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June 30, 2025
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Justice Jackson and the AI law professor
"...the Supreme Court published a decision in the Trump v. CASA case. The court ruled that federal courts cannot usurp presidential authority by issuing nationwide injunctions against executive policy. It seemed to me that Coney-Barrett’s well-reasoned decision contrasted sharply with Justice Jackson considerably more feeble dissent.
For fun, I uploaded the documents to Claude.ai and asked it to grade them from the perspective of a Harvard law school professor, on quality of argument and understanding of law. It gave Coney-Barrett an A-. This is what it had to say about Jackson:"
"Ms. Jackson,
This dissent contains such fundamental errors in legal reasoning and judicial temperament that I'm genuinely concerned about your understanding of both constitutional law and the judicial role."
cont...
Das Boot!
continued...
Disqualifying Problems
1. Inappropriate Judicial Voice Your use of colloquialisms like "wait for it" is completely unacceptable in judicial writing. Supreme Court opinions are formal legal documents, not casual commentary. This language suggests you don't understand the gravity and formality required of your institutional role.
2. Anti-Legal Attitude Describing the majority's statutory analysis as "mind-numbingly technical" and "legalese" is disqualifying for a judge. Legal analysis is technical - that's the point. Your dismissive attitude toward careful legal reasoning suggests you're fundamentally unsuited for judicial office. Judges who find legal analysis boring should find different careers.
3. Complete Misunderstanding of Basic Legal Concepts Your confusion about what constitutes "relief" in injunctive contexts shows alarming gaps in basic civil procedure knowledge. When you claim universal injunctions don't grant relief to nonparties, you demonstrate you don't understand how injunctions function.
4. Straw Man Argumentation Your repeated framing of this as about whether courts can "order the Executive to follow the law" is intellectually dishonest. You're either incapable of understanding the actual legal question or deliberately mischaracterizing it.
continued...
Constitutional Methodology Failures
5. Rejection of Textual Constraints Your impatience with the Judiciary Act's limitations reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of judicial authority. Courts derive power from constitutional and statutory grants - they can't simply assert whatever authority they think necessary for good outcomes.
6. Apocalyptic Rhetoric Over Legal Analysis Your "mortal wound" and "end of constitutional Republic" language reads like political advocacy, not judicial reasoning. This kind of hyperbole has no place in constitutional adjudication.
The Fundamental Problem
You seem to believe judges should have whatever power necessary to achieve results you consider just, regardless of legal constraints. This is the opposite of constitutional adjudication, which requires operating within specific grants of authority even when the results seem suboptimal.
Your dissent reads like someone who wants to be a political activist, not a judge.
Grade: F
This work demonstrates such fundamental misunderstanding of judicial role and legal methodology that I would recommend you seriously reconsider whether law is the right field for you.”
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really.
How is that stock market disaster from Trump's tariffs coming along, and that big jump in gas prices from attacking Iran? I bought the market big the day Trump said it was a good day to buy, and the Panicans were aflutter and squawking with the greatest confidence about a disaster. I've seen a nice 33% return in less than 3 months. We need more disasters like that.
I think #6 is over the target.
"How is that stock market disaster from Trump's tariffs coming along,"
Top Economist Admits Trump May Have ‘Outsmarted All of Us’ on Tariffs
I'd say Trump may have outsmarted some of us (and I think we all know who I'm talking about).
The left thrive off Panic p0rn. When one pile of their BS gets stale - they leapfrog to the next.
Disqualifying Problems
1. Inappropriate Judicial Voice Your use of colloquialisms like "what up niggas" and "this some bullllllshit" is completely unacceptable in judicial writing.
The deed has been done. R.I.P. Murphy. Best. Dog. Ever. He was the sweetest and best-natured dog, not the least bit hyper as dackels often are.
I have been up and outside at dawn most mornings for the last few weeks, thanks to my old bladder and his various urgencies; in fact I haven't slept longer than 2.5 - 3 hours at a stretch in ages--it will be interesting to see if I can, now.
Uh-oh. Christians being antisemitic again!
For me, a remarkable part in KBJ's dissent: "...A Martian arriving here from another planet would see these circumstances and surely wonder: “what good is the Constitution, then?” ...
Yes, but - Justice Brown - which planet? Please, tell us more !
Ah, Narr.... Geez, very sorry to hear this. Sixteen is a ripe old age, even for a small dog, but I'm very sorry for your loss.
"Grade: F"
Her understanding of basic biology is just as bad.
She is the poster child for what is wrong with non-merit, identity-based hiring for any job, not to mention the immorality of it.
Narr, condolences for your doggie.
JSM
Republicans are such pussies. I’m looking at you Thune! What did Mitch say he would do to you if you over ruled the parliamentarian?
“Best. Narr. Ever” —Murphy
Senator: "Ms. Five, can you tell us ... which planet do Martians come from?"
Ketani Jackson Five: "I don't know Senator, I'm not an astrologist.
"FormerLawClerk said...
Disqualifying Problems
1. Inappropriate Judicial Voice Your use of colloquialisms like "what up niggas" and "this some bullllllshit" is completely unacceptable in judicial writing.
6/30/25, 7:00 PM"
Lol. Suspect whoever wrote that for Jackson is also a former law clerk today
Of course, Jackson approved it. Even worse if she didn't read it prior to approval.
Awww, Narr- I was hoping for a different outcome. Such a hard decision to make.
Updated info:
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to move his vehicle, a sheriff said Monday.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris offered new details about the Sunday confrontation at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d’Alene, a popular recreation area. He said Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle, had once aspired to be a firefighter and had only a handful of minor contacts with area police.
Hafta wonder if the clerk who authored Jacksons opinion was a far-right saboteur.
Motives start to roll up to the surface in the Idaho brush fire shooting.
"And now locals are questioning whether the incident may have been a revenge attack for the June 28 and 29 2001 burning of the Aryan Nations compound in Hayden Lake, just seven miles from Coeur d'Alene.
The hate group had to forfeit their headquarters in the Idaho town after their security guards opened fire at a mother named Victoria Keenan and her son who stopped outside their compound...."
The woman bought the compound and it eventually was used by fire teams for practice fighting live fires. Story here.
Narr - sorry to hear the sad news about your dog. :-(
Aggie - thanks.
However - the link states "Now the Locals are questioning.."
That's not journalism/ that's hearsay.
9 news local - has the victims names and more on the shooter.
Nothing about the Aryan nation.
Aggie - at the bottom/end of the Daily Mail link it states:
"Law enforcement have said it is too early to comment on a motive for Sunday's double-murder and have not commented on anniversary speculation. "
So it is total speculation without any verification.
Such crappy journalism everywhere.
"June 28 and 29 - 2001 burning ..."
2001 - that's a long way back.
the perp is 20 years old. He wasn't even alive in 2001.
Y'all are kind--I appreciate the sympathies. My wife is devastated; she was much slower to see the signs but I have been watching carefully and knew we had done all we could a week ago.
"COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to move his vehicle, a sheriff said Monday."
Rather than ambush, revenge, or politics,Possibly, Guy was living in his vehicle. Could be he was camping, accidentally started a fire, firemen tell him to get the hell out, argument starts, crazy guy kill the firemen
Aggie - I would go so far as to say the "2001 burning.." is not a motive at all - at this point. Just hopeful media speculation and hearsay.
He was a 20 year old transient.
from 9 news link:
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to move his vehicle, a sheriff said Monday.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris offered new details about the Sunday confrontation at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d’Alene, a popular recreation area. He said Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle, had once aspired to be a firefighter and had only a handful of minor contacts with area police.
“We have not been able to find a manifesto,” the sheriff said, adding a motive was still unknown.
Norris said families of the victims are “in shock — absolutely. They’re in shock and they’re still processing it.”
Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison were identified as the firefighters who were shot and killed.
Roley had set a fire using flint, and the firefighters who rushed to the scene instead found themselves under fire. They took cover behind fire trucks, but two died and a third was wounded during a barrage of gunfire over several hours.
“There was an interaction with the firefighters,” Norris said. “It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was.”
Roley later killed himself, the sheriff said.
He had ties to California and Arizona and was living in Idaho “for the better part of 2024,” Norris said. "But as far as when he got here, why he was here, why he chose this place — I don’t know.”
Two helicopters converged on the area Sunday, armed with snipers ready to take out the suspect if needed, while the FBI used his cellphone data to track him and the sheriff ordered residents to shelter in place. They eventually found Roley dead in the mountains, his firearm beside him.
Roley lived with T.J. Franks Jr. for about six months in Sandpoint, Idaho, while working for a tree service, Franks said on Monday. Franks had cameras in his apartment that caught Roley throwing gang signs at them one day, which worried Franks to the point that he called police.
“I didn’t know what to really think about it,” Franks said. “I just called the cops and had them talk to him.”
The landlord also called Franks one morning because neighbors reported that Roley’s vehicle had been left running for about 12 hours. Franks said Roley was asleep in his room and said he forgot about the vehicle.
Franks said Roley “started acting a little weird” and at one point shaved his long hair off completely.
“We just kind of noticed him starting to decline or kind of go downhill,” he said.
Dale Roley, who lives about an hour away from Coeur d’Alene, told KXLY-TV that his grandson was an avid hiker who worked for a tree company and was interested in forestry.
Outpouring of support for the victims was swift in Coeur d’Alene, a city of 55,000 residents near the border with Washington.
Hours after the shooting, people gathered along Interstate 90 holding American flags to pay their respects as the two fallen firefighters’ bodies were taken to the medical examiner’s office in Spokane, Washington, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) from Coeur d’Alene.
Gov. Brad Little ordered U.S. and Idaho state flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the firefighters until the day after their memorial service.
I cited an Althouse post in footnote 11 of my Big Wind brief. I hope it isn’t disqualifying. I thought it fit. Really.
He had ties to California and Arizona and was living in Idaho “for the better part of 2024,” Norris said. "But as far as when he got here, why he was here, why he chose this place — I don’t know.” re-post
Tell us more, Peachy !
Aggie- I'm no expert -
Just want accurate information-- no matter where it leads. Many in the hack media want to use an unconfirmed narrative.... a build a lie.
Very tired of it.
Condolences on the loss of your dog, Narr. We have a similar situation that we’ll need to attend to later this year or next. Losing a beloved member of a family is tough to deal with and it doesn’t get any easier, no matter how many times one has to deal with it.
Narr, we lost our 16-year-old Yorkie about 6 years ago. I miss that girl. Sorry for your loss.
I had a lefty pal who - (one of the rare smart ones) - once told me she was not impressed with Ketani Brown.
Dog gone. I'm sorry, Narr.
It doesn't get easier.
Pamper your pooches and kitties as much as possible.
"Pamper your pooches and kitties as much as possible."
I try. I lost my collie girl two years ago this week, it's hard.
Powerlineblog now expects you to pay to be able to comment.
Bill Moyers dead at 91. At the New Republic, Eric Alterman tells us that Bill had three jobs in his life and did them all excellently. Somebody else there tells us that Brad Lander lost but has become a national inspiration. Does anybody in the country really know who Brad Lander actually is?
My 91 year old mother had a beagle companion. I worried about what we were going to do with the beagle when Mom died. My wife said, I think you're worried about the wrong problem. She was right, the beagle died a couple of months ago. Mom's taking it well, actually. She's seen a lot. Her daughter (my sister), died 3 years ago. Not the way it's supposed to happen.
Video: When a candidate and a journalist match each other's energy
Not a good day for Dick Van Dyke, who had to skip some comedy event. What's the over/under on him making it to December and 100 years old?
In other Idaho news, Brian Kohberger is set to plead guilty to all counts (murder of the four students).
Frog meme: Not Pepe
What are the chances? :link to video
Brings back memories: link to video
An oldie but a goodie. Typical Democratic behaviour.
Newsom, California Dem leaders defy state's own universal mask mandate at Rams-49ers game
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The USAID money must be running out, our usual lefty paid shills are nowhere to be found here.
It’s either that or they’ve all gotten tired of getting their asses kicked around the block by recent “GOOD FOR AMERICA” events.
Another trans shooter!?!
https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1939720428936909295
This just in :
..."In a stinging rebuke, Federal Judge James Boasberg handed down a nationwide decision against the Supreme Court, which struck down the Supreme Court's ruling that he and other lower court judges had no authority to hand down nationwide decisions...."
Headline: "Video surfaces of Mamdani using slogan rooted in communist revolutionary language."
Mamdani could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th ave and not lose voters.
Narr, I'm so sorry.
You’re telling me that the woman in charge of deporting elderly women and fry cooks isn’t a bastion of morality?
Ever since the Supreme Court legalized influence peddling in the Citizens United decision, the fundamental reaction of many politicians when confronted by a big old pile of that sweet campaign dough has been “Me some too. Yes?” Even given all that, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has sticky fingers for cash that would’ve been the envy of Lester Hayes.
Mandani's mother is a bollywood producer - worth many millions.
Mandani likes to pretend to be poor --he went to a 60k/yr prep school.
gadfly - learn something
Sorry to hear about your dog, Narr @ 7:05 PM 👆🏽
Dogs saying "i love you"
Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Raids carried out in Ventura by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the area’s fields earlier this month, part of President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown, have frightened off workers.
“In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone,” she said in an interview. “If 70% of your workforce doesn’t show up, 70% of your crop doesn’t get picked and can go bad in one day. Most Americans don’t want to do this work. Most farmers here are barely breaking even. I fear this has created a tipping point where many will go bust.”
In the vast agricultural lands north of Los Angeles, stretching from Ventura County into the state’s central valley, a majority of workers to stop showing up. That means crops are not being picked and fruit and vegetables are rotting in the fields at peak harvest time.
Just another brick in the wall.
I always had a dog or multiple dogs. Always grieved when they passed. Never got easier. Always took the advice, “get another dog”. Until I didn’t. Miss having a dog. Don’t miss the grief. Tics are down 95%.
AI: “A universal injunction, also known as a nationwide injunction, is a court order that prevents the government from enforcing a law, regulation, or policy against anyone, not just the specific parties involved in the lawsuit. It effectively blocks the policy's implementation across the entire United States, regardless of where the case originated or which court issued the order.”
That’s a lot of power, apparently not granted by the constitution.
What I like about the decision is that, unlike the other other branches, the Congress with their budget gimmicks, the president with selective enforcement of laws, the supremes exercised discipline and restraint. They said Yeah, No. We don’t have that kind of power.
So sorry for your loss of Murphy Narr. Losing a family dog is losing a family member.
Didn't know this, but hardly surprising......
"So, how about television audiences? Bill Maher has a show on HBO that is supposed to be popular. It is filmed before a live audience that responds enthusiastically to Bill’s jokes. But at least one audience member says they are paid to be there:
Yes, Bill Maher’s audience is a paid audience. Specifically, the audience members are paid around $70 for their participation. The company that provides the audience is called Standing Room Only.
That is what the person in the video embedded above says. Standing Room Only does exist; this is its web site. One of the things that company does, per its web site, is supply audiences for television shows. And it seems that Bill Maher’s show is one of them:"
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/06/rent-an-audience-or-a-mob.php
Vicki Hearne covers death of a dog
https://web.english.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Hearne_OyezABeaumont.pdf
The justice department’s civil rights division is reportedly in disarray (but more likely non-existent) as its traditional mission – to combat racial discrimination after the civil rights movement – is reshaped by priorities stemming from the president’s executive orders. About 250 attorneys – or 70% of the division’s lawyers – were believed to have left the department in the time between January and the end of May.
Botfly posting his L’s all over the place, which I guess is what botflies do.
I had never heard of paying audience members but I do remember bitd there were people in Times Square hard selling Letterman and 30 Rock tickets on certain slow days with coupons…
…and yes, that’s some strange gadbot propaganda, like it’s out of ideas.
My sympathies on your family's loss of Murphy, Narr.
@bagoh20: "How is that stock market disaster from Trump's tariffs coming along, and that big jump in gas prices from attacking Iran?"
For the year 2025 so far, my total US market holdings are up ~5% while my international developed markets (Europe/Asia) are up ~20%. Tariff talk slammed the US market more than the non-US market, and perhaps caused non-US investors to focus outside the US.
My foreign stocks were dead as a dog during COVID and techmania. But, patience is a virtue. Stock investing is like a clock, as it recycles the same set of themes every single generation.
RIP Murphy. Very sorry for your loss, Narr.
…yes, sorry Narr. It’s always a tough loss. The family tt is in the end stages so I try to savor every moment…
My US stock market holdings are up 38% this year, so results do vary.
Perhaps gadfly is provided to us courtesy of the DNC's Rent-a-Commenter program. Apparently, they haven't totally run out of USAID money yet. He and Kak work hard to find every little scrap of anti-Trump info they can find. I guess Kak had the night off last night. Sleeping in after all the bad good-news about the surging market, tariff revenues, and stable inflation.
We feel your pain, dudes.
Mamdani - perfect fit in today's corrupt democratic party
"At every stage, Mamdani's family, for multiple generations, benefitted enormously from the generosity and openness of the West. And at every stage, his family has spit on that generosity, allying itself with third-world socialist and communist movements, even though those movements were directly responsible for the oppression of their family."
@Old and Slow: "My US stock market holdings are up 38% this year"
I expressly addressed the TOTAL US market and YTD such as this:
https://www.google.com/finance/quote/DWCF:INDEXDJX?window=YTD
I too can cherry pick a given period and show how good or bad any specific investment can be. The OP addressed tarrifs specifically, and Trump came to power on Jan 20 -- this is very close to YTD stock market performance. The market went up in 2024 when it looked like Trump would defeat Harris, and then again after the election. His tariff talk crushed the US market badly in 2025, and some (lefty) investors certainly lost confidence.
Beyond Trump and given years of US outperformance, IMO there is an asset class rotation underway. Beware of hyperextended large US tech firms...trees growing all the way to the moon...
Narr.
Count your blessings. You gave him the best life a dog ever had and in return he gave you everything in him. But the end is also part of life and in his we a glimpse of our own.
Gadfly isn't having a very good day. First his slaves get deported. Next his pet, Soros backed, DOJ lawyers quit.
Don't worry Gad. Somebody will be along to pick your oranges. Just at a different price point. And since when has having fewer lawyers been a bad thing?
Footnote 11. “These places that are beautiful in our ‘mind and imagination’ need to be kept beautiful.” Althouse: "The windmills are killing our country, by the way. The fields are littered with them. Junk. They get older and rusty and get bad...."
Went to my favorite farm market today. Usually pay 2 for $5 for a pint of fresh picked blueberries. That’s been the price for as long as I can remember. Today they were $2 a pint.
Doesn’t jive with the idea that prices are going up because there are no illegals to pick them.
Thanks again.
Dave Begley said...
"Footnote 11. “These places that are beautiful in our ‘mind and imagination’ need to be kept beautiful.” Althouse: "The windmills are killing our country, by the way. The fields are littered with them. Junk. They get older and rusty and get bad....""
My new plan is to convert them all to affordable housing.
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