So Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Democratic leader, has announced that he intends to vote against the confirmation of John Roberts for Chief Justice.  The liberal interest groups that have raised and spent gobs of money in an … [Read more...]

The Washington Post's editorial board has come out in favor of John Roberts' confirmation, and the New York Times has come out against.  Some would argue that this is all just as relevant as Michael Bloomberg's view.  In any … [Read more...]

In a move sure to dramatically affect John Roberts' prospects of being confirmed by the Senate as the next Chief Justice of the United States - NOT! - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has publicly stated his opposition to … [Read more...]

Much has been said already about John Roberts' decision to invoke the role of the baseball umpire in his opening statement, saying that "umpires don?t make the rules, they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical to … [Read more...]

Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) has just finished questioning Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, including some questions about his views on previously-decided cases.  And, unfortunately, Roberts refused to answer those questions.I've made … [Read more...]

...  and it ain't gonna be pretty.The Financial Times reports that losses from the monster hurricane are now estimated to reach $125 billion, with insured losses between $40 billion and $60 billion.  If those numbers hold up, they … [Read more...]

Several former Rehnquist clerks and others who knew the Chief well have posted remembrances of him.  I was an O'Connor clerk, so I had only limited interaction with the Chief.  But I wanted to mention a couple of things that stand … [Read more...]

As I predicted might happen, President Bush has undertaken a switcheroo whereby he will withdraw John Roberts' nomination to replace for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and will instead submit his name to the Senate as the replacement for Chief … [Read more...]

One of the first thoughts that crossed my mind when I learned last night of Chief Justice Rehnquist's death was whether President Bush would convert John Roberts' nomination to replace Justice O'Connor into a nomination to replace the … [Read more...]

The Chief Justice of the United States has died.Much, much more to come, of course.  For now, our thoughts are with his family. … [Read more...]