New Orleans You have to be kidding? The US Supreme Court just established a new bar for total partisanship. This time it was in Virginia, where a bunch of them live – and vote. Essentially, they were doing a favor for their own beleaguered Republican governor. Who cares what the law says clearly enough …
Category: Supreme Court
When are Gratuities Bribes?
New Orleans When the very ethically challenged Supreme Court Justices (see any reports on Alito or Thomas, if in doubt) look at corruption cases they are pretty much ready to bend over backwards in offering a pass on handouts to politicians. We’ve talked about the pretzeled argument made in a recent decision on extending …
Bribery and Immunity
New Orleans Here’s a way to understand how the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court thinks by way of a riddle. What does a politician taking a bribe have in common with a politician inciting an insurrection? The answer from the Court’s majority is straightforward: they are the same if it is …