As I'm watching the Q&A in the Alito confirmation hearings, I am struck by how bad most Senators are at asking questions in these kinds of proceedings.  They just cannot get out of speechifying/campaign mode.  As a result, … [Read more...]

[Note: Originally posted on Oct. 31, 2005]In light of this morning's nomination of Alito to the Supreme Court, I called Pringle to get her take.  The short answer: she is very pleased with the nomination.  I asked Pringle to … [Read more...]

Today's proceedings in the Alito hearings consisted entirely of opening statements, and as such it was pretty tedious going.  If you really want to punish yourself, you can read the whole thing here.But one comment by Sen. Lindsey … [Read more...]

"The President is not a king – free to take any action he chooses, without limitation by law; the Court is not a legislature – free to substitute its own judgment for that of the elected bodies; and the people are not subjects – … [Read more...]

Judge Samuel Alito's confirmation hearings to be a Supreme Court Justice start tomorrow at noon.  He's going to get a lot of questions about his "judicial philosophy," particularly in light of some of the documents he created while … [Read more...]