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Inconsistent view of Roberts
Two claims, in one paragraph, are inconsistent: Justice Alito was never seriously believed to be more conservative or even more overtly conservative than John Robertsand John Roberts [was] still widely, if wrongly, billed at that time as a temperate bridge-builder
Posted to Jurisprudence by srdiamond on February 8, 2008
Thank you for the discussion
I'd especially like to thank Walter for his exceptionally moving reflections before and after the schools case came down on the real life meanings of segregation and racial difference in this society--truly America's original sin passed down from generation to generation (and thanks for the Charlie Black quote!). I'm not generally such a great ...
Posted to The Breakfast Table by The Wise Bard on June 29, 2007
Academics and realists
I wouldn't call the Roberts-Alito-Scalia-Thomas axis of the Supreme Court ''mean,'' although that's a fair description of the result when they apply their theories to the Constitution. The term I'd probably use is ''academic.'' I know, that word usually is reserved for pointy-head liberal intellectuals, but it's really an apt description of how ...
Posted to The Breakfast Table by randy-khan on June 27, 2007