TEXAS PUTS MAN TO DEATH, SCOTUS STAYS MUM | Roberts Court A Force For Freedom
July 28, 2017
TOP-ED
|In the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman praises the Supreme Court under CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS as a “force for freedom of expression.” He notes, “Liberals and others will often find fault with the court, as well as Trump. But thanks to the justices, they will have a wide berth to complain.”
CHECK HIS WIKIPEDIA PAGE
|The state of Texas just executed its fifth prisoner this year after failed appeals, including one at the last minute to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers for TaiChin Preyor, who was convicted in a 2004 murder, claimed the 46-year-old was not adequately represented by his former legal counsel. Preyor’s lawyers said the Texas inmate’s old attorneys committed fraud against the court and relied on Wikipedia for legal research. Preyer was put to death last night by lethal injection.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HOW YOU THINK IT WILL
|“The history and language of the Constitution and Supreme Court precedents suggest that the president does not enjoy general immunity from prosecution.” That’s Ronald Rotunda in The Washington Post explaining that indeed the president can be indicted, just not by ROBERT MUELLER.
MEANWHILE -- WAY OUT WEST
|The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that U.S. law does not allow state-owned rail projects to completely bypass California’s strict environmental regulations. This decision ensures there will be further legal complications for the bullet train planned to be built between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The project is estimated to be worth some $64 billion.