Burningbird
Both the DOJ and Abbott have filed their closing arguments for the motion for a preliminary injunction. Do you know those twisty straws that are somehow supposed to make drinking something cooler? Well, that’s Abbott’s filing, in a nutshell. Even after Judge Ezra told Texas to cut the crap about an invasion, that’s all that’s […]
Pet case again. The hearing was today, and as expected, Ezra rejected any of Abbott’s claims about ‘invasion’. He’ll rule on whether the buoys violate the Rivers and Harbors Act, and whether the Rio Grande is a navigable river. I expect him to rule in favor of the federal government. But, this is Texas. And […]
My pet court case continues after Texas skullduggery in the dead of night. Texas filed a motion for leave to file a ‘surreply’ in response to the US reply. Normally after motion, response, reply, the case is briefed and ready for the judge. But Texas has to get in one more shot, and it’s a […]
The Judge set a hearing on the preliminary injunction for August 22 in the US vs Abbott case. In the meantime, the US _just_ filed a notice that Texas has been moving the barrier in the dead of night. Most likely trying to drag it out of Mexican territory. It won’t matter, because it will […]
And in my current favorite legal case, US vs Abbott, the federal government has responded to the reply Texas filed against the demand for a preliminary injunction. This damn case is such a no brainer. The majority of the buoys are in Mexican territory and must be removed. Mexico has asked the federal government to […]