Todd Zywicki, a conservative law prof and blogger at Volokh with whom I disagree on just about everything, is very unhappy about Harriet Miers' nomination. In this post, however, he hits the nail on the head about a great deal more … [Read more...]
Archives for October 3, 2005
Watching the Boston mayoral debate
As we discussed here, Comcast apparently reneged on its agreement to make the debate between Tom Menino and Maura Hennigan available until Nov. 2 through its "On Demand" service. However, it's available online (links … [Read more...]
Is this what Bush was expecting?
Today's reactions to the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court have been most interesting. Right blogistan is, in general, apoplectic. Check out the icky Michelle Malkin's roundup of uniformly negative (to put it … [Read more...]
Harriet Miers’ Enron problem
LOCKE LIDDELL: $ 22 Mil Settlement Serves as Warning to Other Law FirmsLocke Liddell & Sapp's agreement to pay $ 22 million to settle a suit alleging it aided a client in defrauding investors is expected to serve as a warning to other … [Read more...]
Look for a HUGE fight over Miers documents
Harriet Miers has never been a judge, and her law practice appears to have consisted entirely of representing ordinary commercial interests.* There is, therefore, one and only one source for documents revealing her views on important … [Read more...]
One analyst: Miers will not be confirmed
Tom Goldstein, a respected lawyer, Supreme Court analyst for NPR, and host of the excellent SCOTUSblog, has predicted that the Senate will reject Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court - a possibility I also floated here. … [Read more...]
Random early reaction to Miers nomination: Harrold Carswell redux?
The folks at the right-wing "Confirm Them" site are despondent over the Miers nomination, viewing this as a historic betrayal of the cause to remake the judiciary. The fear, I suspect is twofold. First, Miers has no … [Read more...]
Harriet Miers will be named to replace Sandra Day O’Connor
NPR and other sources are reporting that President Bush will name his current White House Counsel, Harriet Miers, to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.WHO???Like everyone else in the United States, I know very … [Read more...]