Why the Hugely Unpopular Travel Ban Might Survive
>Source: 30dB.com – Travel%20BanProtests at airports across the U.S. ensued, and the Trump Administration backed off – sort of. A few countries were removed from the banned list and replaced, and...
View ArticleLining Up to Lay Down a Sports Wager (Legally)
>Source: 30dB.com – Sports%20BettingSeven states, including New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia, are ready to make it legal. Other states are getting ready to pitch the prospect to voters, and...
View ArticleSocial Calls SCOTUS Wedding Cake Decision Half-Baked
>Source: 30dB.com – Supreme%20CourtIn 2012, Phillips refused to create a wedding cake for same-sex couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig, who then hauled him before the Colorado Civil Rights...
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Why the Supreme Court’s ‘Gay Wedding Cake’ Ruling Won’t Resolve Religious...
Embed from Getty Images—David Mislin, Temple UniversityThe U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2...
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Democracy Dies and Anthony Kennedy Announces Retirement from S.C.O.T.U.S.
There has to be some form of punishment for women who have abortions was the view espoused by the Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump. November 8, 2016 he was elected the 45th President of the...
View ArticleTwitter Rage at SCOTUS Approach to Gerrymandering
>Source: 30dB.com – Supreme%20Court-and-GerrymanderingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to block Merrick Garland from getting a Supreme Court hearing—and the ensuing nomination and...
View ArticleTwitter Tepid — but Not Cool — to Possible SCOTUS Pick
> Source: 30dB.com – Amy%20Coney%20Barrett Republicans stalled and blocked their shot at confirming President Barack Obama’s pick for Justice Antonin Scalia’s vacant seat in 2016 and instead...
View ArticleThe Puppeteer of Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Splits Social
>Source: 30dB.com – The%20Federalist%20SocietyWhile Trump had a handpicked group of finalists for the role, he originally outsourced the selection process to the right-wing Federalist Society. Out...
View ArticleTwitter Just About Deadlocked Over Judge Kavanaugh
>Source: 30dB.com – Brett%20KavanaughThe conservative Kavanaugh faces a tough Senate confirmation battle even though the too-good-to-be-true way he presented himself to the public recalled the...
View ArticleThe Dwindling Online Fortunes of Brett Kavanaugh
>Source: 30dB.com – Brett%20KavanaughKavanaugh now ranks at just 38 percent positive opinions online despite pulling in 58 percent positives -last month. The reasons behind that downturn are...
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‘Who are You Going to Believe? Me, or Your Lying Eyes?’
I looked everywhere this morning to try and attribute that quote. It’s been running through my head for the last 24 hours. After spending a few minutes Googling, it seems everyone from Groucho Marx to...
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The Supremes Reinforce the Privilege of the Cross
The case involved a 40-foot tall concrete cross, the so-called “Peace Cross,” that was donated through private funds 90 years ago honoring 49 servicemembers who died in World War 1. It stands in...
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Why Ellen Is Wrong
Last week, the LGBTQ+ community had three significant stories. ◊♦◊ One was Friday being National Coming Out Day, a day for LGBTQ+ persons to tell whomever they please about their sexual orientation and...
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Supreme Court Fills Cup Half Full in Momentous LGBTQ Employment...
Today, we must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for being homosexual or transgender. The answer is clear. An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires...
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How to Save America: Redistricting Reform
Y’all? I don’t like to stir up drama over politics. But even I have my limits. Bring your gerrymandering fury and get your pitchforks. How to save America? Enough gerrymandering. Did you know American...
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Her Most Fervent Wish
In the wake of a monumental loss that hit me and billions of others like a massive tsunami last night. The morning after I am toggling back and forth between hope and despair. I had just finished a...
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Justice Gets an Orderly ‘Borking’
This retired judge just got out of the hospital and is in no condition to do a lick of research and therefore should not be practicing punditry. I have in past writings made my admiration for Ruth...
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Right and Wrong
“Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett, and we will vote on her nomination,” McConnell said, his face pinched, looking pained, which is not unusual. McConnell can look pained while smiling. “What about...
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Battles Lost
There was a telling moment, only one really, from the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Senator John Cornyn, (R) Texas, asked Coney Barrett what she was...
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Team Trump Must Bend, Not Us
For people who savor calling others snowflakes, Trump supporters certainly are a delicate bunch. And to hear many tell it, we should treat them as such, with understanding and compassion, giving them...
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