Rumor has it that Kerry Healey is seeking the governorship only to use it as a stepping stone to a Supreme Court nomination once Mitt Romney is elected President. Sources have told DemsForHealey that given the deep experience she has as a … [Read more...]
Supreme Court reins in presidential powers in “war on terror”; says some Geneva Conventions apply
The Supreme Court decided the Hamdan case today, and it's a doozy. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, and I probably won't for a few days (family obligations, etc.). But here is a brief summary from Marty Lederman at … [Read more...]
More fractured fairy tales from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court "decided" the Tom DeLay Texas gerrymander case today. There was no opinion for the Court on most of the big issues. Here is the lineup - figure it out, if you can.Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the … [Read more...]
Further thoughts on the Vermont campaign finance case
Well, there's a lot to talk about with this case. There's no majority opinion, so it's a little hard to figure out what the opinion actually stands for, but a couple of messages are clear.First: expenditure limits are toast. … [Read more...]
Supreme Court throws out Vermont’s campaign finance rules
In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court today threw out Vermont's strict campaign finance regulations. The challenged law limited not only contributions (like most campaign finance regimes) but also expenditures, as follows:Act … [Read more...]
Archdiocese fires Scalia photographer
Today's Herald reports that Peter Smith, the freelance photographer and BU photojournalism professor who took the picture showing Justice Antonin Scalia making an insulting/obscene/you-make-the-call gesture inside Boston's Cathedral of the … [Read more...]
Flap continues over Scalia’s “gesture”
Vaffanculo!Fuck you!(Literally, "Go and take it in your ass!") … [Read more...]
Alito update
Oh, by the way - there is news in the world that doesn't concern the Massachusetts Governor's race! Last night Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito cast his first vote (p. 4) in a matter that wasn't decided unanimously. He sided … [Read more...]
And now, the obligatory “I told you so” post
Way back when the worst we had to worry about on the Supreme Court was John Roberts, I wrote the following:The WORST POSSIBLE STRATEGY for the Democrats, in my view, is the one that they appear to be pursuing: everyone does what they feel … [Read more...]
Democrats for cloture
Here are the Senate Democrats who voted to invoke cloture, thereby guaranteeing that Samuel Alito will be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice tomorrow:Akaka (HI), Baucus (MT), Bingaman (NM), Byrd (WV), Cantwell (WA), Carper (DE), Conrad … [Read more...]
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