September 18, 2008 – 02:01 pm
From NY Time’s American Exception: “‘Most justices of the United States Supreme Court do not cite foreign case law in their judgments,’ Aharon Barak, then the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, wrote in the Harvard Law Review in 2002. ‘They fail to make use of an important source of inspiration, one that [...]
September 10, 2007 – 12:01 pm
From the NY Times article, New Focus on the Effects of Life Tenure: “The various proposals [for reforming the life tenure of the Supreme Court justices] differ in big and small ways, although staggered 18-year terms of active service is clearly the most popular choice among those advocating change. Once fully phased in, 18-year terms [...]
Oral Dissents Give Ginsburg a New Voice on Court: “Whatever else may be said about the Supreme Court’s current term, which ends in about a month, it will be remembered as the time when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg found her voice, and used it.”
Beer in the Headlights: “Wine consumption in this country has nearly doubled [...]
November 30, 2006 – 11:01 am
From The Supreme Court melts down over greenhouse gasses: “Now, maybe it’s because I have a toddler at home, but the EPA’s argument…quickly sounds very familiar. 1) I can’t clean it up; 2) Even if I could, I don’t want to clean it up; 3) You can’t make me clean it up; and 4) China [...]
In regards to the Supreme Court ruling that the President overstepped his boundaries at Guatanamo, The Left Coaster notes, “It is noteworthy that in today’s decision, the five-justice majority overturned the appeals court decision of John Roberts, who had whitewashed this case for the administration and had to recuse himself from today’s 5-3 vote against [...]
February 21, 2006 – 07:33 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court came back with rulings on a bunch of different cases today, some of which I agree with and some of which I don’t . Let’s take a look at them, shall we?
The Good
In Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal,, the Court ruled that the a small church in [...]
Back in March, I wrote a post called “Morality & The Supreme Court.” It was a critique on “two opposing essays on the criteria a President should use when nominating a judge to the Supreme Court.”
In light of Justice O’Connor’s resignation this week, I figured I’d repost a link to it today. But after [...]
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