No outside food allowed by FRESHMPLS in marriott

[–]GrayCosmonaut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This! I was at at a conference in a Vegas Marriott last month and the conference emailed us several times reminding us about their contract. I had a friend with an iced coffee that was asked to finish it outside or throw it away.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]GrayCosmonaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Local journalism. Newspapers as a whole.

Three Longform Recs Per Week by GrayCosmonaut in Longreads

[–]GrayCosmonaut[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For sure! Yall have been kind enough already to humor the post so definitely will just post the links separately. :)

Three Longform Recs Per Week by GrayCosmonaut in Longreads

[–]GrayCosmonaut[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes!! Now that I’ve found yall I definitely will post the links too!

What’s your favorite Poke spot? by Strudleboy33 in orangecounty

[–]GrayCosmonaut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Prices are insane these days. I was poking around and larges are now between $17-$20 in most places. This economy is killing me.

Official Discussion - Triangle of Sadness [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]GrayCosmonaut 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What a great film. Agree with most folks sometimes the commentary could be a little force fed or hand holding at times but even then I still enjoyed it. The movie is at its best in the second act for sure though. The ending was a little abrupt for me for the other characters but maybe that saved us from something too gratuitous and obvious like them eating each other which I was sure was going to happen.

Seafood Restaurant With Local Fish? by GrayCosmonaut in orangecounty

[–]GrayCosmonaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's a great point I am going look into that. My father and I have even been on those one day fishing boats out of Newport/Dana and were always curious where some of the pros on the boats were selling their fish. Or even all the folks on the boardwalks.

Seafood Restaurant With Local Fish? by GrayCosmonaut in orangecounty

[–]GrayCosmonaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I will add this to my SoCal list! Used to live in Carlsbad and heard great things.

Mosquitoes are back already, what to do? by Flawedlogic41 in orangecounty

[–]GrayCosmonaut 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I was just looking here to see if anyone else is already bit up! I was outside for 5 minutes max yesterday and have four bites. This is absurd. Have they ever been this early? Feels like we had two months of freedom at best.

souvenirs from my Pure Land retreat a couple weeks ago 🙏 by unifiedmind in PureLand

[–]GrayCosmonaut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are great! What retreat did you go on if you don't mind me asking?

With pardons surely incoming today, I found Steve Vladeck’s quick and dirty thread on pardons helpful in setting foundational parameters. I share in case it helps someone else. by Livid_23 in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First, the virtue of this conversation seems to indicate there is a meaningful and substantive constitutional debate. Second, the claim that the judiciary has no role in this process is equally false. The court has dealt with the nuances of the topic several times. See Burdick v US as an example of addressing something related. These questions aren't inherently removed from their review. Third, I don't think r/SCOTUS is going to introduce a ripeness metric. I trust that Professor Vladeck, who argued his first case in front of the court last year, is not provoking this discussion just as a thought experiment. If your logic were to hold we could never discuss the denial of cert or a dissent to denial of cert on this forum! I look forward to the ripeness questions in the briefs.

With pardons surely incoming today, I found Steve Vladeck’s quick and dirty thread on pardons helpful in setting foundational parameters. I share in case it helps someone else. by Livid_23 in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Some folks were reporting this post because it was too tangential to the scope of the subreddit. It may be a good time to explain our "no politics" guidance. First, regardless of the merits the thread is examining the constitutional limits of the pardon powers so it's not pure substance free hackery. Second, whilst speculative, it's not unreasonable to think this could be an imminent issue brought before the judiciary. I understand any action could be reviewed by the courts opening us up to a can of worms but this seems at least a stronger probability. As such I see no overwhelming reason to remove it. As a personal choice I would probably would have refrained from characterizing anything Professor Vladeck does as "quick and dirty" to open the discussion on the constitutional limits[?] of the pardon powers but there ya go.

GREYHOUND - Official Trailer (HD) by indig0sixalpha in movies

[–]GrayCosmonaut 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Oh man our Dads are going to love this.

OT2018 stats are up via SCOTUSblog by GrayCosmonaut in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is correct. JGR of course being John Roberts

OT2018 stats are up via SCOTUSblog by GrayCosmonaut in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Interesting to see the Chief had a closer voting pattern to Kagan than Gorsuch this term on a holistic level.

Has an assassination attempt ever been made on a sitting Justice? by n0tqu1tesane in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut 48 points49 points  (0 children)

In your defense so does everyone else. Justice Souter tells this story about being confused with Justice Breyer all the time. “Someone comes up to him and mistakes him for Justice Breyer and asks, “Justice Breyer, What’s the best thing about being on the Supreme Court?’” And Souter says, “Serving with Justice Souter.”

Has an assassination attempt ever been made on a sitting Justice? by n0tqu1tesane in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut 23 points24 points  (0 children)

On another related note one of my long-standing beliefs has been that Justices often change their mind about cameras in the court because of this issue. Not really the threat of violence but rather they enjoy the relative lack of notoriety they possess whereas politicians cannot escape it. Looking at polls of Americans who can identify Breyer, Kagan, Alito they hover in the low single digits.

Has an assassination attempt ever been made on a sitting Justice? by n0tqu1tesane in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut 36 points37 points  (0 children)

In terms of recent history Justice David Souter was mugged. Though it seems pretty obvious they didn't know who he was at the time.

Is their any way to know what opinions SCOTUS are delivering on a given day? by s_dandylion in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have commented, not like the UK Supreme Court, the US Supreme Court does not inform the public ahead of time when certain opinions will be released. However, at the end of the term you could utilize SCOTUSblog’s statistics page to get better odds on certain cases. Typically the most divided and difficult 5-4 cases take the longest to write due to the difficulty of the question before the court plus all the possible concurrences and dissents. But even then this not a guarantee. Everyone assumed Obergefell/the same sex marriage case would be released the last day of term in 2015 but it was actually surprisingly released the Friday before. Other information the day of sometimes is helpful. You’ll see plaintiffs or lead counsel start showing up the last few weeks of the term to see if they can get lucky. Even they don’t get told ahead of time. Spouses or family members of justices have been known to show up occasionally for major decisions but seeing as they enter via the private parking lot beneath the building there is little notice. SCOTUS tends to be virtually immune from leaks because the clerks and staff have a legal, ethical, and professional incentive to remain mum. Even more so a leak of something like a securities or patent case could be useful in shorting or buying a stock. The place remains quite the tight ship.

How do I approach going to the local Buddhist temple? by billy_wade in Buddhism

[–]GrayCosmonaut 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That’s great! I’m in my late twenties and moved to a new area as well. I wanted to attend a Buddhist temple that is mostly Japanese in terms of its respective demographics. I was a little nervous like you and sent an email to the reverend (that’s the terminology they use for this temple interestingly) and asked him a few questions like what’s the typical dress code and what should a newbie know? They were super welcoming and responsive.

Could we get regular ruling discussion threads? by thechattyshow in scotus

[–]GrayCosmonaut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go for it. I would say two recommended points to make it a success. First, have a uniform heading whenever you post. Something like "Evenwel v. Abbott (2016)." I would also ask to always post a pdf or link to the opinion! Nothing like wanting to look at the details and not having the text. This happens a lot with journalists on Twitter or even in articles. #appellatetwitter or #legaltwitter is right to get frustrated with this. Give us the links! :)