Supreme court justice conduct and conflict of interests
I sent this Salon article on the Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas The bigger Clarence Thomas scandal by Ben Adler to Beverly Mann asking her what she thought of the…
I sent this Salon article on the Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas The bigger Clarence Thomas scandal by Ben Adler to Beverly Mann asking her what she thought of the…
If there is no mystery about the nature of the chief justice’s views, I remain baffled by their origin. Clearly, he doesn’t trust Congress; in describing conservative judges, that’s like…
…of restorative justice programs focused on juveniles found better outcomes for both offenders and victims. Another analysis of 22 studies examining particularly rigorous restorative justice programs concluded, “restorative justice programs…
…by Justices Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito. Justice Stevens, who wrote the dissent, recently called Heller, “… the worst decision of my tenure.” Justice Scalia, do tell, how far does…
…noted that, when the late Justice William Brennan was asked about potential conflict between his Catholic faith and his duties as a justice, he responded that he would be governed…
…“Harvard Constitutional Law Expert Says Justice ‘Misleadingly’ Quoted Him in Roe Ruling” Saturday, and we find Constitutional Law expert Professor Laurence Tribe accusing conservative Supreme Court justices of “misleadingly quoting”…
“So a Democratic Senator is indicted on serious charges, and no Democrats attacking the Justice Department, no Democrats attacking the prosecutors, no Democrats calling for an investigation of the prosecution,…
…snapshots of the justices’ wealth. Financial disclosures for eight of the nine justices were available on Friday. The forms were due on May 15, but the justices can receive extensions…
…a Newsweek report . . . A comment by Justice Sonia Sotomayor was made with regard to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion in an immigration case. Justice Sotomayer: “he probably…
…there is nothing in law prohibiting oral argument in cases on the shadow docket, even when decided by all nine justices. Second (this is a more recent change), the justices…