The judge — who is gay and should have recused himself — justified his ruling in part by noting that no “demonstrated harm as a result” of same-sex marriage could be shown, which could have made blocking it justified. This is undoubtedly true but also astonishingly irrelevant. The law could conceivably […]
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Aug5th2010
Jun30th2010
“Shannen Coffin alleges that while in the Clinton White House, Elena Kagan somehow got the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to change the language in its report on partial birth abortion, from a finding that it “could identify no circumstances under which this procedure . . . would be the only option to save the life or preserve […]
May17th2010
He writes:
What if a college dean barred from campus recruiting any law firm that provided free representation to al Qaeda terrorists? Suppose she believes that the firms are providing aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime.
There would be an avalanche of criticism from the media, the bar, and the professoriat […]
May11th2010
“Just think about what that means. If the choice is Kagan, you’ll have huge numbers of Democrats and progressives running around saying, in essence: ”I have no idea what Kagan thinks or believes about virtually anything, and it’s quite possible she’ll move the Court to the Right, but I support her nomination and think Obama made a great […]
Feb3rd2010
Eliot Spitzer On The Recent Supreme Court Decision
Published by in Judicial Nominees and ModernPolitics. 1 CommentEliot Spitzer on the Supreme Court decision that struck down the heart of campaign finance reform:
As an elected official who often tangled with wealthy corporations, I recognize that there is a superficial appeal in the prospect of being able to silence their political voices. Of course that is precisely why the First Amendment protects them […]
Feb1st2010
Obama, during the State Of The Union address, said:
“With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections. (Applause.) I don’t think American elections should […]
Jan29th2010
Correcting Obama On The Recent Supreme Court Decision
Published by in Judicial Nominees and ModernPolitics. 11 CommentsI assume that Obama’s comments about the recent Supreme Court ruling were meant to be intentionally misleading and/or inaccurate in order to score political points. After all, Obama is a constitutional lawyer who knows better.
Nevertheless, to kill some of the rumors going around, here are some further clarifications on why Alito was correct in his […]
Jan25th2010
Quote Of The Day
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Judicial Nominees and ModernPolitics. 0 Comments“The anguished cries of left-leaning folk over the Citizens United ruling seem to me to be emanating from an alternate universe, so bizarre are they. This was a case about whether the state can suppress the distribution of an unflattering documentary about a powerful political candidate produced by a small group of private citizens. The crazy thing […]
May28th2009
Future Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor is getting alot of criticism for this comment she made at the Cultural Diversity Lecture at the UC Berkeley School of Law:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a […]
May27th2009
Though obviously not my first choice, given that Obama won the presidency, Democrats control both houses of congress with large majorities, and the fact that Sotomayor is replacing an already liberal justice, I think she is far more than those of us on the right could have asked for. The WSJ is even reporting that […]
Jun26th2008
“A major theme of the Court’s opinion is that permitting the death penalty in child-rape cases is not in the best interests of the victims of these crimes and society at large. In this vein, the Court suggests that it is more painful for child-rape victims to testify when the prosecution is seeking the death […]
Apr2nd2008
“A look at the numbers explains why the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is spitting mad. In the last two years of Bill Clinton’s Administration, when Mr. Specter was in the chairman’s seat, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed 15 appellate court nominees. Now, more than halfway through Mr. Bush’s final two years, Chairman Patrick […]
Nov15th2006
Why I Love Justices Nominated By Conservatives
Published by in General and Judicial Nominees. 0 CommentsBecause conservatives tend to nominate Judges that say things like this:
Not a single person has voted for me and if we don’t like what the people in Congress do we can get rid of them, you know, if you don’t like what I do, it’s kind of too bad. And that is to me […]
Aug22nd2006
“Lawyers, of course, no matter how brilliant and well-schooled in legal matters, do not by definition have a wiser understanding of moral issues than anyone else. True, all laws contain some moral decisions, and judges are called upon regularly to decide right from wrong. But life in general involves moral decisions, and each of us […]
Feb16th2006
“For all too many years, in too many cases, we’ve seen non-elected judges imposing their own values and policy views and disregarding the democratic rights of the people. From the free exercise of religion in public places, to the pledge of allegiance, to issues of life itself, some judges are acting like legislators. In two […]
Jan31st2006
It has been a long fought battle, but well worth it, today, I am happy to tell you, Sam Alito was confirmed as the 110th Supreme Court Justice of the United States. The day is getting closer and closer when us voters can actually decide moral issues for ourselves, and not have them forced down […]
