Fox News just announced a new lineup that does not include the eminently popular Freedom Watch hosted by the liberty-loving Andrew Napolitano (former judge of the New Jersey Superior Court).

If I were as ideologically motivated as Fox News is, I would have canceled Judge Napolitano too. It was always far more likely that his clear explanations of what it really means to live free would draw “traditional” Fox News viewers to the cause of liberty than it was likely the rest of Fox News would induce liberty-minded people to become neoconservatives (read: national socialists). Thus, keeping him around was tantamount to losing the ideological war with your own base. Also, I bet Rupert Murdoch doesn’t like the fact that one of his most popular hosts fundamentally disagreed with him on a number of things, including, namely, that the internet should be free from intrusive government control, where government acts as a puppet for the sake of large business concerns.

Anyway, I always wondered how long Judge Napolitano would last on Fox News given that he actually believes in real freedom, no war, low/no taxes and a desire to restore true narrow limits on government. His ratings are high, so the cancellation must be for some other reason, and I strongly venture they are ideological.

As of yesterday, I have been admitted to practice in all federal courts in California—the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

This means, among other things, I can file^* cases having to do with questions of federal law in these federal district courts. I can also file^* cases between citizens of California and citizens of another state in federal court if the case is large enough. And, of course, I can file^* maritime cases in federal court. It also means I can file^* appeals to the Ninth Circuit.

^* “File” also includes answering cases filed by another lawyer or pro se party.