Author: Shelley Powers

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Immigration Legal, Laws, and Regs

US vs Abbott an Appeals win

Drone photo of buoys as first deployed by Texas in Rio Grande
Buoys deployed by Texas in Rio Grande before adjustment to pull them into US waters

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 […]

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Photography

Silent Spring Nov 26 2023

Three vintage biplanes, doing air stunts against a cloudy sky. All three planes are trailing smoke. Black and white photo.
Vintage planes
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Photography

Silent Sunday Nov 12 2023

Black and white photo of an old chimpanzee, head down, hands clasped, sitting on a rope climb in the indoor chamber at the St. Louis zoo.
Old chimp in an enclosure
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Photography

Silent Sunday Oct 29 2023

Landscape scene featuring trees, palm and oak, and small garden buildings across a very calm lake. Foreground shows tall grasses. Sky is very blue, with puffy white clouds.
Georgia Coastal Botanical Gardens
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Immigration Legal, Laws, and Regs

US vs Abbott Amended Complaint

Drone photo of buoys as first deployed by Texas in Rio Grande
Buoys deployed by Texas in Rio Grande before adjustment to pull them into US waters

Pet case update time again. US vs Abbott The US has asked the court’s permission to file an amended complaint. I’ve attached a link to the redlined version showing the changes. I wondered why in the hell the US lawyers didn’t including the Mexican treaty in the original complaint. That should take priority over the […]