As you may recall, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District of California (NDCA), who has handled two of the most critical and transcendent litigations of the last decade, Perry v. Schwarzenegger and al-Haramain v. Bush/Obama, is retiring. Today, he has issued his last big opinion left on his table pre-retirement, the ruling on […]
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Vaughn Walker Issues Final al-Haramain Opinion on Damages and Attorney Fees
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Train, train, go away: Tea Party Governor-elect Walker compels business to leave state after he kills high-speed rail in Wisconsin
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Even before taking office, Republican Govs.-elect John Kasich (OH) and Scott Walker (WI) swiftly delivered on their “promises to kill America’s future” by rebuking a total of $ 1.2 billion in stimulus funding for high-speed rail projects in their states. Shunning the $ 810 million for the long-planned Wisconsin rail project, Walker promised to kill […]
Tea Party Gov.-Elect Walker Compels Business To Leave State After He Kills High Speed Rail In Wisconsin
Monday, December 13, 2010
Even before taking office, Republican Govs.-elect John Kasich (OH) and Scott Walker (WI) swiftly delivered on their “promises to kill America’s future” by rebuking a total of $ 1.2 billion in stimulus funding for high-speed rail projects in their states. Shunning the $ 810 million for the long-planned Wisconsin rail project, Walker promised to kill […]
Wisconsin: Keep an eye on Scott Walker
Thursday, December 9, 2010
For the second time today I’m referencing the latest edition of the National Review. Duncan Currie names four new Republican governors to watch-one of them is Wisconsin’s Scott Walker. Red State looks back at the midterms and declares,”With the exception of a few races (and the state of California), the November election was about the […]
Johnnie Walker Blue vs. Single Malts
Friday, December 3, 2010
A Washington Post story I was just reading had an ad for Johnnie Walker Blue Label, the venerable distillery’s finest blend. I’ve never had it, largely owing to the fact that it goes for $ 225 for a 750ML bottle and $ 550 for 1.75 liters. But I can’t understand why anyone would drink a blended […]
Johnnie Walker Blue vs. Single Malts
Friday, December 3, 2010
A Washington Post story I was just reading had an ad for Johnnie Walker Blue Label, the venerable distillery’s finest blend. I’ve never had it, largely owing to the fact that it goes for $ 225 for a 750ML bottle and $ 550 for 1.75 liters. But I can’t understand why anyone would drink a blended […]
Walker Leads Barrett for Wisconsin Governor
Monday, October 18, 2010
A new Wisconsin Public Radio poll shows Scott Walker (R) with a 9-point lead over Tom Barrett (D) in the race for governor, 50% to 41%. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire
As Vaughn Walker Moves On, There Are No Replacements
Thursday, September 30, 2010
As you have probably heard by now, Vaughn Walker, the Chief Judge for the Northern District of California, has announced his retirement: The United States District Court for the Northern District of California announces today that Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker will step down as chief judge effective December 31, 2010. Also, Chief Judge Walker […]
Judge Vaughn Walker Decides to Become An Advocate
Thursday, September 30, 2010
(Orin Kerr) News here. Old news, perhaps, but still interesting. The Volokh Conspiracy
Walker: ‘I was the original Tea Party in Wisconsin’
Monday, September 27, 2010
cnnLoadPLayer(‘politics/2010/09/27/veteran.wisconsin.governor.cnn’, ‘cnn-video-124866′, ’416x374_start_embed_onsite’, {}, ” ); (CNN) – Unlike Republican Senate nominee Ron Johnson, the millionaire businessman looking to unseat Sen. Russell Feingold, Wisconsin gubernatorial hopeful Scott Walker doesn’t have the luxury of running as an outsider at a time when veteran politicians are on the firing line. Walker has been in politics for 17 […]
WI GOV: Walker To Face Barrett
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Milwaukee Co. Exec. Scott Walker (R) has won the GOP primary, defeating former Rep. Mark Neumann (R). The AP has called the race for Walker, who led Neumann 57%-41% of the vote with 41% of precincts counted. Walker was thought to be the favorite for much of the summer, but a lack of public polling […]
Video: Scott Walker blasts Obama in WI gubernatorial ad
Monday, August 16, 2010
It’s pretty easy to see what Scott Walker’s campaign strategy will be in Wisconsin to win back the governor’s office for the GOP — and it won’t be Charlie Crist-like bandwagoning for Barack Obama. In this new ad, Walker blasts Obama for spending almost a billion dollars in transportation funds for a high-speed rail line […]
Judge Walker Denies Stay in SSM case. . .
Thursday, August 12, 2010
(Dale Carpenter) but has decided to keep it in place until Aug. 18 at 5 p.m., “at which time defendants and all persons under their control or supervision shall cease to apply or enforce Proposition 8.” The delay will allow the Ninth Circuit to hear the stay issue before any marriage licenses are issued. The Volokh […]
Why Are We So Sure Vaughn Walker Is Gay?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tracy Clark-Flory is asking. Gay Lesbian and Bisexual – United States – Family and Relationships – Marriage and Domestic Partnership – California Proposition 8 The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
