The Endangered Species Act turns 50, the economy is doing well, and Texas border antics causing more trouble
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Silent Sunday Dec 10 2023
More on my favorite case The dissenting judge is a Trump-appointed judge long known for his extremist views. And my goodness, he wrote an awful dissent. Gov. Abbott must remove ‘floating wall’ from the Rio Grande, 5th Circuit rules
One particular passage stands out for me. The courts have to consider every argument raised in self-defense in a court case. Including Texas’ assertion that it was protecting itself “against an invasion.” ‘Here, Texas’s self-defense argument does not preclude the issuance of a preliminary injunction. First, the district court adequately considered Texas’s arguments. Further, the […]
Remember my pet case, US vs Abbott? About Texas building a saw-bladed buoy system in the middle of the Rio Grande? The Fifth circuit just ruled in the US favor, with the dissenting judge catching the line Thomas threw, attempting to completely overthrow the Clean Water laws. It was a win, but a win that […]