by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 9, 2026 | Justice, News, Sports, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal analyst and retired attorney Mark Pulliam criticized the Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) legal strategy in its escalating dispute with Louisiana State University (LSU), arguing the conference is relying on a weak First Amendment theory to prevent LSU from...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 18, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam said the U.S. Supreme Court “has to” take former Trump attorney John Eastman’s appeal of his California disbarment, warning that failing to intervene would give a “green light to this tyrannical oppression” and...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 4, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais is likely to upend decades of redistricting law and ultimately shift congressional power by allowing states to revisit race-based districting under the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 14, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam argued the national conversation regarding birthright citizenship has shifted dramatically in recent years, crediting President Donald Trump with pushing what was once seen as a “fringe” legal idea into the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 7, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam detailed two recent major federal court rulings as evidence of what he called a growing “judicial insurrection.” The first case centers on a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs, who, last week,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 10, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam said a bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly is designed to fix what he calls a major legal mistake that opened the door to sweeping lawsuits against state laws and government actions. On Monday’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 28, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
As federal immigration agents face growing resistance in Minnesota, legal analyst Mark Pulliam says the most powerful force behind that opposition is the national press, which he argues is distorting facts and shaping public opinion to undermine enforcement of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 19, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Mark Pulliam, a retired attorney and Misrule of Law blogger, said the Supreme Court appears poised to uphold state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, arguing that constitutional claims based on gender identity lack both legal...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 10, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Mark Pulliam, a retired attorney and Misrule of Law blogger, said a bill in the Tennessee General Assembly would essentially “tie” the hands of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti when defending the separation of powers and constitutional rights of...
