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Senate Judiciary Committee chair Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has just announced that he will vote "yes" on Judge Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.  Specter, as one of the few GOP Senators who is avowedly pro-choice, is a particularly … [Read more...]

I've said several times that the most important issue in the Alito confirmation is executive power, and I continue to think that.  Judge Alito has been cagey on his views of all of the issues raised in the hearings, and executive power … [Read more...]

I will be on NECN's Good Morning Live show tomorrow (Friday) morning at - gasp - 7:45 a.m. for more on the Alito hearings.Also, you might hear some clips of an interview with me on WBZ radio's morning news reports (1030 AM).Update: You can … [Read more...]

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) just finished the best questioning I've heard so far in the Alito hearings.  Highlights:On executive power, Feingold forced Alito into conceding the possibility that the federal courts might not be willing … [Read more...]

This morning's round of questioning of Samuel Alito has not yet landed any knockout punches, but Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) has nonetheless asked some interesting and probing questions.  Of particular interest:Leahy asked whether the … [Read more...]

Finally, someone asked the question I've been waiting for.  Sort of.  Today, this exchange occurred between Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) and Judge Alito:ALITO: If a statute is unconstitutional, then the Constitution would trump the … [Read more...]