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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

President Bush, in his radio address today, spoke of his approach to nominating Sandra Day O'Connor's successor as follows:My nominee will be a fair-minded individual who represents the mainstream of American law and American values.He said … [Read more...]

Chief Justice William Rehnquist released the following statement today after being released from the hospital:I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors of my imminent retirement. I am not about to announce my retirement. I … [Read more...]

There's been lots of yakkity-yak, here and elsewhere, about whether Karl Rove (or anyone else who leaked Valerie Plame's CIA identity to the press) has really committed a crime.  I'd say 99.8% of the discussion (including my own) has … [Read more...]

Judith Miller had this to say before being shackled and taken to a D.C.-area federal prison this evening:The freest and fairest societies are not only those with independent judiciaries, but those with an independent press that works every … [Read more...]

Today's entire NY Times editorial page is devoted to a lengthy (yawn) defense of Judith Miller's right to keep her sources confidential and a variety of attacks on the Novak-Plame-gate special prosecutor, other news organizations … [Read more...]

Regular readers will be well aware that I am not exactly a big W fan.  But I have to give him credit for his recent comments regarding the process of selecting and confirming Justice O'Connor's successor on the Supreme Court.  His … [Read more...]