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The latest example of how far America has drifted from regulatory and judicial sanity was sealed on Monday with the Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal of a verdict against Chipotle Mexican Grill. The far-left 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, by far… more »

In response to a story about a judge giving a (potential) juror "indefinite jury duty" for offering racist answers in a juror questionnaire, a reader (pen-)named George has penned a note to that judge: April 6, 2011 The Hon. Nicholas G. Garaufis 225 C… more »

Wow! That's really all I can say as I read the news that a County Clerk in Wisconsin failed to save on her computer, and thus failed to report, 14,315 votes cast in the heavily Republican city of Brookfield. Those new votes, combined with "typing error… more »

UPDATES posted occasionally at the end of this note so check back from time to time! At 8 AM Mountain Time this morning, according to the current AP tally, incumbent conservative Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser leads union-supported… more »

Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) explains in a piece for Human Events "Why Repeal Really Matters".  It's a solid piece from a solid member of congress, but I would pick a nit with one aspect of Rep. Poe's note: To Rep. Poe: I appreciate the sentiment expres… more »

It's time for all of us to prove to Matt Arnold and his tremendous "Clear the Bench Colorado" project by voting "NO" on the retention of the three Colorado State Supreme Court justices on today's ballot.  And tell your friends to do the same! When you… more »

In an otherwise excellent article today, the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henniger (one of my favorite political writers), made what I consider to be an important error.  Below is the e-mail I sent Mr. Henniger about it: Dear Mr. Henniger, As I was re… more »

Congratulations to Matt Arnold, Director of Clear the Bench Colorado, for having the lead article today at the web site of Human Events magazine. Please see "Fighting the Progressive Takeover of State Court", Matt Arnold, HumanEvents.com, 10/23/10http:… more »

With five Republicans voting for her and one Democrat voting against her, the horrifically ignorant-of-the-intent-of-the-Constitution Elena Kagan was confirmed to the US Supreme Court this afternoon. I have argued repeatedly in the past that elections… more »

During the Kagan confirmation hearings on Wednesday, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) asked Elena Kagan whether government has "the power to tell people what they have to eat every day" based on the Commerce Clause. Kagan didn't say no. In my view, Coburn's… more »