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Few years ago we might have considered a fringe theory and by the way one heespoused that is all about the legislature and they could overrule anybody when it comes to laws governing elections. what would the impact be on elections if the court were to grant or follow -- grant -- issue a decision that comes under this independent state legislature theory? >> well it could potentially have a very broad impact. this case is about partisan gerrymandering which is problematic enough and the notion that the legislature could do whatever it wants without being checked what the court systems is viola...

Created the website wins here we'll live in a world in which any business with an expressive service could put up a sign that said women not served, jews not served and black people not served and claim a first amendment right to do so. and there are people outside of the court as arguments have begun, not only big statements in this case but this is a big week for the supreme court. today is the website argument, gay rights and wednesday is a big case involving the independent state legislature theory that state legislatures on their own have ultimate power to prescribe election rules and pro...

To a religious freedom issue? >> yeah, it is what makes it different from the baker case arguably. the baker case was decidedond grounds that it didn't have to do with the first amendment. it was more of a procedural problem there. but what she's saying is that unlike a baker, you could argue about whether a baker is an artist and is expressing themselves when they make a cake, you can't argue that so much with someone who creates websites for a living, using speech and using creativity in a more obvious way. so it comes under the rubric of the first amendment more cleanly and that is why folk...

A pinball machine from the 1930s made its way back to where it was made     RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — Racine historian Jim Mercier is always on the lookout for memorabilia to add to his collection, which contains thousands of items originated from the community. Mercier never knows what he’ll find, he said, but when he came across an online auction in Missouri for a pinball machine made right in the building he hosts a lot of his collection — the Racine Business Center — it was fate. “I knew right away: I just had to have this,” Mercier said. The wooden pinball ...

Guidelines and they were excellent. i have been doing religious freedom work for a quarter of a century and you know the difference between a political move, those were solid and this is the next step. what happened today. >> more from the daily beast, if you're opposed to marriage equality or dislike lgbt people, the trump administration just a few the green light to go ahead and refuse to serve them in your business or help them with their medical care. if and lgbt arson once to need your service no problem, tell them to shove off, the attorney general is right behind you. the same article t...