says in a statement she plans to deliver today at the opening of her confirmation hearings that she is a follower of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. “His judicial philosophy was straightforward: A …

See You in Court: Multiple news outlets report that President Trump today will name appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the Supreme Court.   She couldn’t be more opposite.   Barrett has a record of …

Pandemic: Florida reported more than 8,900 new coronavirus cases on Friday, another one day record as the state’s re-opening of bars, restaurants, beaches and public spaces backfires.   Florida and Texas, with cases also rising, ordered all the bars closed. The Dow …

Stay at Home Order: Dealing a blow to President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday that Trump cannot abruptly end protections for illegal immigrants brought to the US as children.   The program known as DACA, Deferred Action for …

The Supremes Sing: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 yesterday that you can’t fire an employee or refuse to hire them because they are gay or transgender. The majority said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because …