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RE: Illegal Gerrymandering, Part 2
As discussed in the posting here on August 28, 2026, the Tennessee state legislature enacted a new statute on May 7, 2026, to reapportion Tennessee’s nine Congressional Districts. The only occasions for this reapportionment was the United States Supreme Court’s decision of April 29, 2026, re-interpreting the federal Voting Rights Act,[1] and President Trump’s nearly… Continue reading
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RE: Separation of Church and State
On November 3, 2026, (Election Day in the United States), the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments of counsel to determine if a church’s discrimination against homosexual or transgender people may disqualify it from financial assistance from the government under the United States Constitution. See St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Sup.Ct. docket number 25-581.… Continue reading
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RE: SIX-PERSON JURIES
RE: SIX-PERSON JURIES Florida has a statute that requires the trial of non-capital criminal defendants by a six-person jury. Florida Statutes § 913.10. The United States Supreme Court upheld the Constitutionality of that statute in 1970. See Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970)(hereafter “The Williams Case”). The Court has agreed to reconsider its decision… Continue reading
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RE: A SET-BACK FOR THE PRESIDENT
On Monday, September 14, 2026, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to deny President Trump’s application to cancel a lower court injunction that prohibited the United States Postal Service from implementing its new rule to regulate voting by mail in the upcoming elections for Congress. See Sup.Ct. Order of September 14, 2026 in its Case No.… Continue reading
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RE: New Postal Service Regulations Governing Elections
Nearly three weeks ago, the United States Postal Service (the “USPS”) issued a new Rule to regulate a state’s efforts to authorize absentee balloting by U.S. mail in federal elections, including the imminent mid-term elections for seats in the United States Congress. Among other things, the new Rule 1) requires state election officials to compile… Continue reading
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RE: STOPPING THE “ADMINISTRATIVE STATE”
The United States Constitution contains three separate clauses that use the phrase “shall be vested” (hereafter called “The Vesting Clauses”). They each read as follows: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. U.S. Const., Art. I, §… Continue reading
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RE: Illegal Gerrymandering
On May 7, 2026, the Tennessee state legislature enacted, and Tennessee’s Governor signed Tennessee House Bill 7003. The statute gerrymandered[1] Tennessee’s Congressional District 9, that had consisted almost entirely of Shelby County, Tennessee, and its county seat Memphis, into three new districts encompassing numerous other Tennessee counties stretching as far away as the suburbs of… Continue reading
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RE: The Right to Sue States for Interference With Parenting Children With Gender Dysphoria
Statutes in the State of Washington authorize “gender transition” counseling and other therapies to certain children who have run away from home for the purpose of obtaining “gender transition” services against their parents’ will. A group of parents who are opposed to “gender transition” therapy for their children who are having signs of “gender dysphoria”… Continue reading
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RE: Capturing “Aliens”
Imagine an undocumented immigrant to the United States who has lived peacefully and lawfully in the United States for more than five years after his or her unlawful entry into the United States. That non-citizen remains subject to forced “removal” from the United States pursuant to federal civil procedure laws, see 8 U.S.C. Sections 1229… Continue reading
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RE: Follow-up On The New Round of Tariffs
In last week’s posting here, I offered my opinion that the two international trade statutes President Trump relied upon last month to impose new tariffs on imported goods were unconstitutional. Upon reflection, I have concluded that more explanation, from me, is necessary. The two statutes, 19 U.S.C. § 2411(b)&(c) and 19 U.S.C. §1338, plainly authorize… Continue reading
