July 2005
21 July 2005Judge Roberts: "No Clear Ideological Pattern"
Attorneys at Goldstein & Howe (a DC-based firm) have the approximately 200 decisions where Judge Roberts has voted. Their verdict: "no clear ideological pattern."
20 July 2005
It's Not Another Woman
I go away to the San Juan Islands for a day, and President Bush decides that's the day to pick his Supreme Court nominee. When I left for the San Juans, the leading candidate was Joy Clement of Louisiana. When I got home at midnight, Bush had announced ...
19 July 2005
Trial Balloon or Nominee?
RedState.Org is floating the rumor that President Bush will nominate Joy Clement to replace Sandra Day O'Conner on the Supreme Court. She is Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
19 July 2005
Bush's Supreme Candidates
Attorney General Gonzales is bandied about by those "in the know" inside the beltway as being on President Bush's short list of nominees to replace Sandra Day O'Conner. US Liberals has an excellent review ...
15 July 2005
Rehnquist: Not Resigning
Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist punctured Robert Novak's "leak" last Friday that Rehnquist was about to retire. On Thursday, Rehnquist said: ...
7 July 2005
Rehnquist Rumors
Will he or won't he? When Sandra Day O'Connor announced her resignation last week, many were taken by surprise. The "expected" retirement announcement had been...
Time for a Change?
The original Supreme Court was composed of an even number of justices. Today's configuration dates to 1869. Now that Sandra Day O'Connor has announced her...
1 July 2005
SCOTUS News Eclipses Zogby Poll
The Bush Administration is a master at releasing bad news at the close of business Friday. In that vein, the early Friday morning announcement ...
O'Connor to Resign
The anticipated Senate (uh, political) battle over appointment of a new Supreme Court justice begins. The catalyst, however, was not the retirement of Chief Justice...
June 2005
27 June 2005Possible New SC Nominees
Slate runs down several possible nominees to replace the soon-expected-to-retire Chief Justice. Their profile covers (in alpha order): Samuel Alito (55), Edith Brown Clement (57)...
Supremes Rule Against Grokster
The Supreme Court remanded a copyright case to the lower courts, unanimously ruling in MGM v Grokster that the summary judgment ruling against MGM was...
Selfish Cable Gets Supreme Blessing; WiFi Targeted
The line that comes into your house and provides you with telephone service, by law, is open to competition. As a result, homeowners can shop...
23 June 2005
Supremes Expand Eminent Domain Powers
If your city decides that there might be more taxes collected if your property could be "upgraded" via eminent domain ... the Supremes (5-4) say...
14 June 2005
Supremes Send Conviction Back to Texas
On Monday the US Supreme Court remanded a 20-year-old murder conviction back to the state of Texas because of racial bias in jury selection...
6 June 2005
Supremes Just Say No
The Supreme Court has ruled (6-3) against medical use of marijuana, asserting that federal law trumps state law in a California case. In reversing a...
May 2005
2005Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Case
The US Supreme Court will review a case that challenges the 1994 Solomon Amendment (amended in 2003) which requires that universities that receive federal money...
March 2005
24 March 2005Case Goes to Supreme Court
On three prior occasions, the US Supreme Court has refused to let itself be drawn into the Terri Schiavo case. About eight hours after the...
1 March 2005
Supremes To Hear Arguments on 10 Commandments
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Texas and Kentucky case over the 10 Commandments this week. Should this religious icon be housed...
February 2005
28 February 2005Supremes Pass on Abortion Case
Last week, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of Roe v Wade, affirming two lower court decisions that refused to reconsider the
October 2004
20 October 2004Gerrymandering, Texas Style
Supreme Court decision on the Texas redistricting process.