Prof. Shaun Martin writes of the Supreme Court affirming the death penalty for Richard Davis, who is Polly Klaas’ murderer: It doesn’t take much to figure out what the California Supreme Court’s going to do in this one once the… Continue Reading
A big story in right-leaning media over the weekend, apparently, the harassment by San Diego County code enforcement officials of a pastor and his wife having Bible study in their house on Good Friday. I read about it today on… Continue Reading
It doesn’t matter that Judge Sotomayor said something that may or may not have suggested a belief that Latina judges are smarter than white male judges. It’s doesn’t matter because the Democrats are going to have sixty votes in the… Continue Reading
There are several problems I have with this so-called “debate.” First, it becomes obvious pretty early on that Hitchens and Blackwell are talking about two totally different things. Hitchens’ point, which is 100% correct, is that the First Amendment, among… Continue Reading
Upholding Proposition 8 was the right thing for the Supreme Court to do. When the people act directly, that is the fundamental and most legitimate exercise of power imaginable in a democracy. I don’t like what they did but they… Continue Reading
BARACK (spoken)Sonia… (sings)The best nominee in all the land:Sonia, Sonia, Sonia, Sonia…Of all the many judges, the gavel looks best in her hand,Sonia, Sonia, Sonia, Sonia, Sonia! I’ve just met a judge named Sonia,And suddenly the Supreme Court,Will get the… Continue Reading
Today, President Obama will announce his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the California Supreme Court will announce its final decision in the Prop. 8 review case. When these things happen, I will be either in or departing from… Continue Reading
First of all, read this editorial from a thirteen-year-old girl from a villiage about twenty miles from Ottawa. She’s articulate, appropriate with her emotion, and demonstrates enough maturity of understanding that others have and are entitled to a point of… Continue Reading
Sorry, Matt — Oprah Winfrey would not make a good Supreme Court Justice. Sure, she has compassion, and yes, she’d be a reliable pro-choice vote. Having a background in the entertainment industry, she may have some understanding of copyright and… Continue Reading
I’ve never been convinced that military tribunals were the best way to handle terrorists. On the other hand, I’ve never been convinced that they’re not. I am pretty sure that a military tribunal can provide all of the essential elements… Continue Reading