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10 Jul 2019, 1:06 pm
” To say that “in other words,” one-person, one-vote” is synonymous with the proposition that “each representative must be accountable to (approximately) the same number of constituents” is indefensible as a matter of ordinary logic and syntax, though, of course, it is perfectly sensible in the Alice-in-Wonderland world of legal doctrine, where judges can offer de-facto “performative utterances” that by virtue of their own… [read post]
9 Jul 2019, 9:01 pm
Yet whoever ends up representing the administration, the attempted withdrawal may shed light on the merits of the case and the lengths to which the President and those who serve him are willing to go for the citizenship question.Meanwhile, the attempted change in the DOJ legal team might signal that DOJ professionals were unwilling to try to mount an indefensible defense. [read post]
7 Jul 2019, 7:48 pm
On Thursday, June 27, the Supreme Court held that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's March 2018 order, directing the Census Bureau to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census questionnaire, "rested on a pretextual basis," i.e., that it "cannot be adequately explained in terms" of the "sole stated reason" Ross offered--a purported request by the Department of Justice "for improved citizenship data to better enforce [Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act]. [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 9:23 pm
Imagine that you are the beleaguered government lawyer tasked with defending this indefensible thing in court. [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 8:55 am
Matthews’ important and urgent piece, “America’s Indefensible Defense Budget,” New York Review of Books, July 18, 2019 issue. [read post]
2 Jul 2019, 7:38 am
“These extreme sanctuary state policies are indefensible, and are going to have severe consequences for our state. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 12:08 pm
Moreover, this week’s ruling—indefensible as it is—will erode the court’s reputation with the public, which has overwhelmingly supported the justices placing limits on gerrymandering. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 11:20 am
The NYT reports on criticism of a government lawyer for argument before the Ninth Circuit. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 3:30 am
When that happens and the hostile work environment lawsuits follow, the company may find itself in an indefensible position. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 1:09 am
A few weeks ago, as reported in the ImmigrationProf blog, the Department of Justice had an uphill battle in seeking to convince the Ninth Circuit to modify the settlement in the Flores case, which governs the detention of migrant children.... [read post]
25 Jun 2019, 8:49 am
For over two decades, Leesfield Scolaro has litigated countless cases against the major cruise lines due to their negligence – often times indefensible disregard toward their passengers’ safety – in selecting and vetting safe shore excursion operators and equipment. [read post]
18 Jun 2019, 6:00 am
For the symposium on Ken Kersch, Conservatives and the Constitution (Cambridge University Press, 2019).Ken I. [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 6:30 am
That is truly an indefensible position. [read post]
4 Jun 2019, 2:00 am
Investigations conducted solely for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to “punish” those investigated are indefensible. [read post]
3 Jun 2019, 11:45 am
NYU President Andrew Hamilton and Dean Philip Brian Harper posted statements calling out Thrasher for his “one-sided and tendentious address” that “indefensibly made some in the audience feel unwelcome and excluded,” and noting that he had “omitted the remarks in question from the speech [he had] submitted for prior review. [read post]
1 Jun 2019, 1:01 am
” The Tribune, looking back on the case, observed that “precisely because Near’s ideas were morally indefensible, his was the perfect case for making a point about freedom of the press, a cause dear to McCormick’s heart. [read post]
10 May 2019, 5:01 am
I have always considered the New Jersey tax policy of dishing out tax breaks to companies that it entices to move to New Jersey, or to move to Camden from within New Jersey, to be unwise, indefensible, and yet another shifting of economic power and wealth from the poor and middle class to large corporations and wealthy individuals. [read post]
6 May 2019, 2:47 pm
Has the Chinese government hired American lawyers to vet its cyberespionage tactics—or just someone who cares about opsec? [read post]
6 May 2019, 1:51 pm
Have the Chinese hired American lawyers to vet their cyberespionage tactics – or just someone who cares about opsec? [read post]
3 May 2019, 8:15 am
His decision to shoot and kill an unarmed person without warning, apparently because her presence next to his squad car surprised him, is indefensible. [read post]
