We interrupt our wall-to-wall John Roberts coverage to remind you (and ourselves) that other important stories continue to percolate along.The field in the Second Middlesex Senate race has narrowed considerably. What looked for a … [Read more...]
Roberts NOT a Federalist Society member!
The Federalist Society has become the pre-eminent legal fraternity for conservatives and libertarians. It has pretensions to being a think-tank, but really, it's a gigantic networking club - and it has been incredibly … [Read more...]
We’re baaaaack!
Well, after being unceremoniously dumped from Google News a few weeks back, it looks like we're back in! I received an email today passing along the good news. Might take a couple of weeks, but pretty soon we should be … [Read more...]
John Roberts, day 2
SCOTUSblog has this summary of John Roberts' significant opinions (such as they are) on the D.C. Circuit. Not a whole lot to learn there, I'm afraid. His paper trail as an advocate is much longer, but discerning meaning from … [Read more...]
John Roberts is nominated for the Supreme Court
The President is currently announcing his nomination of Judge John Roberts, now of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court of the United States.I don't know … [Read more...]
Tonight’s the night
The White House has said that President Bush will announce his nomination to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor tonight at 9 pm in a televised address. Rumors are swirling fast and furious that his choice is Edith Brown Clement, a … [Read more...]
Bubble bubble toil and trouble: We’re number one!
...And weeeee'll keep on buying -- till the end ... Boston is the #1 bubblicious-est housing market in the country, says Kiplingers Personal Finance (at Yahoo). And our soft job market is part of the reason for concern:The problem, … [Read more...]
Cell phones – one more thing
OK, here's the last word on cell phones, at least for now.Seen yesterday while driving in Belmont: an older man riding his bicycle, not wearing a helmet, talking on his cell phone.Discuss. … [Read more...]