Scalia thinks it’s a good thing that Kagan is not a judge. “When I first came to the Supreme Court [in 1986], three of my colleagues had never been a federal judge,” Scalia said. “William Rehnquist came to the bench from the Office of Legal Counsel. Byron White was deputy attorney general. And Lewis Powell […]
Kagan as a student
May 26, 2010 by
While at Harvard, as a student, Elena Kagan was no dunce. (via Josh Blackman’s Blog)
You know what they say…
May 12, 2010 by
The talk about the town is Elena Kagan. Is she qualified? Where does she stand on the issues? Will the GOP try to Bork her? Does she reflect the President’s vision? and so on. Here’s a sampling of a few of the blogs and articles out there about the Supreme Court nominee: Over at Slate, […]
And the nominee is…
May 11, 2010 by
Elena Kagen. Not the most accomplished nominee in fifty years, but…not too shabby, either.
The Supreme Court closing its front doors…
May 3, 2010 by
The Supreme Court closing its front doors for security reasons. http://ow.ly/1GlQN and still, there are two dissents. Ironic.
SCOTUSBlog a buzz with Stevens replacement
April 13, 2010 by
With Justice Stevens on the way out, the list of who is on the way in is making the rounds. From SCOTUSblog: The Wall Street Journal profiles the list of potential nominees under consideration by the White House. Anne Kornblut and Robert Barnes of the Washington Post discuss the administration’s list here. ABC Newsreports that the White […]
Utah makes the news…not always a good thing.
March 29, 2010 by
On occasion, my home state Utah manages to find its way into the news, but often only for the goofy or laughable reasons. (There is the exception of the 2002 Winter Olympics, which went off without too much of a hitch.) The legislative session provides a great place for some of the laughable. As one […]
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