Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. If a criminal figures out a more effective way to break into people’s homes to steal more, should he receive a lighter sentence per dollar of what he steals? Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown...
judicial confirmations
UPDATED: Biden filibustered a black female judicial nominee for the nation’s second-highest court. Rasmussen Survey: Is it a good idea or a bad idea to make race and gender the basis of choosing appointments to the Supreme Court?
According to a new Rasmussen Reports survey of likely voters in late January, only 26% of voters think that it's a good idea to make race and gender the basis for choosing Supreme Court Justices. While Trump let people know in advance the people he would appoint to...
Biden Judicial nominee has at least two Class A Misdemeanors on his record, repeatedly driving with a suspended driver’s license, but he respects the law
An Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation into Andre Mathis, Biden's nominee to serve as the U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, found that he had his driver's license suspended three times due to driving-related...
Democrats announce plans to pack the federal Circuit and District Courts
While President Biden's commission on what changes should be made to the US Supreme Court has gotten the most attention, Democrats are also promising to increase the number of federal Circuit and District court judges --- also known as packing the courts. Trump was...
On Bill Martinez Live: Discussion about the consequences of a Joe Biden Presidency and Democrat controlled Senate.
Friday, October 16, 2020 Dr. John Lott talked with Bill Martinez on his national radio show about the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings as well as the consequences of a Joe Biden Presidency and Democrat controlled Senate.
Biden on the voters not deserving to know if he will pack the Supreme Court
KTNV reporter Ross DiMattei: "This is the number one thing that I've been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days." Biden: "Well you've been asked by the viewers who are probably Republicans who don't want me continuing to talk about what they're doing to...
At Real Clear Politics: Amy Coney Barrett a Clear 2nd Amendment Backer
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. The Second Amendment is hanging in the balance, and Trump’s Supreme Court nomination this Saturday will determine its fate. All of Trump’s likely nominees – 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 11th Circuit Judge...
At Newsweek: Senate Republicans have Precedent on Their Side
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Newsweek. While Senate Republicans promise to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court and Democrats threaten to pack the Court, leading Democrats claim precedent is on their side. "Mitch McConnell set...