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"As courts claim the power to silence, censor and punish dissident speech about their own courts, it’s good to remember that the Supreme Court itself acknowledged it could do no such thing. Congress itself revised contempt law to make clear courts hold no such power and impeached a judge for exceeding it.
"Gag orders and contempt use during pending cases “produce restrictive results at the precise time when public interest in the matters discussed would naturally be at its height” and thereby “fall not only at a crucial time but upon the most important topics of discussion.” Bridges v. California, 314 U.S. 252, 270 (1941). This why courts cannot ban or punish statements even if those statements have a “reasonable tendency to obstruct justice in a pending case.”
Robert Barnes
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour:
