The IRS scandal I wrote about last week now has a new twist: Louis Lerner, the officer responsible for scrutinizing Tea Party 501(c)(4) applications, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination on the stand in front of a house congressional meeting. Her invocation came after House Speaker John Boehner stated that he wanted to …
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On this day in 1964 the United States passed the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution making it illegal to impose poll taxes at the voting booth. A year later Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would push President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Two years ago the United States …
Continue reading The 24th Amendment and “Alternative Facts” – Dorer DailyAccording to the Supreme Court of the United States, refusing to answer questions is not an invocation of your right to silence under The Fifth Amendment and if you refuse to answer questions and haven’t been mirandized yet, your Fifth Amendment rights don’t attach, and the silence can be used substantively against you. Here’s what …
Continue reading The Sounds of Silence — Inculpation by Saying NothingAP is reporting today that the Senate rejected expanded background checks, ostensibly making the pushes for gun control regulations following Sandy Hook dead. I was under the impression that in the early 90’s the NRA supported universal background checks. Apparently, those facts were skewed by Joe Biden. I did a little research on the Republican platform on Gun …
Continue reading The Law that Killed Gun Control Protects Abortion RightsWelcome back to the David Dorer Show! Last week I was on break, and Roasted Live July 4th will be our next episode! This week is the “Dog Eat Dog Eat Emails” Edition of the David Dorer Show, where we will discuss the lost e-mails of Lois Lerner, key player in the IRS scandal, conflicts between Russia …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – Dog Eat Dog Eat Emails EditionWelcome back to the David Dorer Show!This week is the “Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object” Edition where we will discuss the stalemate which ensues when hard heads clash: Specifically, Lois Lerner testifying on the “IRS Scandal” this week, escalating hostilities between the Ukraine, Crimea, and Russia, and the Savannah port dredging project. My panelists …
Continue reading David Dorer Show: “The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object” EditionThis week Melanie (@pmelogna) and I discuss the landmark decision of United States vs. Windsor and Hollingsworth vs. Perry. The consequences to the Defense of Marriage Act, California’s Marriage Definition Proposition 8, and Homosexuals’ right to marry are all issues of conversation, legal standing and the Fifth Amendment are some big legal issues. Make sure …
Continue reading Talking Law with David Dorer, June 26th, 2013 — DOMA and Prop 8.Yesterday I blogged about the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher vs. The University of Texas and how legislation with a discriminatory impact that does not have a discriminatory intent does not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby vs. Holder deserves a similar analysis, with what I consider a different …
Continue reading Supreme Court in Shelby Opens the Door for Voter ID Civil Rights Litigation