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Sotomayor is (gulp) … a Catholic – Part 3

By Jim Vicevich / June 3, 2009 /

It’s now officially out of hand.  We saw this coming a week ago when we just happened to catch liberal talk show host Bill Press bring it up. We made fun of it then, hardly believing that this would either be a plus in bringing Catholics on board … or a minus. But we so…

Sotomayor: She may be Catholic … but rest easy … she doesn’t attend Mass.

By Jim Vicevich / June 1, 2009 /

Well the mainstream media has finally caught on to what we at RVO have already blogged on twice. Once here and here … although I must admit both posts were to point out the absurdity of it all. Now the AP has noticed … but don’t worry … Sotomayor isn’t one of those “church going…

The Supreme Court’s “original jurisdiction”

By SoundOffSister / February 1, 2011 /

A caller to today’s show read from Article 3, Section 2 of the United States Constitution and, maintained that Judge Vinson’s ruling on Obamacare was unconstitutional because only the Supreme Court could hear the case. So, at the risk of putting everyone to sleep, let me explain the Supreme Court’s “original jurisdiction“. Pursuant to Title 28,…

How will firearm legislation be rewritten? SCOTUS incorporates 2nd Amendment

By Steve McGough / June 28, 2010 /

No time for analysis, but McDonald v. Chicago case has been resolved at the Supreme Court. In a 5 to 4 decision (expected), SCOTUS has ruled the 2nd Amendment is incorporated.

Freedom of association and the Supreme Court

By SoundOffSister / April 20, 2010 /

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will attempt to resolve an apparent conflict between the issue of “diversity” and the First Amendment right of “freedom of association”.  To me, at least, the facts are fascinating.

Oh my – Rumors about Chief Justice Roberts resignation begin (Rumors false)

By Steve McGough / March 4, 2010 /

Retracted by RadarOnline. Original below the fold.

Full text of arguments: McDonald v. Chicago

By Steve McGough / March 2, 2010 /

Here’s the full text for the arguments from today’s Supreme Court session concerning McDonald v. City of Chicago. I”ll consider posting a full HTML version if it is made available, but this one is a PDF file.

Supreme Court arguments – McDonald v. Chicago Second Amendment incorporation

By Steve McGough / March 2, 2010 / Comments Off on Supreme Court arguments – McDonald v. Chicago Second Amendment incorporation

SCOTUSblog is covering the Supreme Court this morning, starting with release of opinions and followed up by arguments in the McDonald v. Chicago Second Amendment incorporation case.

Shame on you, Mr. President

By SoundOffSister / January 29, 2010 /

As my brother isn’t ranting as much these days, perhaps I should step in.  President Obama’s comments Wednesday during the State of the Union address concerning the Supreme Court were nothing short of outrageous.

Eleventh hour stay of execution

By SoundOffSister / June 8, 2009 /

Monday the Supreme Court granted a stay of the Chrysler bankruptcy court’s order approving the “sale” of Chrysler to Fiat.  In layman’s terms, that means no “sale” will occur until the Supreme Court says so. The case arrived at the Supreme Court because the Attorney General of Indiana filed an appeal on behalf of three  Indiana…