I’m expecting an Utah paper editorial separation of church and state any day now. I’d bet dollars for donuts that it’ll be in the Salt Lake Tribune, too. The Deseret News just doesn’t roll that way. Yesterday, the LDS Church openly supported Governor Herbert’s signing of HB 116 by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to […]
When the LDS Church shows up for a press conference, does it jeopardize tax exempt status?
March 16, 2011 by
And the funniest guy on the Supreme Court is…
March 4, 2011 by
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And Chief Justice Roberts has taken that to heart. On Monday, while the Supreme Court was taking oral arguments and handing down opinions, the Chief took several opportunities to poke fun and to shoot off a witty question. After handing down a unanimous opinion rejecting […]
Justice Alito versus…the Supreme Court?
March 3, 2011 by
Justice Alito wears his heart on his sleeve. And he’s not afraid to take on the whole court to do it. Yesterday, Justice Alito was the lone dissenting voice in the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Westboro Baptists to protest at military funerals. As Josh Blackman points out, though, it’s not his first time. Last […]
Life at 133 questions an hour; or, do the Supremes really care what the lawyers think?
March 3, 2011 by
Curiously, to many, Justice Clarence Thomas rarely asks questions during oral arguments at the Supreme Court. If at all. Here’s a run down of his stats, as well as some other interesting numbers related to questioning by Supreme Court Justices (according to Constitutional Daily): 5 – Years Clarence Thomas has gone without asking a question […]
Meet a lawyer who practices Third Amendment law
February 24, 2011 by
Really? I doubt it. I’m about 89% sure that this is a joke…. A lawyer who practices Third Amendment law. That’s right. That’s the amendment about quartering soldiers in your home. T “Scotch” Reynolds: Third Amendment Lawyer | Big Legal Brain. BLB: Just what is the Third Amendment? Scotch: I can quote it, if you […]
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