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FOR MOST, WITH AGE COMES WISDOM.  IN THE CASE OF RON BEATY JR., IT SEEMS TO PROVE OTHERWISE.  PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH IF YOU'RE TEMPTED TO VOTE FOR HIM. RON BEATY CONTINUES TO BE AN EMBARRASSMENT.  Political Notes: Beaty attacks on student activist draw criticism By  Geoff Spillane Posted Apr 2, 2018 Not to be outdone by embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr. has posted his own string of Twitter attacks against a Parkland, Florida, student. BARNSTABLE — Not to be outdone by embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr. has posted his own string of Twitter attacks against David Hogg, the 17-year-old gun-control advocate and survivor of the mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school in February. The tweets began March 28, when Beaty posted a link to an article about Hogg not being accepted to several colleges, commenting, “Predictio...

NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL Supreme Court Brief POWERED BY  LAW.COM Tony Mauro Marcia Coyle Apr 04, 2018 With the justices off the bench and catching up on their opinion-writing (we hope) we are tackling a problem that vexes justices and advocates alike: the  epidemic of interruptions  during oral argument. Political scientists who have studied the problem have offered some possible solutions, and we’d welcome feedback from readers on which ones they’d like to see implemented. Also some odds and ends including  several SCOTUS stories  you may have missed. Thanks for reading, and your feedback is welcome:  tmauro@alm.com  and  mcoyle@alm.com .   What to do About SCOTUS Interruptions? It is not in the job description, but Chief Justice  John Roberts Jr.  often finds himself in the role of traffic cop these days. In a  March 20 oral argument , when Justice  Sonia Sotomayo...

Mueller may release multiple reports on Trump, obstruction and Russian interference Trump is a 'subject' of Mueller's probe. Here's what that means. BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Lordy, there may be reports. This week has brought several new clues that Bob Mueller views his charge as special counsel quite expansively. Carol D. Leonnig and Robert Costa  scooped last night  that  Mueller  informed Donald Trump’s attorneys in early March that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target at this point.  (A “subject” can always become a “target” later on.) Here’s an especially interesting passage from their piece that may foreshadow how the next few months might play out: “ The special counsel also told Trump’s lawyers that he is preparing a report about the president’s actions while in office and potential obstruction of justice  … Mueller reiterat...