Scalia was an intellectual phony: Can we please stop calling him a brilliant jurist? No one wants to disrespect the dead. But we disrespect the truth to hail his legal mind and phony, grand principles SALON.COM|BY PAUL CAMPOS[...]
Posts Tagged ‘SCOTUS’
February 23rd, 2016 - 3:03 pm § in Misc.
GOP to Obama: FU
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday launched an unprecedented blockade of President Barack Obama’s yet-to-be-named Supreme Court pick, saying they won’t give any nominee a hearing or even meet with the candidate. “I don’t know how many times we need to say this,&[...]
February 22nd, 2016 - 7:40 am § in Misc.
Bush’s Failed SCOTUS Candidate Castigates Repricans For Blocking Obama’s Nomination
Alberto Gonzales: There Is ‘No Question’ Obama Must Fill Scalia’s Supreme Court Vacancy Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States under President George W. Bush, said on Monday that President Barack Obama had an “obligation” to fill a vacancy on the Suprem[...]
February 16th, 2016 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
What Will Become of Public-Sector Unions Now?
Post Scalia Before Scalia Who Succeeds Scalia?[...]
February 14th, 2016 - 12:50 pm § in Misc.
Far ouT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nominate Anita Hill for Supreme Court Justice Claudia Bestor Los Angeles, CA Anita Hill For Supreme Court Now THAT’S Justice! Anita Hill is a highly qualified legal scholar with all the right qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice. She will be an excellent choice to make the most import[...]
July 12th, 2015 - 9:39 am § in Misc.
On Gay Marriage, The Court was right BUT
I fully support the right of association and therefore marriage and, BUT I believe the govt ought to just issues “pairing” licences to anyone who wants one. I think equating homosexual marriage with heterosexaul marriage should be a decision for religions, NOT the state. I especia[...]
June 30th, 2015 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
End of The Public Unions?
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up a case that could weaken public sector unions. This is a huge problem not only for unions but for the Democratic Party. As industrial union employment has plummeted, the unions have turned to the public secto[...]
June 29th, 2015 - 8:06 am § in Environment, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Court Says Obama Can Not Block CO2
Court Blocks Limits on Power Plants, in a Blow to Obama By ADAM LIPTAK NY Times The ruling stops in its tracks the administration’s initiatives for controlling greenhouse gas emissions.[...]
Supreme Court’s conservative majority approves torture executions
Image: Artist’s depiction of Supreme Court-approved execution The Supreme Court’s conservative majority, in a 5-4 decision, ruled today that states can continue executing condemned criminals with the drug Midazolam despite a string of botched executions in several states. A reporter who [...]