Trump Faces a Staggering Cost for Appeal – JONATHAN TURLEY
Below is my column on Fox.com on the demand for roughly a $455 million dollar deposit or equivalent bond for Donald Trump to be able to seek appellate review of the recent judgment against him. The combination of the fine and the deposit rule highlight the confiscatory elements of this judgment. Here is the column: […]
The Fear, Falsehoods, and Force of Pandemic Failure –
In the fall of 2023, Americans heard unwelcome news that a mutation of the Omicron virus—JN.1—was now accounting for as many as 50 percent of the new COVID-19 cases in the United States. By mid-December, hospitals across the country had reintroduced protective mask mandates for patients, staff, and visitors. For many, it was a reminder […]
Patients Suddenly Kicked Out of Fort Behavioral Health
Behavioral health facility could have offered both patients and staff a better transition plan. It’s no secret that there is an extreme lack of mental health facilities across the country. Texas is no exception to that problem, so losing another facility and having remaining patients kicked out is not welcome news – but that’s exactly […]
UC Speaker Uses Black History Month to Launch into Racist Attacks – JONATHAN TURLEY
The University of California (San Francisco) is under fire this week after hosting a racist speaker who attacked white people as psychopaths and claimed that black women could be legally raped. A conservative campus group posted clips from the event in which author Dante King lambasted the United States and its institutions as racist and […]
A Nation of Ingrates? –
I entered this calendar year with some fear and trembling. It’s likely to be bumpy. On New Year’s Eve, chopping shallots for our oysters, I found myself reflecting back on memories from 2016, a very bad year in which I found myself, for the first time in my life, establishing personal rules to keep from […]
The morning read for Monday, Feb. 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 12, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, Feb. 12, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 12, 2024, 10:09 AM), […]
Alabama Death Row Files Lawsuit Challenging Use of Nitrogen Gas in Execution Chamber
An Alabama death row inmate has asked that a court prohibit the state from continuing to use nitrogen gas in any further executions. An Alabama death row inmate has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of recently-approved nitrogen gas executions, claiming that the first person put to death under the new method shook violently […]