Posted on 04/28/2022 8:19:52 AM PDT by LS
I got a note from a court analyst I call Zen Master to protect his identity. He has YET to be wrong on any call.
Ok, he is so specific he often will give me the week of confirmation of a justice, and was off 7 days on his date of Kavanaugh's confirmation when Christine Balless Edsel was dragged out at the last minute.
Anyway, he always knows who will be selected and when they wiull be confirmed. He's been right on all the decisions, as well.
He is looking at a case out today from the USSC, Cummings v Premier Rehab Keller. Zen Master says this is a "relatively inconsequential" case and the "details aren't important," but what IS important is who wrote it: Roberts.
"The court rarely has a justice write two consecutive decisions," he noted. "It looks bad." Gorsuch had a rare moment when he authored two decisions in November, but Zen Master thinks this is the exception.
The meaning of this is that Roberts wrote THIS decision and likely will NOT be authoring the Dobbs (abortion) decision. That would leave it to Thomas! Now, Thomas may assign this decision to someone else . . . but I don't think so.
It also means likely Roberts will be voting with the losers in a 5-4 decision against abortion.
No sooner did ZM send me this than Bloomberg's legal guy, Schor, came out with exactly the same argument. If Thomas writes this, a) it will be MUCH better argued, b) have FAR fewer loopholes that can be exploited or challenged, and c) make libs heads explode.
We’re done with asterisks.
Causing discomfort for a suspect's family members has been in their political DNA, and worse, for over a 100 years. We should expect no less.
What is relevant is that it is simply a matter of votes. impeachment by Pelosi's House would be an easy day's work. Conviction and removal by the Senate would be the result of a 2/3's vote.
What may be most important is whether he could continue to hear cases during any intentionally delayed process.
Off-topic, forgive me but do you guys remember Michael Luttig? Guy was talked up as “the next Scalia”.
How he’s writing propaganda pieces about Republicans “plotting to steal the 2024 election”. SMH.
Good one! Too bad you lost the scoop to LS & ZM…
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.