Much has been said about the fact that Elena Kagan doesn't have a huge paper trail. There's at least one major exception to that: a 141-page behemoth of a law review article, entitled "Presidential Administration." The article, … [Read more...]
Exactly what we don’t need: a “liberal Scalia”
A "liberal Scalia" is exactly what those who would like to see a less right-wing Court don't need. Oh, yes, we need an intellectual heavy-weight, and it would be great to have someone who has a gift for rhetorical flourishes -- … [Read more...]
Losing the Supreme Court’s Protestant seat
It has come to my attention that, if Justice Stevens does retire from the Supreme Court this year and is replaced by Solicitor General Elena Kagan, we will, for the first time in American history, be faced with a Supreme Court without a … [Read more...]
Justice Stevens thinking hard about retiring?
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who turns 90 in April, has hired only one law clerk for the 2010-2011 term (which begins in October 2010). Supreme Court Justices are entitled to four. Retired Justices are entitled to … [Read more...]
Senator Ted Stevens guilty on all counts
Oh, you betcha! Mark Begich is a good guy. This should help him out. If you're feeling generous, give him a hand! … [Read more...]
The end of the “guerilla marketing” story – not with a bang but with a whimper
For anyone who wants to read the WHOLE story and look at the pictures, go to:http://www.boston.co... … [Read more...]
Cape Wind Kibosh: It’s Ted Kennedy’s doing
So, we learned this week that the so-called "Young Amendment", named after Rep. Don Young (R-AK), that would allow a MA governor to kill Cape Wind, should actually be called the Kennedy-Stevens amendment:The efforts to move the wind farm … [Read more...]
Alaska hack still trying to run MA’s shoreline
So, Don Young (R-Abramoff) is still at it -- Deirdre Fulton, guest-blogging for Adam Reilly, has the news that Young and AK Fossil Fuel Ted Stevens have put together a greasy little "compromise" on the sleazy amendment that would kill Cape … [Read more...]