Flotsam and Jetsam - Justice KBJ Has a Different Take on the 1st Amendment

Not only does freshly minted Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson not know simple biology (probably not all that rare among lawyers), she also has a peculiar view of the function of the 1st Amendment. Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Murthy v. Missouri, in Louisiana sued the Fed for instigating Covid censorship on social media. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.18.24, Jordan Boyd at Da Fed hears Justice Jackson Complain  First Amendment Is ‘Hamstringing’ Feds’ Censorship Efforts "“My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways in the most important time periods,” Jackson told Louisiana Solicitor General Benjamin Aguiñaga." Insty, IF TRUMP HAD BEEN REELECTED, WE WOULDN’T BE HEARING THIS KIND OF STUFF:  Matt Margolis at PJM, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Has a Horrifying View of the First Amendment. At the Babylon Bee, Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Right To Free Speech Could Lead To People Speaking Freely. At hat Hair Capt. Ed shakes his head, "Based on what I've heard about oral arguments today, I'm not sure this is satire. And I'm not sure that KBJ's the only one who thinks this way." NCLALegal, Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Pivotal NCLA Case Against Gov’t Social Media Censorship. Hat Hair's John Sexton, Supreme Court Hears Social Media Censorship Case (The Twitter Files Goes to Court). From Twitchy, 'Most Important SCOTUS Case of My Lifetime': Recap of Oral Arguments in Murthy v. Missouri, a thread of Jonathan Turley tweets. At Reason, SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech "Several justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts." Also, The New York Times Again Worries That Free Speech Endangers Democracy and ACLU, Once a Defender of Free Speech, Goes After a Whistleblower, "The former civil liberties group continues morphing into a progressive organization." Scott Johnson at Power Line fears A bloodbath in the Supreme Court. Capt. Ed says, "I certainly hope it went better for the victims of censorship than Scott thinks." Sundance at CTH didn't like what he heard either, Supreme Court Appears to Lean Favorably Toward Government in First Amendment Case of Federal Coercion of Social Media. At NewsBusters, 41 Times Google Has Interfered in US Elections Since 2008. Brianna Lyman at Da Fed hears a CNN Analyst Spreads Disinformation To Get Feds To Meddle In Elections Against Trump. 

Sarah Arnold at TownHall, AP Admits It Has No Evidence to Back Up Its Smear Piece on GOP Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno. At Breitbart, Associated Press Under Fire as Senators, Lawyers Question Legal Liability After Moreno Attack Piece.

Capt. Ed is amused by Lemon: Musk Dumped Me Because I Don't Look Like Him, IYKWIM. Vicky Taft at PJM, The Reason Why Diva Don Lemon Didn't Get His Show on X Is ... Wow "The list included: A free Tesla Cybertruck, $5 million signing bonus, $8 million yearly salary, Equity stake in X, Editorial Control over X news content, $10-15 million ad budget per year"

From Larry at Hat Hair, It's a Bloodbath (Hoax) Out There! (video). It's worth the time. At Althouse, Bloodbath, and "If it takes a bloodbath, let’s get it over with, no more appeasement." "Said Ronald Reagan, in 1970, talking about dealing with unrest on college campuses, quoted at the time in "Ronald Reagan Is Giving ‘Em Heck" (NYT)(free access link)." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.18.24, EBL, Democrats: Bloodbath! A Freaking Bloodbath!, The Geller Report, Media “Bloodbath”, This Ain’t Hell, A CNN Analyst takes ‘bloodbath’ comment out of context, insinuates anti-terror plan against Trump supporters. and The Federalist, Trump’s ‘Bloodbath’ Is The Fake News Media’s Latest Hysterics Over ‘Guy’ And ‘Sir’. 

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.18.24, Stephan Helgesen at Am Think thinks about The Moment You Started to Like Donald Trump. OTP,  Trump Looks To Add 2016 Campaign Manager Paul Manafort To 2024 Effort. Oh come on, can't you find someone else? At Da Fetched, New York Times Admits MAGA ‘Winning the War’ Over ‘Election Fraud’ Narrative. Brianna Lyman at Da Fed reports a  Lawsuit: Anti-Trump Official Illegally Designated Ballot Drop-Off Sites In Pennsylvania County. Josiah Lippencott at Am Great outs David French, Mike Pence, as the Judas Iscariot Wing of Conservative Inc. Jen Van Laar at RedState, 'Find the Votes': Newsom Scrounging for (Only) Democrat Mail-In Ballots to Pass Signature Tax Increase.

Lincoln Brown reports a 21-Year-Old Ousts GOP Incumbent in North Carolina. Da Caller fears Dems Could Flip North Carolina In 2024? Roll Call,  Biden team eyes expanding map to Texas, Florida despite Trump leads. Capt. Ed laughs, Bwa-HAHAHAHAHAHA ... [breathes] ... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ... Look, if they want to waste money in deep-red states, I say more power to them (by which I mean LESS power, natch). If anyone actually thinks for a hot second that Biden has any chance of flipping Texas in the middle of his border crisis, they shouldn't be in charge of money or a vehicle."  At the Center Square, an Analysis: The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip. Dan Greenfield at Front Page explains HIBOs: How the Hipster Left Took Over the Democrats, "And how the WOBOs took over from them." Logan Washburn at Da Fed, reports that Zuckbucks Group Teaches Election Offices How To Shut Down Speech And Influence Election Laws.

Capt. Ed believes Biden's Speech Was Not the Win the Political Class Thought It Was. Steve Cortes finds Young Americans Lose Hope -- and Turn Against Biden, "Our society fails young Americans – it’s time for change." The DailyBS, Biden stumbles through sad excuse of a St. Patrick’s Day speech, tells crowd when to clap. Hat Hair's KT, Biden's St. Patrick's Day Celebration Included Kennedy Family Members Minus RFK, Jr. Austen Peterson at HE, Stop calling for Biden to step aside "Let’s face it: Joe Biden, with his penchant for verbal misadventures -- like "Lincoln Riley" -- is the gift that keeps on giving. Not just to late-night comedians, but ironically, to his political adversaries."

Jerome R. Corsi at Am Think thinks Texas can Secure the Southern Border with a Military-Grade Solution. NYPo worries Joe Biden will do nothing on US border crisis, even after Laken Riley — and his reasons are beyond contempt. Hat Hair's KT cites Laken Riley's Father: She is Being “Used” by Politicians. It's true, but you use the tools you're handed. At TNP, Arizona’s Democrat Governor Begs Biden for $752M to Aid Illegal Migrants. What? I thought they were supposed to be big boon to the economy. Guy Benson at TownHall notes This Is What the Democrat Governor of Massachusetts Had to Say About a Child Rape in Her State. John Monahan@JohnMonahanTV, "Governor Healey speaks about alleged rape of 15 yo migrant girl by 26 yo man in Rockland. She says,”it is a horrible situation”. In regard to vetting she said,”No I think we have the right systems in place. Unfortunately, this is a terrible incident.” #Boston25"

Dan Chaitin at Da Wire reports Comer Says Biden Impeachment Inquiry Will Lead To ‘Multiple’ Criminal Referrals. Tristan Justice at Da Fed thinks Hunter Biden Attorney Likely Violated Ethics Rules By Exploiting Former Client Jared Kushner For Cheap PR.

Stephen Moore at Da Caller explains President Joe Biden’s Magical Thinking On Taxes.  Chris Chantrill at Am Think gives A Course in Biden Budgetology. Joe Klein at Front Page sees Biden’s Budget Proposal and Social Engineering as "Redistribution of wealth on steroids." Ace, Inflation Rises "Much More" than Expected;  Media Hails Joe Biden's Genius In Finally Curing Americans of Consumerism. "Hail the great leader! He brings us political prosperity!"

Bob Spencer at Front Page, Fani Gets to Stay. "But as a consolation prize, the prosecutor has to ditch her boy toy." Sundance, President Trump Lawyers Ask for an Appellate Review of Judge McAffee Decision Against Fani Willis.  

Althouse, "Donald Trump told an appellate court here Monday that he can’t obtain a bond for the full amount of the civil fraud judgment against him — more than $450 million, including interest..." ""... raising the possibility that the state attorney general’s office could begin to seize his assets unless the court agrees to halt the judgment while the former president appeals the verdict." At Breitbart, Impossible for Trump to Post Bond Covering $454M Civil Fraud Judgment: Lawyers. Mary Chastain at LI, Trump Cannot Get $464 Million Bond in New York Civil Case, “…efforts ‘have included approaching about 30 surety companies through 4 separate brokers.’” Vodka Pundit at PJM, 'Escape From New York,' Starring Donald Trump... and Every Other Developer. The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo examines An Irish society, an unpaid loan and the hypocrisy of Letitia James. From Da Caller, Former Trump Official Forced To Appear At Jail After John Roberts Declines Sentence Pause. Brianna Lyman at Da Fed, Dragging Trump Into Court While Biden Campaigns Is Election Interference, Regardless Of Verdict. Shipwreckedcrew at substack, The Heartburn for Democrats In The SCOTUS Reversal of the Colorado Supreme Court Comes From Part Of The Opinion That Goes Beyond Colorado ""Don't Bring Your Election Challenge To Us" Is the Message SCOTUS Sent to The Democrats." Capt. Ed comments "I admit I had not seen that message at the time, but it does seem pretty obvious in retrospect. The Court wants to be out of the election-deciding business, even to the narrow extent it had been involved before. With Democrats as invested in lawfare as they are, no wonder that panicked them."

Isabella Maria DeLuca

Tristan Justice at Da Fed reports a House Report: J6 Committee Hid Troves Of Records And Testimony Undermining Democrat Conspiracies. At ET, House May Refer January 6 Committee Members for Obstruction, Lawmaker Says. "‘As far as holding people accountable, yes, they should be,’ says Rep. Barry Loudermilk." Vicky Taft wonders What Was the CIA Doing at the January 6 Riot? At OTP, Feds Still Making J6 Arrests, Nab Influencer For Participating in 2021 Capitol Riot. "Influencer Arrested On Misdemeanors For Alleged Participating In 2021 Capitol Riot . . .  Conservative social influencer and former congressional staffer Isabella Maria DeLuca has been arrest in connection with the Capitol riot that occurred over three years ago. She was arrested Friday, according to court records unsealed on Monday. The 24-year-old DeLuca is charged in connection with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and passing a stolen table out of a broken window so that fellow rioters could use it as a weapon against police, the Associated Press reports. She was arrested in Irvine, California, on misdemeanor charges, including theft of government property, disorderly conduct and entering a restricted area. The Setauket, New York, native interned for former GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York, and GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, of Arizona," The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great wonders Guilty!—But Not Really Guilty? "A cynical public now expects any accused prominent leftist to remain unindicted, while any non-leftwing target will be indicted, convicted, and jailed—for the same alleged offenses."

At Breitbart, Arizona Bookstore Nixes ‘Drag Show for Palestine’ Event After Backlash: ‘They Should Do This in Palestine.’ From the Free Bacon, A California Synagogue Leased Space to a Muslim Group, Telling Members They Had an Obligation To 'Strengthen the Bonds' Between Communities. Things Went South From There. "Hamakom synagogue leased space to Islamic group and covered up pictures of Israeli hostages." You expected gratitude? At Am Think, Robert Weissberg thinks DIE Kills American Chip Manufacturing. At Hat Hair, John Sexton reports a Study: 'Woke' People More Likely to Be Anxious and Depressed and Dave Strom hears Bucolic Paintings Cause "Dark, Nationalist" Feelings in White People? Fuzzy Slippers at LI reports an Elite State Senator Claims That She ‘Feels Like A Slave’ Because She’s Not In the Majority. Or Something. "This is the epitome of privilege," From PM, Squatter granted restraining order against landlord by Washington State judge. "Jani Spencer, a real estate agent with Compass, said Kim is a repeat offender and has "done this more than once, " adding that Kim is "a con artist" and that her clients are still owed thousands of dollars in back rent."

Also from Breitbart, Riley Gaines: ‘It’s Time We Fight Back’ Against NCAA’s Trans Agenda and Colorado May Become First in Nation to Build Segregated Prison Cells for Transgender Inmates. TNP, Big Tobacco Divests from Big Trans. "Altria Group, the owners of Marlboro cigarettes manufacturer Philip Morris USA, are dumping 35 million shares in AB InBev, the owners of Bud Light." From Da Wire, Missouri Dems Read Trans Book To Children For ‘National Reading Day.’ Republicans Respond With Matt Walsh’s ‘Johnny The Walrus.’

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