The retirement of Justice Stevens is really not good news for those of us on the left: The leading prospects — U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appellate judges Merrick Garland and Diane Wood — are relative moderates. Kagan has backed strong presidential authority over national security; rulings by Garland and Wood suggest they […]
CBS is seeing the signs that Justice Stevens term in the Supreme Court could be coming to an end: Justice John Paul Stevens has left some clues he’s planning to retire this year, shortly after he turns 90 years old. He’s only hired one law clerk for next term, for example, and not the four […]
This is a big decision: In a stunning 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today reversed its longstanding bright-line rule which had permitted warrantless car searches after an arrest, even when there was no concern for officer safety or the preservation of evidence. The case is Arizona v Gant. Writing for the majority in this important […]
Bush spoke too soon on the economy Ann Coulter thinks we should poison justice Stevens. Arianna -VS- Russert (also check out Jane’s take on this) America’s Secret War – A review by Chancelucky. 58% rate Bush as a failure and in a separate poll give him a 35% approval rating