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” (p. 9-10) Note: We note that this articulation is so reminiscent of James Comey’s embroidering of the facts: the bottom line is in the second sentence; the first sentence is irrelevant and serves no prosecutorial purpose, which leaves one to rightly wonder why it is included. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] "Seven Questions on Section 3: A Response to Professor Kurt Lash"

8 Feb 2024, 9:36 am by Eugene Volokh

On February 7, 1861, six days before the certification of Lincoln's electoral vote, Representative Henry Winter Davis proclaimed on the House floor that "cabinet ministers have violated their oaths by organizing insurrection. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Five: Trump’s Argument That He Did Not Engage in an Insurrection

4 Feb 2024, 6:29 pm by Marty Lederman

President Trump also sent tweets throughout the day instructing his supporters to “remain peaceful” and “[s]tay peaceful,” and he released a video telling the crowd “to go home now. [read post]

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February 4, 1947 – Birth of James Danforth Quayle, 44th Vice President of the US, Serving Under President George H. W. Bush

4 Feb 2024, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks

James Danforth Quayle, known as Dan, was born in Indiana on this day in history. [read post]

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SEC Commissioner Dissents from Denial of Petition to Change No-Admit, No-Deny Policy

30 Jan 2024, 9:02 pm by renholding

I dissent from the Commission’s denial of a petition to amend Rule 202.5(e), our so-called gag rule.[1] This de facto rule follows from the Commission’s enforcement of its policy, adopted in 1972, that it will not “permit a defendant or respondent to consent to a judgment or order that imposes a sanction while denying the allegations in the complaint or order for proceedings. [read post]

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[Kurt Lash] Section Three and the "First Insurrection" … That Wasn't

29 Jan 2024, 8:09 am by Kurt Lash

[Prof. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Discussion Draft Posted: "Overcoming the Human, Rights, and the State in Human Rights"

25 Jan 2024, 8:12 am

.; Edward Elgar Overcoming the Human, Rights,and the State in Human Rights Larry Catá Backer (白轲) W. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - https://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Judge Rules That "Repaying Matured Debt Is Not A Breach" - So Why Is This Case Interesting?

25 Jan 2024, 12:15 am

Nevada state District Court Judge James W. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Ideologically Mixed Amicus Brief Stresses Need for S. Ct. to Resolve Merits of the Trump Disqualification Case

19 Jan 2024, 8:53 am by Eugene Volokh

"[W]hen a federal court has jurisdiction, it also has a virtually unflagging obligation to exercise" its authority to resolve the legal questions put to it. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

News You Can Use Digest – January 12, 2024

12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor

It will go into effect in 30 days, just one month before the March 5 primary elections. [read post]

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