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Donald Trump still can’t shoot someone on Fifth Avenue

1 year 10 months ago
I'm no great fan of today's Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, but I've seen some fairly outlandish responses about how this makes the president a king, or it allows the president to assassinate political opponents, etc. Everyone needs to cool down a bit on this. First, it's true that this is the first time ...continue reading "Donald Trump still can’t shoot someone on Fifth Avenue"
Kevin Drum

Vermont Man Who Cursed At, Flipped Off Cop Scores Settlement From The State

1 year 10 months ago
You know, rather than paying out thousands or millions in lawsuits for retaliatory arrests, maybe states should just spend more money on skin thickening for their police officers. It’s not like case law isn’t pretty much completely established at this point. Flipping the bird to a cop is protected speech. So is complaining, however profanely, […]
Tim Cushing