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WND: SCOTUS Monitoring Kansas Blog Over Eligibility; TRSOL Seen by the House!
Monday, 23 Mar, 2009 – 8:30 | 31 Comments
WND: SCOTUS Monitoring Kansas Blog Over Eligibility; TRSOL Seen by the House!

WorldNetDaily reported this weekend that a Kansas-based blog, MsPlacedDemocrat.com, has been frequented by someone at the Supreme Court:
[Nancy Armstrong] tracked the page to her recent commentary about Orly Taitz … 
Her commentary included Taitz’ recent interviews, on which …

Leo Donofrio: Active Military Suit is Best Chance at Challenging POTUS Eligibility (Updated)
Friday, 30 Jan, 2009 – 10:55 | 91 Comments
Leo Donofrio: Active Military Suit is Best Chance at Challenging POTUS Eligibility (Updated)

Today, Leo Donofrio posted an article in which he posits that the best way to achieve standing in challenging an ineligible President, in his view, is to gather as many active military personnel and file …

Hollister v. Soetoro: Defendant Motion to Dismiss
Thursday, 29 Jan, 2009 – 22:52 | 227 Comments
<i>Hollister v. Soetoro</i>: Defendant Motion to Dismiss

I just received a copy of the Motion to Dismiss in Philip Berg’s recent case, Hollister v. Soetoro. Aside from the usual defensive arguments, the following footnotes are very telling:
Regarding Berg’s claim of ineligibility:
1 President Obama …

WND: Dr. Taitz to Request Records of Private SCOTUS Meeting with Obama
Wednesday, 28 Jan, 2009 – 16:09 | 16 Comments
WND: Dr. Taitz to Request Records of Private SCOTUS Meeting with Obama

WorldNetDaily reported yesterday that Dr. Orly Taitz, attorney for Plaintiffs in Keyes v. Bowen, Keyes v. Obama and Lightfoot v. Bowen, will soon be filing a motion to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to compel him to produce …

Lightfoot v. Bowen: Application for Stay Denied; Other Case Info; Dr. Taitz to File for Writ
Monday, 26 Jan, 2009 – 11:39 | 42 Comments
<i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>: Application for Stay Denied; Other Case Info; Dr. Taitz to File for Writ

According to today’s Supreme Court Orders, Dr. Orly Taitz’ case, Lightfoot v. Bowen, has been disposed of accordingly:
08A524
LIGHTFOOT, GAIL, ET AL. V. BOWEN, CA SEC. OF STATE
The application for stay addressed to The Chief Justice and referred …

Updates: Lightfoot v. Bowen, Kerchner v. Obama, Ankeny v. Daniels, Gitmo in the Judiciary
Friday, 23 Jan, 2009 – 16:08 | 30 Comments
Updates: <i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>, <i>Kerchner v. Obama</i>, <i>Ankeny v. Daniels</i>, Gitmo in the Judiciary

According to SCOTUSblog.com, there will probably be no scheduled Orders issued at all today:
As of 1:30 p.m., the Court has issued no other orders on pending cases. It thus appears that the next release of …

SCOTUS Docketing System Acting Strangely; Dr. Taitz Issues Subpoenas; Obama Re-Sworn In; Update: Dockets Up!
Wednesday, 21 Jan, 2009 – 22:15 | 27 Comments
SCOTUS Docketing System Acting Strangely; Dr. Taitz Issues Subpoenas; Obama Re-Sworn In; Update: Dockets Up!

Update: The docketing system now correctly shows dockets of eligibility cases (see my “Supreme Court Info” widget on the sidebar for links). Hopefully this was an honest mistake by some IT person somewhere.
Let’s hit the hot …

Berg v. Obama: SCOTUS Denies Stay Application
Wednesday, 21 Jan, 2009 – 10:21 | 78 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: SCOTUS Denies Stay Application

According to today’s Supreme Court Orders, the second Conference disposition of Berg v. Obama for injunctive relief has been denied:
08A505
BERG, PHILIP J. V. OBAMA, BARACK, ET AL.
(08-570)
The application for stay addressed to Justice Scalia and
referred to the …

Berg v. Obama, Lightfoot v. Bowen, Brockhausen v. Andrade: Decisions and Hearings
Saturday, 17 Jan, 2009 – 22:18 | 34 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama, Lightfoot v. Bowen, Brockhausen v. Andrade</i>: Decisions and Hearings

The 1st Amendment of the Constitution:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,  or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to …

Berg v. Obama: Case Disposition Likely Wednesday
Friday, 16 Jan, 2009 – 16:01 | 90 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: Case Disposition Likely Wednesday

According to today’s Supreme Court Orders, the disposition of Philip Berg’s case Berg v. Obama is likely to be received on Wednesday, January 21. The Supreme Court web site has the following announcement:
Please note that the Supreme Court Building …

Lightfoot v. Bowen: Motion Filed to Declare Obama Unqualified, Certiorari Before Judgment
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 21:39 | 13 Comments
<i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>: Motion Filed to Declare Obama Unqualified, Certiorari Before Judgment

Dr. Orly Taitz, lead counsel in Lightfoot v. Bowen, today filed the following motion to declare that the President-Elect fails to qualify under Article 2, Section 1 and Amendment 20 (including Rule 21 (2)(B) and (4), …

President-Elect Obama Visits the Supremes Today; Shuts Out Journalists at News Conferences
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 10:10 | 30 Comments
President-Elect Obama Visits the Supremes Today; Shuts Out Journalists at News Conferences

From the AP (Investigating Obama’s write-up):
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden plan to make a preinaugural visit to the Supreme Court.
The Obama transition team said the two will visit the …

Berg v. Obama: Second Conference Hearing on Friday
Tuesday, 13 Jan, 2009 – 10:06 | 44 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: Second Conference Hearing on Friday

Philip Berg, Plaintiff in Berg v. Obama, will have a second Conference this Friday, January 16, concerning his request to either (1) stay the Electoral College vote or (2) stay the certification of same (original docket; …

Berg v. Obama: SCOTUS Denies Writ of Certiorari “Before Judgment”
Monday, 12 Jan, 2009 – 10:29 | 68 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: SCOTUS Denies Writ of Certiorari “Before Judgment”

According to today’s Orders, Berg v. Obama (Phil Berg, Plaintiff) has been denied a writ of Certiorari:
08-570 BERG, PHILIP J. V. OBAMA, BARACK, ET AL.
The motion of Bill Anderson for leave to file a brief as
amicus curiae is …

Berg v. Obama: Case Disposition Likely Monday; Docket Updates
Friday, 9 Jan, 2009 – 14:45 | 117 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: Case Disposition Likely Monday; Docket Updates

According to the Supreme Court’s 2008 Term Court Orders page, the Court’s disposition of Berg v. Obama is likely not to happen until Monday, January 12, as the current Miscellaneous Order contains no reference to it.
As Jeff notes, …

Schneller v. Cortes: Justice Souter Denies Emergency Stay Application
Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 21:37 | 5 Comments
<i>Schneller v. Cortes</i>: Justice Souter Denies Emergency Stay Application

The Supreme Court docket (see also “Supreme Court Info” on the sidebar) for Schneller v. Cortes (Pennsylvania resident James Schneller, pro se Plaintiff) shows the following:

Jan 7 2009
Application (08A592) for a stay, submitted to Justice Souter.

Jan 8 2009
Application …

Dr. Orly Taitz: Conversation with Fitzgerald, Commentary on Lightfoot v. Bowen, GA Military Case?
Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 10:46 | 10 Comments
Dr. Orly Taitz: Conversation with Fitzgerald, Commentary on <i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>, GA Military Case?

Dr. Orly Taitz, the spirited and unstoppable activist who is counsel for the Plaintiffs (one of whom is Gail Lightfoot, Libertarian vice presidential candidate) in Lightfoot v. Bowen, reportedly had a conversation with US Attorney Patrick …

Lightfoot v. Bowen: Distributed for January 23 Conference
Wednesday, 7 Jan, 2009 – 15:50 | 40 Comments
<i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>: Distributed for January 23 Conference

The Supreme Court docket (see also “Supreme Court Info” on the sidebar) for Dr. Orly Taitz’ (counsel representing) case of Lightfoot v. Bowen now shows the following:

Jan 7 2009
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2009.

This now puts …

This Week in the Courts
Sunday, 4 Jan, 2009 – 10:03 | 10 Comments
This Week in the Courts

For the Barack Hussein Obama presidential eligibility saga, this week presents a number of important milestones for both the Legislative and Judicial branches of the federal government as well as the great State of Washington:

Thursday, …

Lightfoot v. Bowen: Submitted to the Chief Justice
Tuesday, 30 Dec, 2008 – 15:47 | 6 Comments
<i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>: Submitted to the Chief Justice

Yesterday, one of Dr. Orly Taitz’ cases, Lightfoot v. Bowen, currently shows on the docket (see also “Supreme Court Info” on the sidebar) that it has been refiled and submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts:
Application (08A524) …

Ericson v. Obama: VT Petitioner Seeking Attorney
Wednesday, 24 Dec, 2008 – 10:14 | 8 Comments
<i>Ericson v. Obama</i>: VT Petitioner Seeking Attorney

A concerned citizen from Vermont, Ms. Cris Ericson, is seeking an attorney pro bono to help her file a petition to the Supreme Court. Her case can be seen both at her website and via the Independent …

Berg v. Obama: A Second Conference Scheduled
Tuesday, 23 Dec, 2008 – 22:46 | 24 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: A Second Conference Scheduled

The docket (see also “Supreme Court Info” on the sidebar) for Plaintiff Philip J. Berg’s case, Berg v. Obama, now shows the following update:

Dec 23 2008
Application (08A505) referred to the Court.

Dec 23 2008
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January …

Berg v. Obama: Application Refiled to Justice Scalia
Saturday, 20 Dec, 2008 – 11:31 | 5 Comments
<i>Berg v. Obama</i>: Application Refiled to Justice Scalia

Philip Berg, Plaintiff in Berg v. Obama, has not only had his case submitted to Conference, but it has been refiled with Associate Justice Antonin Scalia:

Dec 18 2008
Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Scalia.

A current …

Leo Donofrio: “SCOTUS = WUSSY”
Friday, 19 Dec, 2008 – 10:46 | 22 Comments
Leo Donofrio: “SCOTUS = WUSSY”

Leo Donofrio, Plaintiff in Donofrio v. Wells, posted his thoughts today on specific cases presented in Cort Wrotnowski’s case, Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz and how Leo feels that the Supreme Court completely fumbled in their responsibilities to uphold the …

Berg v. Obama: Scheduled for Conference
Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2008 – 14:33 | 9 Comments
<b><i>Berg v. Obama</i>: Scheduled for Conference</b>

Philip Berg, Plaintiff in Berg v. Obama, has officially been schedule for Supreme Court Conference:

Dec 17 2008
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.

I did notice immediately below this line that there was a denial by Associate …

Lightfoot v. Bowen: Denied by Justice Kennedy, Resubmitted to Chief Justice Roberts
Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2008 – 13:54 | 3 Comments
<b><i>Lightfoot v. Bowen</i>: Denied by Justice Kennedy, Resubmitted to Chief Justice Roberts</b>

Dr. Orly Taitz DDS, counsel for Lightfoot v. Bowen, has had her stay application denied by Associate Justice Kennedy:

Dec 17 2008
Application (08A524) denied by Justice Kennedy.

However, she comments that the case is being resubmitted to Chief …