Judges are now fighting over the right to hear important policy cases.
Texas
Posted inPolitics
Fascist State
There are degrees of political insanity. After its recent Republican primary elections, Texas approaches a psychotic break.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Still Bring Us Your Tired
Bad policy and worse politics threaten the post-WWII imperative to admit victims of persecution. But in parts of America, humanitarian migration remains a cherished tradition.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Chamber Takes an L on Egregious Judge Shopping
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the CFPB’s credit card rule in a judicial district that contains no credit card companies.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks for Polluters
A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ken Paxton, America First Legal, and Premonitions of Project 2025
Texas today is what America will look like if Trump wins. It’s not pretty.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Judge Shopping Ended—by Judges Themselves
Feral (and federal) district court judges attempted to seize control of national policy one too many times.
Posted inPolitics
Civil War II
As Southern states again assert their dubious right to countermand federal law and the national Constitution, Biden needs to be as resolute as Lincoln.
Posted inPolitics
The REAL Threat at Our Border
Trump, Republican governors, and MAGA media have summoned their armed fanatics to the Rio Grande.
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Pre-Preemption
Conservative states have now taken to blocking liberal cities from even thinking about legislating on behalf of their residents.
