supreme court
Favorite Line I’ve Read Today
…acknowledging that some judges think legislative history is valid. If you have to use it, Scalia said, “Do it boldly, as though it makes sense.“
A remark by Justice Scalia at a road show of sorts with legal writing wunderkind Bryan Garner to promote their book Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, discussed before […]
Cross-posting thoughts on Kennedy v. Louisiana from the Children and the Law Blog
What follows is a post I put up earlier today on Children and the Law Blog: Further Thoughts on Kennedy v. Louisiana -
Following colleagues’ posts, Why Death Penalty Won’t End Sexual Assault: A Social Work Perspective on Kennedy v Louisiana and Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape, I’ll hazard a slightly different […]
Learned Handmade Plates
Through Above the Law, I learned of Jose Klein’s Learned Handmade Plates, which are not only awesome but have perhaps the best product name I have ever heard. Each plate features one of Klein’s depictions of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. They’re a little pricey for a law student budget but someday these plates will […]
Charlie Rose talks with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Charlie Rose aired an interview with United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last night. The video has not been published yet, but will no doubt be put up soon at this link - Charlie Rose, A Conversation with Justice Antonin Scalia.
My favorite quote - “It’s kind of a dead end… [referring to the job […]
The Inspirational Story of New Supreme Court Clerk Isaac Lidsky
The story of new Supreme Court Clerk Isaac Lidsky is inspiring - also disconcerting, I might add, for his foray as a child actor - Weasel, aka Screech 2 on the inexplicably long-lived Saved by the Bell: The New Class (aren’t these people supposed to end up in rehab?) - but unrelentingly inspiring.
Isaac Lidsky has […]
Justice Scalia on 60 Minutes
Leslie Stahl at 60 Minutes airs her interview with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in Justice Scalia On The Record - see video below.
CBS Video: Scalia, Part 1
CBS Video: Scalia, Part 2
“Anyway, that’s my view,” Scalia says. “And it happens to be correct.” Classic Nino.
Supreme Court Inc
Rosen, a law prof at George Washington University, offers an insight in the business of Supreme Court. On one hand it traces the ‘conservativation’ of the Court, a concerted effort to steer the Court to the right by judges, academics, and most importantly, Presidents. At another level, it recounts the professionalization and increasing sophistication of […]
Tom Goldstein’s iPhone
I don’t know if this clever name-drop-a-thon really qualifies as the Absolute BEST Lawyer Ad of the Year (Carolyn Elefant’s words, not mine) but it’s quite entertaining and has managed to somehow make me even more acutely aware of my iPhone-lessness. Sigh.
When not writing for SCOTUSblog, Goldstein co-heads Akin Gump’s Supreme Court Practice and teaches […]
Prophylactic Legislation
I wish the Supreme Court would stop using the phrase “prophylactic legislation.” Not only is it vaguely ambiguous and hard to spell, but it conjures up disturbing mental images. Might I suggest “anticipatory” or “preventative” legislation. Just a suggestion to any sitting Justices who happen to come across this blog.
Jeffrey Toobin might forgive Justice Thomas for being black or conservative, but not both
Jeffrey Toobin’s recent article Unforgiven, in this week’s New Yorker, is the latest in a long line of Supreme Court pundits puzzling over the enigma of a Supreme Court Justice who is both black and conservative.
Thomas came of age at a time when broad swaths of American society thought it was time for African-Americans to […]