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One man zoned huge swaths of our region for sprawl, cars, and exclusion - Greater Greater Washington

One man zoned huge swaths of our region for sprawl, cars, and exclusion - Greater Greater Washington Historical sketch of a planner who shaped zoning and urban design in St. Louis, the Metro Washington area, and many other cities. "On...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 8, 2019 11:56 AM

How the Supreme Court became the most dangerous branch of government | Spectator USA

https://usa.spectator.co.uk/2018/07/how-the-left-captured-the-supreme-court/ Roger Kimball writes: "The distance between saying that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and saying that an interpretation foisted by the Court onto the Constitution is the supreme law is the distance between a government...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 6, 2018 6:15 PM

Two Nations, Revisited | National Affairs

Two Nations, Revisited | National Affairs Mary Eberstadt looks at poverty, #MeToo scandals, societal atomization, and identity politics as effects of the Sexual Revolution: 'The research was overwhelming, all of it proving the point that a stable family has come...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 5, 2018 4:41 PM

Bermuda abolishes same-sex marriage | CatholicHerald.co.uk

Bermuda abolishes same-sex marriage | CatholicHerald.co.uk 'The British Overseas Territory of Bermuda is to become the world's first territory to restore the traditional definition of marriage just six months after the island's Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex unions....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 12, 2017 9:14 AM

The meaningless Donald Trump Supreme Court list - The Washington Post

The meaningless Donald Trump Supreme Court list - The Washington Post "I think the list is meaningless for that. First, Trump's press release does not commit to choosing from this list. Rather, it states: 'The following list of potential Supreme...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 20, 2016 3:22 PM

Harvard Law Review Forum: Limits on the Treaty Power

Harvard Law Review Forum: Limits on the Treaty Power Can the President and the Senate override the Constitution by approving a treaty? U. S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) presents a scholarly essay on constitutional provisions and Supreme Court decisions regarding...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 10, 2014 11:24 AM

Swanson County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swanson County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Pete Best of Oklahoma's 77 counties, Swanson County (county seat Mountain View) was created in 1910 as the 77th county, formed from the southern part of Kiowa County and the western...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 1, 2013 9:15 AM

Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma - 397 U.S. 620 (1970) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center

Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma - 397 U.S. 620 (1970) The 1970 U. S. Supreme Court case that decided (6-3) that the tribes retained ownership of navigable river beds in Oklahoma....

Posted by Michael Bates on April 16, 2013 3:58 PM

Texas Bar Journal - March 2012 : McLennan County District Court, Burrus Mill & Elevator Co. V. Jim Rob Wills (1933)

Texas Bar Journal - March 2012 : Mclennan County District Court, Burrus Mill & Elevator Co. V. Jim Rob Wills (1933) When Bob Wills quit his job as a Light Crust Doughboy and started his own band, the Playboys, in...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 28, 2012 7:44 PM

Oklahoma Almanac 2005: Oklahoma History

Oklahoma Almanac 2005: Oklahoma History Comprehensive lists of Oklahoma's statewide elected officials, legislators, U. S. Senators and Representatives, District Judges, Appeals Court Judges, Supreme Court Justices, District Attorneys, Federal Judges, U. S. Attorneys, and U. S. Marshals, plus lists of...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 13, 2011 10:36 PM