Author Archives: Reality Check

Birther Attorney and Not a Constitutional Expert Succumbs to COVID-19

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Reality Check

We learned a few days ago that Birther attorney Mario Apuzzo had passed over the weekend from complications associated with COVID-19. Apuzzo was 65 years old and had been hospitalized with COVID and pneumonia. Apuzzo filed one of the early … Continue reading →

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Constitution Association, Inc v Kamala Devi Harris, the Other Harris Birther Lawsuit

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Reality Check

Now that Robert Laity’s lawsuit against Vice President Harris has been denied and denied again by SCOTUS we can turn our attention to another Harris Birther lawsuit that has been festering in the Southern District of California. A group calling … Continue reading →

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Laity v Harris Petition for Certiorari Denied by the Supreme Court

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Reality Check

The orders from the SCOTUS conference held last Thursday May 27 contained a one line denial of Robert Laity’s appeal of his loss in the DC Circuit. See page 3. I have consistently predicted that Laity’s appeal would be doomed … Continue reading →

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Robert Laity’s Appeal to the Supreme Court is Docketed

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Reality Check

Robert Laity’s futile appeal of his DC Circuit denial in Laity v Harris has now been docketed at the Supreme Court. The Clerk assigned case number 20-1503 to the petition for writ for certiorari. Vice President Harris has until May … Continue reading →

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DC Court of Appeals Denies Laity’s Request for a Hearing en Banc

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Reality Check

On March 18th the DC Court of Appeals denied Robert Laity’s request for a hearing in en banc in his quo warranto case against Vice President Kamala Harris. A hearing en banc is a rehearing of an appeal recently rejected … Continue reading →

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Comment Moderation on this Blog

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Reality Check

I thought I would discuss comment moderation in a brief post. First I am against comment moderation in general. I think requiring that every comment be moderated hinders open discussion. Blogs like the Post & Email moderate every comment. Sharon … Continue reading →

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2020 Election cases still active in the US Supreme Court

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Reality Check

This is a list of the election cases still active at SCOTUS. Thanks to SLQ at the Fogbow for adding one I missed. There may be more but this is what I could find yesterday. Three are appeals from state … Continue reading →

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Laity v Harris – Appeal to the DC District Court of Appeals

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Reality Check

Thanks to reader Northland10 for obtaining selected documents from Robert Laity’s appeal to the DC District Court of Appeals of his loss in his quo warranto case against Kama D. Harris in November in the DC District Court. I have … Continue reading →

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Et tu, Michael?

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Reality Check

In 21 days Mike Pence will have to be the one. He will have to sit as chair of a joint session of the new Congress that counts the electoral votes to officially “kill” any hope for a second term … Continue reading →

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Birther Robert Laity files first action against Kamala Harris questioning eligibility

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Reality Check

Case dismissed, see below. Robert Laity from Tonawanda, NY filed a complaint against Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris in which he claims she is not eligible to serve because she is not a natural born citizen. I have written … Continue reading →

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