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blowflyfag · 11 months ago

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated: 1995 THE YEAR IN WRESTLING. March 1996

MOST IMPROVED WRESTLER OF THE YEAR “DIAMOND” DALLAS PAGE: 21,919 votes

Managing was supposed to be “Diamond” Dallas Page’s specialty–his only specialty. So when he decided to begin competing as a wrestler full-time a few years back, well, it looked like an even worse move; Page just didn’t look like a wrestler.

Eventually, though, Page became more than a wrestler, he became a champion. In the process, he became Most Improved Wrestler of the Year for 1995.

“For a guy who used to do nothing but talk, talk, talk,” wrote Brenda Parmalee of Houston, “Page has come a long way.”

He certainly has. Page’s repertoire includes several different suplexes and a few nifty flying moves. He’s also a rugged, courageous brawler, and his stamina has improved greatly. Perhaps most important, he also possesses a finishing maneuver: an excellent version of the DDT that he calls the “Diamond Cutter.”

In a sense, his success should come as no surprise. As manager of Badd Company in the AWA, and later The Freebirds, Page proved himself an excellent instructor, as well as a fine strategist. Now he’s merely using for himself what he had tried to impart to others.

“Page always liked to brag that he was so great,” wrote Carl Belinda of Ames. Iowa. “Now he’s starting to back up his boasts. About time.”

He has backed them up with wins over Dave Sullivan, Hacksaw Duggan, Alex Wright, and Johnny B. Badd, and especially with his Tv title victory over The Renegade at Fall Brawl.

“It doesn’t surprise me that DDP won a title,” said Pat Tanka, whom Page managed in Badd Company. “He always said he wanted to wrestle more. It took him a while to get going, but once he started winning, he wasn’t going to let anything get in his way.”

As dramatically as Page has improved, the consensus is that he’d be even better if he didn't spend so much time trying to impress the Diamond Doll. His attempts to win her interest have forced him to make bad decisions.

“He’s also jealous of the attention she gets,” Sting explained. “He loses his cool and does stupid things. He’s lucky it hasn’t cost him much yet, but he better be aware of it.”

On the other hand, Page may not have improved so strongly if Doll hadn’t been there to inspire him.

RUNNERS-UP

TOMMY DREAMER: 14,910 votes

First runner-up: Dreamer began showing marked improvement after he returned to ECW from a tour of Japan early in the year. He’s quicker, he’s a better brawler (especially outside of the ring), and he executes an excellent DDT. For most of the year, Dreamer feuded with Raven in ECW, where many fans consider him the ultimate hardcore wrestler and cheer him wildly.

HARLEM HEAT: 12,613 votes

Second runner-up: Despite having won several titles in Texas, Booker T and Stevie Ray were unheralded when they signed with Sherri Martel in 1994. After a dubious start, they have gone on to win four WCW World tag team titles. In a memorable feud with The Nasty Boys, they displayed increased confidence and finely honed killer instinct.

SAVIO VEGA: 9,983 votes

Third runner-up: At the beginning of 1995, Vega wasn’t doing much. Then he came to the WWF in May. rescued Razor Ramon from an attack by Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie, and started looking like a winner himself. He is a martial arts master as well as a better-than-average brawler. He’s a good friend of Razor, and that has helped him gain opportunities for success.

VOTES FOR OTHERS (15,812)

Some of the top vote-getters who did not capture a runner-up spot include: Jesse James Armstrong, Barry Horowitz, Jean-Pierre Lafitte, Dan Severn, and Taz.

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wm30autographarchive · 10 months ago

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1) Charlotte Flair (January 8, 2016) 2) Daniel Bryan (February 26, 2016) 3) Natalya (June 13, 2016) 4) Sasha Banks (June 13, 2016) 5) Ted DiBiase (July 23, 2016) 6) Batista (January 7, 2017) 7) Razor Ramon (March 19, 2017) 8) Mark Henry (November 16, 2017) 9) Heath Slater (November 16, 2017) 10) Billy Gunn (January 6, 2018) 11) Emma (April 6, 2018) 12) Vickie Guerrero (April 6, 2018) 13) “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan (April 6, 2018) 14) Jack Swagger (April 6, 2018) 15) Summer Rae (April 6, 2018) 16) Jerry “The King” Lawler (April 6, 2018) 17) Rosa Mendes (April 6, 2018) 18) Jake “The Snake” Roberts (April 6, 2018) 19) “Dangerous” Danny Davis (April 6, 2018) 20) Mick Foley (April 6, 2018) 21) Alberto Del Rio (April 6, 2018) 22) Ryback (April 6, 2018) 23) Ron Simmons (April 6, 2018) 24) Trish Status (April 6, 2018) 25) Lita (April 6, 2018) 26) “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart (April 7, 2018) 27) Cesaro (April 7, 2018) 28) Diego (April 7, 2018) 29) Fernando (April 7, 2018) 30) Sin Cara (April 7, 2018) 31) Booker T (April 7, 2018) 32) Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat (April 8, 2018) 33) “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (April 8, 2018) 34) Kofi Kingston (November 2, 2019) 35) Big E (November 2, 2019) 36) Xavier Woods (November 2, 2019) 37) Randy Orton (January 25, 2020) 38) Fandango (April 1, 2022) 39) Lilian Garcia (April 1, 2022) 40) “Road Dog” Jesse James (April 1, 2022) 41) Zack Ryder (April 1, 2022) 42) Sgt. Slaughter (April 1, 2022) 43) The Big Show (April 1, 2022) 44) Erick Rowan (April 1, 2022) 45) Bray Wyatt (April 1, 2022) 46) Bret “The Hitman” Hart (April 1, 2022) 47) Dean Ambrose (April 1, 2022) 48) Curtis Axel (April 1, 2022) 49) JBL (April 2, 2022) 50) The Undertaker (April 3, 2022) 51) Rey Mysterio (July 28, 2023) 52) Hulk Hogan (January 28, 2024)

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305 US Climate Mayors commit to adopt, honor and uphold Paris Climate Agreement goals

STATEMENT FROM THE CLIMATE MAYORS IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

The President’s denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America’s cities.

As 305 US Mayors representing 61 million Americans, we will adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement. We will intensify efforts to meet each of our cities’ current climate goals, push for new action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, and work together to create a 21st century clean energy economy.

We will continue to lead. We are increasing investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. We will buy and create more demand for electric cars and trucks. We will increase our efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, create a clean energy economy, and stand for environmental justice. And if the President wants to break the promises made to our allies enshrined in the historic Paris Agreement, we’ll build and strengthen relationships around the world to protect the planet from devastating climate risks.

The world cannot wait — and neither will we.

Signed,

Mayor Eric Garcetti City of Los Angeles, CA

Mayor Martin J Walsh City of Boston, MA

Mayor Bill de Blasio New York City, NY

Mayor Sylvester Turner City of Houston, TX

Mayor Madeline Rogero City of Knoxville, TN

Mayor Rahm Emanuel City of Chicago, IL

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Mayor Greg Scharff City of Palo Alto, CA

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Mayor Donald Grebien City of Pawtucket, RI

Mayor David Glass City of Petaluma, CA

Mayor Greg Stanton City of Phoenix, AZ

Mayor Cindy S Perry City of Pittsboro, NC

Mayor William Peduto City of Pittsburgh, PA

Mayor Kurt R Metzger City of Pleasant Ridge, MI

Mayor Lamar Fisher City of Pompano Beach, FL

Mayor Ethan Strimling City of Portland, ME

Mayor Ted Wheeler City of Portland, OR

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Mayor Liz Lempert City of Princeton, NJ

Mayor Jorge O Elorza City of Providence, RI

Mayor Nancy McFarlane City of Raleigh, NC

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Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson City of Toledo, OH

Mayor Patrick J. Furey City of Torrance, CA

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Mayor Eric E Jackson City of Trenton, NJ

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Mayor Dave Chapin City of Vail, CO

Mayor Muriel Bowser City of Washington, D.C.

Mayor Oscar Rios City of Watsonville, CA

Mayor Shari G Cantor City of West Hartford, CT

Mayor Edward O’Brien City of West Haven, CT

Mayor John Heilman City of West Hollywood, CA

Mayor John Dennis City of West Lafayette, IN

Mayor Jeri Muoio City of West Palm Beach, FL

Mayor Christopher Cabaldon City of West Sacramento, CA

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Mayor Ryan Reynolds City of Whitney Point, NY

Mayor Debora Fudge City of Windsor, CA

Mayor Allen Joines City of Winston Salem, NC

Mayor Angel Barajas City of Woodland, CA

Mayor Joseph M Petty City of Worcester, MA

Mayor Mike Spano City of Yonkers, NY

Mayor Amanda Maria Edmonds City of Ypsilanti, MI

Updated signatories as of 10:30am PT on June 15, 2017

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maxwellyjordan · 5 years ago

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Tuesday round-up

This morning the court will hear argument in two of its highest-profile cases this term: Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Vance, President Donald Trump’s efforts to shield his financial records, including his tax returns, from subpoenas issued to his accountant and lenders by a New York grand jury and three congressional committees. Amy Howe previewed the cases for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Philip Duggan and Robert Reese Oñate preview Mazars at Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, and Sean Kealy has a preview at Subscript Law. Zora Franicevic and Connor Grant-Knight provide Cornell’s preview of Vance, and Jim Wheaton previews the case for Subscript Law.

Nina Totenberg reports for NPR that “[h]ow the court decides these cases could dramatically change the balance of power among the three branches of government, thus shifting the American system of checks and balances.” For The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Jess Bravin reports that, “[w]hile contending that Congress can’t seek information regarding potential crimes under the guise of legislative oversight, in the companion case Mr. Trump’s lawyers say that states are powerless to investigate him for possible violations of their own laws.” At The Economist’s Espresso blog, Steven Mazie notes that “[p]recedent is not friendly to Mr Trump’s plea[:] When Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton faced other predicaments involving the separation of powers, the Supreme Court decided against both, unanimously.” Joan Biskupic, at CNN, highlights “six things to watch for” in today’s arguments.

At Justia’s Verdict blog, Rodger Citron suggests that the critical question is “which Chief Justice John Roberts will show up.” Commentary on Vance comes from David Boyle at Boyle’s Laws. At The Atlantic (via How Appealing), Quinta Jurecic argues that, ”[a]s it was during the Russia investigation, and during the impeachment proceedings, the core of Trump’s claim is: Everything I do is beyond questioning; everything you do deserves the closest scrutiny.” The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal writes that “Mr. Trump won’t be President forever, and the Court will have to reflect on how its decisions will affect America’s political institutions amid hyper-partisanship that won’t end when a Democrat takes the White House.”

This blog’s analysis of yesterday’s oral argument in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, in which the considered the scope of the “ministerial exception” to federal employment discrimination laws, come from Amy Howe, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Mark Walsh reports for Education Week’s School Law Blog that the justices “spent more than 90 minutes of oral arguments over the telephone Monday wrestling with where to draw the line between employees of religious schools who will remain protected by civil rights law and those who will not because they are considered ministers of the faith.” Nina Totenberg and Krishnadev Calamur report at NPR that “[t]he Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled Wednesday that it is on the verge of carving out a giant exception to the nation’s fair employment laws.” At Fox News, Ron Blitzer and Bill Mears report that “[c]onservative justices appeared to believe the issue is too murky for the court to decide how religious organizations should define religious roles.” David Savage reports for the Los Angeles Times that “[t]he argument featured a new twist on an old doctrine[:] In recent decades, conservatives have shunned the phrase ‘separation of church and state’ because they associated it with the liberal era when the justices struck down prayers in public schools and barred state aid for children in parochial schools[, b]ut a lawyer representing the Catholic schools in Los Angeles led off Monday’s argument by citing that principle.” At the Constitutional Law Prof Blog, Ruthann Robson writes that, although “the ministerial exemption as rooted in the free exercise and establishment clauses of the First Amendment originally excepted only ‘ministers,’ there is a chance that it will be broadened to include all – – – or almost all – – – employees at religious organizations.”

At Bloomberg Law, Jordan Rubin reports that “[q]uestions asked by Justice Neil Gorsuch” during yesterday’s argument in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which asks whether Oklahoma had jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by an Indian within the historical boundaries of the Creek reservation in eastern Oklahoma, “suggest he’s skeptical of the Oklahoma government’s stance against tribes and a criminal defendant in a hugely consequential case over the status of American Indian lands.” At Reuters, Lawrence Hurley reports that “[s]ome justices including conservative Justice Samuel Alito appeared concerned about the potentially broad ramifications of a ruling backing tribal authority.” Jess Bravin reports for The Wall Street Journal that “[a] ruling could potentially put into question hundreds of criminal convictions from Oklahoma state courts,” and that “the case could have even broader implications, depending on whether the court recognizes tribal sovereignty over land that Washington once promised to Native Americans[:] The legal framework in Tulsa, Okla., and the rest of the region could be affected, including taxing powers and contracts involving tribe members.”

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At The Detroit News (via How Appealing), Melissa Nann Burke reports that “Aimee Stephens, the Michigan woman who last year became the first transgender person to have a civil rights complaint heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, might not live to hear whether she won,” because she “is now in stage four renal failure and under hospice care.”

In an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer (via How Appealing), U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Marjorie Rendell offers a judge’s guide to the Supreme Court’s live-streamed arguments, noting that “[w]e are privileged, at least for the time being, to be flies on the wall while the sausage gets made.”

In an op-ed at the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Daniel Cotter discusses the latest Supreme Court news.

At Dorf on Law, Michael Dorf pushes back against Justice Clarence Thomas�� originalist critique of the First Amendment overbreadth doctrine in a concurrence last week in United States v. Sineneng-Smith, arguing that “[u]nless and until Justice Thomas abandons the modern First Amendment entirely, one should regard with extreme skepticism his call for the re-examination of specific doctrines–like overbreadth and the rule of NY Times v. Sullivan that he criticized last year.”

At The World and Everything in It (podcast), Mary Reichard discusses the arguments in U.S.. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com, which asks whether the addition of “.com” to a generic term creates a protectable trademark, and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, a challenge to the federal government’s expansion of the “conscience exemption” to the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate.

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The Mega Powers (w/ Miss Elizabeth) vs. the Mega Bucks (w/ Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and Virgil)

So as we head towards the end of the summer of 1988, it was pretty clear that there were a lot of big things going on within the WWF and there had to be a big show to bridge the gap between Wrestlemania and Survivor Series. Now while we did have Wrestlefest back in July, you knew that was not going to be that big of a show and instead we would end up getting what would be the last PPV to comprise what fans would know as the “Big 4”. It was pretty obvious that this new show dubbed Summerslam would be treated as the biggest show for the summer and the fact that it would take place in MSG made it feel like a special show. Making the show feel even more special is the main event of this show which is the Mega Powers of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage taking on the team of Ted Dibiase and Andre the Giant who would go by the name the Mega Bucks. We have seen throughout the year how hot the feud between Savage and Dibiase was and now adding Andre and Hogan into the mix made it feel even bigger, and the fact that they had this match here and did the singles matches back at Wrestlefest showed that this was going to be a major show that you had to see. Adding to that is the fact that Jesse Ventura was named the guest referee made the match even more intriguing as you wondered how he would sway in the match.

Since Wrestlefest which saw Savage retain the WWF Title against Dibiase and Hogan defeat Andre in a steel cage match, the two teams would mainly stay apart on TV as they would cut promos on each other to build this match. Savage and Dibiase would continue to feud on the house shows coming out of Wrestlefest and they would continue to trade wins while Andre would resume his feud with Jim Duggan until August when Savage would fight Andre on the house shows. On the 8/21 Superstars, we saw Dibiase attempt to bribe Ventura by stuffing money into his pocket and the next week, Ventura claimed that he would take money if given to him and he would call it down the middle. As mentioned, there was a lot of intrigue going into this match given how hot the feuds have been throughout the year and ultimately the wild card could end up being Ventura.

Hogan and Savage give a great promo early in the show as they put over their intensity and tease that Elizabeth will be their “secret weapon”, and in a unique bit Bobby interrupts Gorilla and Graham as he gives a report on the Mega Bucks and a phony report on the Powers. We then get an interview with Ventura as he puts himself over as the only man that can be the referee for this match, and he calmly says he will take any money that is given to him. Ventura gets a mixed reaction from the crowd as he comes out in all his glory and the Mega Bucks were red hot as heels as they come out brimming with confidence, and the Mega Powers get a huge pop from the crowd as they are ready for battle. The crowd is completely buzzing for this match and I like that Hogan and Savage are dressed alike to complete their unity, and in a weird move Ventura switches the tag ropes in the corners which was really never explained why. Savage offers to start the match for his team as Dibiase appears to start for his only for Andre to come in instead, and they lock up with Andre shoving Savage into the corner and he pounds on him before hitting a headbutt. Dibiase tags in as Savage escapes the corner and they square off until Dibiase demands that Hogan come in, and Hogan tags in and they lock up with Dibiase raking the eyes only for Hogan to block two shots and he catches a kick attempt before hitting an atomic drop. Savage and Hogan takes turns pounding on Dibiase until Savage knocks him down and Hogan gets a shot in on Andre, and Hogan hits a high elbow on Dibiase and tags Savage as they hit a double back elbow on Dibiase. They drop a pair of elbows on Dibiase and Savage rams him into the buckle repeatedly as Hogan tags back in, and Savage holds Dibiase as Hogan kicks at him and he rakes the eyes before ramming him into the buckles. He rams Dibiase into Savage’s boot and tags him in as Savage goes up top and Hogan holds Dibiase, and Savage hits an axehandle on Dibiase and then he drops a knee on Dibiase for a two count. Hogan tags in and they hit a double big boot on Dibiase for a two count, and Hogan hits a slam on Dibiase and drops a trio of elbows on him before going after Andre only for Andre to grab him and he hits a headbutt on Hogan. Savage gets in the ring and confronts Ventura as Andre comes in and hits a headbutt on Savage, and Andre kicks Savage to the floor as Dibiase drops an elbow on Hogan and tags Andre before stomping on Hogan. Andre sits down on Hogan’s ribs repeatedly and uses the rope to choke him before putting his boot onto the buckle and ramming Hogan’s head into it, and he hooks a submission on Hogan and takes him to the mat before using his strap to choke Hogan. Dibiase comes in behind Ventura’s back and gets a shot in on Hogan before returning to the apron and he tags in, and he kicks at Hogan as Andre gets a shot in and Dibiase pounds on Hogan in the corner. Dibiase hits a clothesline on Hogan for a two count and he drops a knee on Hogan before dropping a pair of fists on him for a two count, and Dibiase hooks another submission on Hogan who fights to his feet only for Dibiase to bring him back down to the mat. Dibiase continues to grind down on Hogan as Ventura checks the arm only for Hogan to fight to his feet and he breaks the hold, and he ducks a shot only for both men to clothesline each other. Savage gets the hot tag and fires up on Dibiase before whipping him into the corner and hitting a back elbow, and he hits a backdrop on Dibiase and then he leaps over the top rope as he hotshots Dibiase on the top rope. Savage goes up top and hits an axehandle on Dibiase before driving the elbow into his head only to miss a charge as he hits the corner, and Dibiase pounds on Savage only for Savage to block a ram into the buckle and he rams Dibiase into the buckle. Dibiase reverses a whip and Savage ducks a shot before hitting a high crossbody on Dibiase for a two count, but Dibiase catches Savage with a clothesline and tags Andre who gets a shot in on Savage and rams the shoulder into him repeatedly in the corner. He splashes Savage in the corner repeatedly and knocks him down before sitting down on him twice, and he hits a headbutt on Savage and tags Dibiase who gets a shot in on Savage and he hits a suplex for a two count. Dibiase hits a backbreaker on Savage and goes up to the middle rope only to miss the elbow, and Dibiase grabs at his feet only for Savage to kick him away and Hogan gets the hot tag as he kicks at Dibiase and pounds on him in the corner. He whips Dibiase into the other corner and splashes him before hitting a suplex as Andre comes in and Hogan hits a clothesline which knocks Andre down, and Hogan hooks a sleeper on Dibiase as Savage goes up top only for Andre to catch him with a boot to the face. Savage falls to the outside as Andre grabs Hogan by the back of the head and hits a pair of headbutts, and he tosses Hogan to the outside as Bobby, Virgil, and Elizabeth get on the apron. Ventura tries to regain control as the Powers regroup on the floor and the Bucks try to intimidate Elizabeth, but then in a shocking moment Elizabeth rips off her skirt and struts around in only her top and a red one-piece swimsuit. The Bucks and Ventura are left speechless as the crowd pops huge and the Powers do their handshake on the floor, and Savage goes up top as Hogan rolls back into the ring and Elizabeth throws the skirt at Dibiase to distract him. Savage hits an axehandle on Andre which knocks him to the floor and Hogan rakes Dibiase’s eyes as Savage knocks Virgil and Bobby off the apron, and Hogan hits a slam on Dibiase as Savage goes up top and hits the flying elbow. Hogan then hits the legdrop on Dibiase and Ventura makes the three count though he hesitates on the three count and Savage forces his hand to the mat. Elizabeth gets in the ring to celebrate and Hogan at one point holds her up in his arms which draws a look of confusion from Savage when Ventura points it out to him, but Savage shakes it off as they celebrate and pose for the crowd.

The match itself was just a lot of fun as both teams worked hard for the 14 minutes they got and put on a really good tag match. This match reminded me a lot of the main event of the first Wrestlemania though I think this match was better than that one, and it was a fitting end to this feud that has dominated most of the year. I think they were very shrewd in putting this match on here and having the two singles matches back at Wrestlefest as you could easily see those two matches here, but by doing it this way it makes this match and more importantly this show feel very special. It was cool to finally see Hogan and Savage team up after being allies for almost a year while Dibiase and Andre looked great as a team, but I think that it begins here where you could tell that Andre was starting to lose a bit of his aura. Hence why they had Dibiase work most of the match and Andre only came in sporadically throughout the match, and I also though Ventura did a fine job as referee as he wasn’t overbearing in the match and played it straight until the end. However, I think everyone will agree that the moment of Elizabeth ripping her skirt off is still one of the greatest moments in WWF history because it was so unexpected and you never thought you would see Elizabeth do that. But needless to say, it was a great moment as it fulfilled every man’s fantasy to see her in her underwear while it also makes the Powers look smart by using her to counter Bobby and Virgil and help them get the win. As mentioned, the crowd was red hot for the whole match and the sustained pop from when Elizabeth ripped the skirt off to the three count was one of the best stretches from a crowd that I’ve heard before. The Powers get the win over the Bucks and finally put to bed what could argue is the feud of the year 1988, and both teams move on though it would be interesting to see if this feud continues on the house shows.

Final Grade: ****

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This morning the justices will begin the last week of oral arguments for October Term 2019 with telephonic arguments in two cases. The first is McGirt v. Oklahoma, which asks whether Oklahoma had jurisdiction to prosecute a crime committed by a member of the Seminole Tribe within the historical boundaries of the Creek Indian reservation in eastern Oklahoma. Ronald Mann previewed the case for this blog. Philip Duggan and Robert Reese Oñate have a preview at Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. At Bloomberg Law, Jordan Rubin reports that Justice Neil Gorsuch, “who has sided with tribal interests in a string of decisions since joining the court, likely holds the deciding vote in a criminal case with roots in the infamous Trail of Tears of the 1830s, one with vast implications for criminal, tax, and regulatory power.”

The other case on today’s agenda is Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, which involves the scope of the “ministerial exception” to federal employment discrimination laws. Amy Howe had this blog’s preview, which first appeared at Howe on the Court. Kathryn Adamson, Jingyi Alice Yao and David Relihan provice Cornell’s preview. David Savage reports for the Los Angeles Times that “[a]t issue is whether those teachers and other employees at religious institutions should be viewed as ‘ministers,’ allowing religious schools to hire and fire them at will, bypassing anti-discrimination laws that prevent basing such decisions on race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or other impermissible factors.” At Education Week’s School Law Blog, Mark Walsh reports that “[a]dvocates and allies for two Roman Catholic schools in the Los Angeles area say it is a matter of religious freedom that such laws not interfere with the right of churches and religious schools to choose their ministers, which includes not just those who preach from the pulpit but also those who teach the faith.” In a video posted on his eponymous blog, Ross Runkel predicts “a clear-cut victory for the schools.”

Richard Wolf reports for USA Today that “President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his personal and corporate financial records away from congressional and law enforcement investigators comes before the Supreme Court Tuesday amid indications some justices may be reluctant to weigh in.” At Bloomberg, Greg Stohr reports that Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Vance “could become the biggest cases involving Donald Trump as president, a pair of constitutional clashes that could insulate chief executives from investigations while in office and add an explosive new element to the 2020 election campaign.”

Court-watchers continue to react to last week’s unusual telephonic arguments. For The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin report that Justice Clarence Thomas’ “emergence during the court’s telephonic hearings served notice that he remains an active, if idiosyncratic, participant in the court’s deliberations.” Joan Biskupic writes at CNN that “the public attention to [Thomas’] baritone-voice presence comes as the 71-year-old justice has been — more significantly — building influence for his brand of conservatism.” In an op-ed at The Hill, Ryan Black and others write that the results of their recent survey “suggest the court made the right move in deciding to provide a livestream teleconference of its oral argument proceedings.” Commentary on the new format comes from Ian Millhiser at Slate, who worries that glitches like last week’s notorious flushing sound will discourage the court from “retain[ing] livestreamed audio when the justices finally return to the courtroom.” At PrawfsBlawg, Gerard Magliocca offers a historical analogue for the flushing episode. At Slate, Ashley Feinberg traces the sound to its likeliest source.

A Reuters investigative report by Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley and others present research suggesting that “the Supreme Court has built qualified immunity into an often insurmountable police defense by intervening in cases mostly to favor the police”; Hurley and Chung report here that “[t]he diverse opponents of qualified immunity have thrown their weight behind at least five appeals now awaiting the Supreme Court’s attention, each considered a potential means of removing or softening the doctrine.” At PrawfsBlawg, Howard Wasserman notes that “Justice Thomas called for reconsidering qualified immunity in his concurring opinion in Ziglar v. Abbasi; this will be a chance to see if anyone else wants to follow him down that path.”

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In an episode of Slate’s Amicus podcast (via How Appealing), Dahlia Lithwick “is joined by veteran Supreme Court watcher Linda Greenhouse to unpack the new format for Supreme Court arguments, a teleconference carried live on C-SPAN, with a close look at the birth control case you might have missed.”

In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Leah Litman writes that Kelly v. United States, in which the court reversed federal fraud convictions stemming from the “Bridgegate” controversy in New Jersey because the scheme did not aim to obtain money or property, shows that “by accepting the inevitability of corruption in politics — including at the scale of Bridgegate — we have shielded officials from accountability and made public corruption inevitable.”

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This morning the Supreme Court will kick off October Term 2019 by hearing oral argument in three cases. First up is Kahler v. Kansas, which asks whether the Constitution allows states to abolish the insanity defense. Amy Howe previewed the case for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. Joseph Grosser and Kayla Anderson have a preview at Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. Subscript Law provides a graphic explainer for the case. Kalvis Golde reports for this blog that this is the first of three cases Kansas will argue during the next few weeks. At The Atlantic, Garrett Epps writes that “Kansas’s statute and others like it are relics of that time of hasty political grandstanding by both parties, the era that brought the nation mandatory minimums and mass incarceration,” and “Kahler’s hope is that the Court is feeling the social hangover that much of the country feels.”

This morning’s second argument is in Peter v. NantKwest, which asks whether a federal law allowing a patent applicant to seek review of a patent denial in district court but requiring the applicant to pay “all the expenses of the proceeding” includes expenses for Patent Office personnel, including attorneys. Ronald Mann had this blog’s preview. Cornell’s preview comes from Eric Cummings and Andrew Kingsbury.

The justices will return to the bench after lunch for a rare afternoon argument, in Ramos v. Louisiana, in which they will consider whether the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a unanimous jury applies to the states. This blog’s preview, which first appeared at Howe on the Court, came from Amy Howe. Philip Duggan and Connor Grant-Knight have a preview for Cornell. Subscript Law’s graphic explainer is here. In an op-ed for The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Richard Cullen and Stephen Bright argue that “[t]he unanimous jury rule is both good law and sound practice.” Additional commentary comes from Aliza Kaplan in an op-ed for The Oregonian. For the ABA Journal, Mark Walsh previews both Kahler and Ramos. The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times urges the court to rule for the convicted defendants in both cases.

Greg Stohr reports at Bloomberg that “[i]n its first full term with two Trump appointees, the court is planning to hear fights over gay and transgender rights, deportation protections and gun regulations,” in addition to an abortion case the justices added on Friday, making the term “a challenging one for Chief Justice John Roberts and his efforts to keep the court as removed as possible from the partisan fray.” Additional coverage of the new term comes from Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin for The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Shannon Bream and Bill Mears at Fox News, Nina Totenberg at NPR, Richard Wolf for USA Today, David Savage for the Los Angeles Times, and Kevin Daley at The Daily Caller, who reports that the court is facing a “gauntlet of highly polarizing disputes that could make the relative comity of its previous term impossible to replicate.” In an op-ed at The Hill, Elizabeth Wydra writes that the term “is shaping up to be a category 5 political hurricane.” Carrie Severino and Gayle Trotter assert in an op-ed at Fox News (via How Appealing) that the court begins the term “in the face of unprecedented political pressure and threats to its independence.”

On Friday, the court granted five cert petitions, for a total of three hours of oral argument, including petitions in two cases consolidated under June Medical Services v. Gee, a challenge to Louisiana’s law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Amy Howe covers the grants for this blog; her coverage originally appeared at Howe on the Court. For The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Brent Kendall reports that June Medical “marks the first time the Supreme Court will consider the issue of abortion rights since the addition of two Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.” Additional coverage comes from Shannon Bream and Bill Mears at Fox News, Tony Mauro at The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Kevin Daley at the Daily Caller, and Nina Totenberg at NPR. Take Care’s symposium on the case is here. At CNN, Joan Biskupic reports that June Medical “could pose the thorniest challenge” to Chief Justice John Roberts in his quest to establish that “the court is above politics.” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie agrees that “all eyes are on Chief Justice Roberts.”

The justices also agreed on Friday to review U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, involving the power of the Forest Service to grant rights of way through lands traversed by the Appalachian Trail. For The Washington Post (subscription required), Gregory Schneider reports that “[t]he high court’s intervention could remove a barrier for construction of the $7.5 billion, 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which has been halted for nearly a year because of various permitting woes.”

The third case granted on Friday was United States v. Sineneng-Smith, a First Amendment challenge to a federal law making it a crime to encourage or cause illegal immigration for financial gain. At Bloomberg Law, Jordan Rubin reports that “[t]he dispute puts the hot-button immigration issue in front of the justices—with the added complexity of speech and criminal justice implications.”

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For this blog, Katie Bart covers yesterday’s Red Mass, “a Roman Catholic liturgy held each year on the Sunday before the Supreme Court’s new term to ‘invoke God’s blessing on those responsible for the administration of justice.’”

At The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Tony Mauro explains “why the court’s sudden announcement Thursday that advocates will be given two minutes of uninterrupted time at the beginning of oral argument is such a big deal.”

At Final Decisions, Bryan Lammon surveys the “interesting appellate jurisdiction issues” on the Supreme Court’s merits and cert docket this term.

Jake Charles has compiled a list of pending cert petitions that “raise a variety of Second Amendment and firearms-related issues, including important questions of statutory interpretation and the scope of agency discretion,” at Second Thoughts.

At the Constitutional Accountability Center, Brian Frazelle offers an issue brief on the success rate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce before the Supreme Court last term, concluding that “the overall data reveals that the conservative and more liberal Justices remain separated by a wide gulf in their likelihood of favoring big business, an entrenched divide that appears more likely to widen than to narrow.”

In a review at Law360 (subscription required), Judge Amul Thapar calls Justice Neil Gorsuch’s new book, “A Republic, If You Can Keep It,” “a must-read for all who care about our constitutional system.”

The Human Rights at Home Blog weighs in on three cases that ask whether federal law protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, arguing that, “[g]iven the stakes, including the serious international repercussions of defaulting on our human rights commitments, the Court should steer away from adopting a more restrictive definition [of the statutory language], and leave the matter to the legislature.”

At the Committee for Justice, Craig Trainor urges the court to hear Asaro v. United States, which asks whether basing a defendant’s sentence on conduct underlying a charge for which the defendant was acquitted violates the Constitution.

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