Insurrection

‘I Would Do It Over Again’: Judge Resigns Amid Probe Into His Attendance At January 6 Rally

'Yeah, I went to Trump's rally,' the judge said -- and he has no regrets about doing so.

Student Accepted To Top Law School With Full Ride Sentenced In January 6th Case

From dreams of passing the bar to time spent behind bars: How this pre-law student wound up on the wrong side of the law.

Conservative Former Judge Blames Lawyers For January 6 Insurrection

The judge went on to call the lawyers' behavior leading up to January 6 'indefensible and inexcusable.'

Guess Who Just Got The Greene Light To Go On The Ballot…

It would have been easier to get KBJ on insurrection charges, it seems.

All’s Fair In Love And Attempts To Overthrow The Rule Of Law

Martial like war time, which is different from the beloved Tekken character.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Trial Has Begun. Time To See The Part Of The 14th That Professors Skip Over.

My pet goldfish had a stronger memory.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Might Not Be Able To Return. Like, Constitutionally.

I'm sure she could have a nice post-career run on Cameo like Giuliani.

Morning Docket: 04.13.22

* An Inconvenient Truth: That lady from the pedophile party wants people to just forget about that time the nation was attacked. [CNN] * Use this IRS data leak as a reminder to do your taxes! Unless you're super rich. They probably get money back or something. [ProPublica] * Culver City is widening sidewalks to give homeless folks more room. I wish our approach was more Finland and less Cartman from South Park. [NBC] * Gotta be quicker than that: Twitter shareholders sue Musk for delaying his Twitter stock buying. [Reuters] * Mississippi mississips again by declaring April Confederate History Month. I don't know, sounds like CRT to me. [Mississippi Free Press]

One Of The Most Important Lessons From The Insurrection: Lawyers Matter

We hold the rule of law in our hands. Let's be careful with it.

Morning Docket: 12.20.21

* The line of men prepared for Jan. 6th 2: Treasonous Bugaloo is already starting to form. [Newsweek] * Weed is legal in Virginia — unless you’re on a college campus. How else will students earn high scores? [Richmond Times-Dispatch] * The fight to push history out of schools is targeting libraries now. Totally normal. [UPI] * Burning out from zealous advocacy? This is probably worth looking at. You can’t file complaints when you’re a pile of ash, ya know. [National Law Review] * Cali’s legal bud market may grind to a standstill without tax cuts and more shops. [The Columbian]

Morning Docket: 10.08.21

* Paul Kirgis, University of Montana's School of Law's former dean, quits post after multiple Title IX cases have been filed against the school. Would anyone else rather quit than dissuade sexual misconduct and the use of slurs? If so, please do. [ABA Journal] * Donnie wants 4 former aides to keep insurrection info in the darko. Hopefully they'll rebel against him. [Politico] * Jan Wolfe hopes that recent ruling on Texas's abortion ban will have a chilling effect on other states adopting similar rule of law work arounds. Take that, South Dakota. [Reuters] * Slavery still profitable. What would it take to make prisons for justice instead of for profit? [WSJ] * Today in good news: California made stealthing illegal! Three cheers for consent! HIP HIP! [NPR]

Morning Docket: 09.17.21

* Lindsay Graham thinks Trumpism will die if GOP doesn't win Congressional control in 2022. Lord, if you're listening... [Business Insider] * It's looking like tomorrow's pro-fascism rally already hasn't taken place. If it does or doesn't happen, I'm sure Hillary's emails are to blame either way. [The Guardian] * Texas is about to start gerrymandering without federal oversight. If only there were a federal act, about voting maybe, that secured some kind of rights for the underrepresented. [Texas Tribune] *  Country's ideological schism grows so large that it paints former president George W. Bush Jr. as relatively uncontroversial. [Washington Post] * PA republicans are in an existential tiffy over voters because they lost. [BuzzFeed News]

Morning Docket: 09.16.21

* The "They Took Er Election" people are coming back and fencing is being erected. [NBC Washington] * New Illinois law makes it a national leader in combating climate change. That's ill. [WQAD] * At least seven anti-mask talking heads have died due to COVID. At this point, they'd be better off saying Candyman five times in a mirror. [Business Insider] * AG finds Aurora's police force is racist and has a habit of drugging people illegally. People get fired from Dunkin' for way less. [CNN] * Ja'han Jones weighs in on if our oligarchy has turned fascist. [MSNBC]

Wherever MAGA Lawyer John Pierce Is Right Now, He’s Not In Court

But his trusty non-barred sidekick keeps showing up.

Morning Docket: 07.30.21

* To those about to rock, we'll arrest you! Woman arrested in jewel heist conspiracy swapped stones for diamonds. [CNN] * Trump reportedly called officers... a thing he grabs, for doing their job during the failed insurrection. [Business Insider] * Internal CDC document compares spreadability of Delta COVID variant to chickenpox. Can we stop treating medicine like a Federalism issue? [Reuters] * Three teachers awarded $185M from Monsanto suit over chemical exposure. Go Torts! [The Guardian] * Reclaiming the sacred: Red Road to D.C. activists push for Native American inclusion in lawmaking. [The Hill]