Every 10 years America performs the census. Although the modern census is used for all sorts of social BS, the original purpose was to determine how many congressmen each state got. How many is easy. Deciding the districts is harder. Elections do have consequences and the majority party gets to draw the lines. This Is a great analysis of the current Supreme Court’s role in Helping.(2 comments)

This decision caused the blogosphere to go crazy. This is a perfect example of turning information into knowledge. The court ruled correctly. Read the ruling, not the editorial reporting in the media. Ultimately we all want those who cause harm to be punished, not some faceless group. We all get made at the EPA for example, but the EPA didn’t do it, some real person did it.(1 comment)

Our Justice Department is trying to stop funding sanctuary cities. We knew the liberals would sue and they did. We also thought that the liberal district courts would rule in favor of the cites. They did. But then they did something odd and claimed that their ruling applied to the entire country, not merely their district.

Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably For most of us, we see it enacted when police seem to never be held accountable.

Defendant accused of stealing federal funds while deployed to Afghanistan is prevented from selling his home, which was not purchased with stolen funds, in case prosecutors want to forfeit it later—if and when they get a conviction. Fourth Circuit (en banc): “No other circuit allows the pretrial seizure of untainted assets, and we were wrong to have allowed it up until now.”