All posts tagged "fedsoc"

Every Tom, Dick and Harry Wants to Seal Records, But That’s Not How the Courts’ Work. Well, Theoretically

Secrecy is fine at the discovery stage, before the material enters the judicial record. But those documents, usually a small subset of...

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Motion to Intervene is a Right of The Press and the Public

The public thus has a right to access complaints in pending cases, in the weeks before an answer is filed, in the...

If you want to Talk to a Judge, Head for the Beach House, not the Court House

Eugene Volokh; This First Amendment right of access extends to “documents and records that pertain to a proceeding in which one or...

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Donald Trump

Federalist Society Invite Legal Associate to Pen His Virgin Article of Propaganda for the National Law Review

A Nonentity Associate Lawyer in Chattanooga, TN has written a virgin piece of propaganda for the National Law Review defending the Federalist...

Branching Out on Her Own, this Eleventh Circuit Judge Dissents in Civil Rights Case

A federal appeals judge nominated by President Donald Trump and a member of the Federalist Society had a sharp dissent this week...

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Former Counsel to Trump, Don McGahn Discuss How Important Judges Were to Winning the Presidential Campaign

If you’re not smart, you’ll lose a war quickly if you don’t have the right generals in place. Remember, McConnell sleeps with...

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Stands With the Partisan Conservative Federalist Society in Florida Chapter Meeting

THE JUDICIAL OATH: In sum, the Committee advises that formal affiliation with the American Constitution Society or the Federalist Society, whether as...

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LIT Has Always Maintained Judges who are Members of the Federalist Society are In Breach of the Judicial Oath. This is Now Reconfirmed in 2020

THE JUDICIAL OATH: “In sum, the Committee advises that formal affiliation with the ACS [American Constitution Society] or the Federalist Society, whether...

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DOJ Rounding Up on Virginia Lawyer. Why He Should Have Class Action Texas Lawyer Mikal Watts Number on Speed Dial

As the Department of Justice charge a Virginia lawyer with Extortion, we look at the State Texas is currently in, where Extortion...

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Acceleration

When You Find Out Your 3-Panel at The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and it Confirms The Obvious. LIT Focuses on Panel Judge Don R. Willett

A review of partisan and politically corrupted Judge Don R. Willett of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and data...

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Federalist Society Fanzine Blogger and Law Professor William Baude Wins the Trumpette Award for November 2019

Federalist Society Member, Trumpette and Educator of Law announces; I don’t think it’s right to say that the Federalist Society picks judges.

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Editors Choice

“Former Felon” David Lat Confesses; “I’m Not Above The Law”

David Lat; I started writing a judicial gossip blog called Underneath Their Robes (under a pseudonym); and the site grew popular and...

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Foreclosures

Steve ‘Foreclosure King’ Mnuchin Wants to Privatize Fannie and Freddie and This is an Early Sign It’s Primed

An accounting irregularity bordering on fraud, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac contradict themselves over net worth sweep. Steve Mnuchin is eager to privatize...

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From the Bench; Why Texas Democratic Loving Attorney Mikal Watts Favorite Number is 13

Mikal Watts and his law firm in 1999 donated $5,000 to Valdez and $2,500 to Rodriguez; in 2000, $15,000 to Hinojosa; and...

Attorney General Billy ‘the Cat’ Barr Takes Heat from the Legal Profession for His Federalist Society Speech

Barr’s view of history, including his claim that the Founders shared in any respect his vision of an unchecked president, and his...

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What’s The Federalist Society and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Got in Common?

McConnell’s renewed focus on confirming conservative judges comes after his joint fundraising committee received a $256,600 contribution in mid-September from C. Boyden...