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Supreme Court spends pages and pages deciding what “otherwise” means

1 year 2 months ago
Would you like my opinion on the other big court case of the day (so far)? Actually, you already have it. I wrote about it six months ago. A quick recap: the Sarbanes-Oxley bill makes it a crime to destroy evidence needed in an "official proceeding." It also says that anyone who "otherwise obstructs, influences, ...continue reading "Supreme Court spends pages and pages deciding what “otherwise” means"
Kevin Drum

Supreme Court decides courts are the very best at everything

1 year 2 months ago
The famous—or infamous—Chevron case isn't complicated. In a nutshell, it says that when Congress writes a vague law a federal agency should be allowed to interpret it in any reasonable way. Not any way. If an agency is flatly wrong, then a court can overturn it. But if there are multiple plausible ways of interpreting ...continue reading "Supreme Court decides courts are the very best at everything"
Kevin Drum

Adults Are Losing Their Shit About Teen Mental Health On Social Media, While Desperate Teens Are Using AI For Mental Help

1 year 2 months ago
It’s just like adults to be constantly diagnosing the wrong thing in trying to “save the children.” Over the last couple of years there’s been a mostly nonsense moral panic claiming that the teen mental health crisis must be due to social media. Of course, as we’ve detailed repeatedly, the actual research on this does […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis-based Gateway Pundit accused of using bankruptcy to derail defamation suits

1 year 2 months ago

The right-wing conspiracy website Gateway Pundit is accused of abusing the bankruptcy process to escape accountability in defamation lawsuits stemming from its false claims about the 2020 election.  Gateway Pundit, founded in St. Louis by brothers Jim and Joe Hoft, filed for bankruptcy in April as it was facing defamation lawsuits in Missouri and Colorado. […]

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Jason Hancock

Stunning Frontenac McAlpine mansion hits the market

1 year 2 months ago
A stunning English-inspired home in Frontenac, Missouri, designed by renowned architect Bobby McAlpine, features 6 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, 2 half baths, and a lower level entertainment area, all surrounded by a beautiful yard with a pool, hot tub, and pickleball court.
Kevin S. Held