Judiciary

By Jove, I think he’s got it! Selecting an experienced, sitting judge for the Supreme Court instead of an inexperienced former employee…what a novel idea! Update: “In a recent column I suggested that all the fuss about Harriet Meirs’ credentials and by implication her intelligence, which is probably higher than many of her critics, is [...]

This is my obligatory Harriet Miers post. I’m having trouble generating enough interest to write about the Supreme Court nominations. I honestly couldn’t care less that George Bush picked yet another crony for an important job, a lifetime appointment that could overhaul the foundation of our social policy for the better. Or the worst. As [...]

Because I don’t care. Well, perhaps a little, but not much. I have no faith that John Roberts or anyone George Bush selects will do anything to help the conservative cause during their tenure on the Supreme Court. We’ve had a so-called conservative court for years, and look what’s happened. Child killing is still “law [...]

The blogosphere is buzzing about Kelo v. New London. Last week the Supreme Court turned the “public use” clause of the Fifth Amendment on its head. Local governments now have the power to snatch private property for “economic development” whether such development benefits the public or not. Nutshell: In 1996 the feds closed the Naval [...]

One more post before I go on hiatus. I just heard via an e-mail from the Senate Republican Conference that California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit by a vote of 56 to 43. Quotes from the e-mail: Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil [...]