I Hope ObamaGirl Goes To Church
I tried for quite some time to ignore the comments that Senator Obama made recently about religion and how it is being ‘hijacked’ to ‘drive us apart’. The mainstream media and blog after blog after...
View ArticleDallas Mayoral Election Post-Mortem
Who would’ve thought that millions of dollars in blood money could manufacture more votes than my endorsement? Turns out Dallas didn’t quite agree with me on the Oakley issue. You can read an article...
View ArticleMethodology 101
Sources all of the ‘net have been citing the number of 5-4 cases as ’24.’ The problem with that, however, is that only 21 cases were decided on a 5-4 vote. If you take a look at the articles that I...
View ArticleCandidate Profile: Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has been in the national spotlight since 1992, longer than any of her opponents for the Oval Office. This extended time in the limelight has worked both to Mrs. Clinton’s benefit and to...
View ArticlePolling’s Point?
Every election cycle, the media bemoans the fact that campaigns start earlier than ever. Even at the congressional level, members of the house of representatives who are in contested districts usually...
View ArticleIf I Hear One More Word About Clarence Thomas And Originalism…
I am going absolutely crazy with all the talk of Clarence Thomas and his total perversion of originalism. I’m not one to rant, but this is the closest I will ever come to declaring an absolute-...
View ArticleWhy Courting Americans with the Court Won’t Work for Democrats
A lot of pundits have been calling for the democrats to make the Court a major campaign issue in light of the massive setback that is known as the 2006 Term. Some argue that democrats need to ‘control...
View ArticleChill Out re: Heller
Law blogs (or blawgs, if you’re a silly person) are going absolutely nuts over the impending Heller decision. Over at Volokh, the everawesome (and possibly evergreen) Professor Kerr has a post telling...
View ArticleFishing for a Story: How the Media Is Reading Too Much Into Referrals of...
Over the course of the past week, both the blogosphere and mainstream media have been spending quite a bit of time over at the Supreme Court rumor mill. There has been a lot of buzz about two cases...
View ArticleTake Out The Trash Day – 1/16/2009
Barack Obama and Joe Biden met with 8 of the 9 Supreme Court justices this on Wednesday at the invitation of Chief Justice Roberts. In a press release, the Chief Justice invited the President- and Vice...
View ArticleMarty Lederman Goes to the OLC
Marty Lederman, known to many as one of the most insightful legal bloggers on the ‘net, will begin work immediately in the Office of Legal Council in the Obama administration. From 1994 to 2002, he...
View ArticleWashington Post Article on Tom Goldstein and the Supreme Court Vacancy
The Washington Post has a fascinating article about Tom Goldstein that you can find here. The best quote is definitely the following: White House officials had asked to consult Goldstein on the court...
View ArticleSupreme Tweets
The market for legal news and analysis has expanded as quickly as any other and, to help you out, I’ve compiled a list of useful, interesting, and entertaining twitter-ers. For those of you who hate...
View ArticleMike Sacks Begins as Supreme Court Reporter for the Huffington Post
The news that Mike Sacks has been tapped to become the Huffington Post’s first Supreme Court reporter is notable for two reasons. The first is that Mike did great work at F1@1F and Supreme Court fans...
View ArticleWhat Does the Supreme Court’s delay on the DOMA and Same-Sex Marriages Cases...
There have been a few news stories this week about the Supreme Court’s non-action on the DOMA and Same-Sex Marriage cases late last week and today. Gawker argues, surely as a joke, that the Court is...
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