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Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter

Now here’s news. When I heard about this it made me lose sleep. Was it really true, oh the horror. Did he really use that gesture on a reporter? Could you imagine anyone getting so upset with a member of the media that they would sink so low?
Oh wait, this just in, it was the old Italian gesture of dismissal not the American gesture of ……
My faith in Justice Scalia has returned.
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Boumediene beats Bush

A federal judge orders Lakhdar Boumediene and four of five other Algerians released from the American gulag after seven long years: The decision came in the case of six Algerians who were detained in Bosnia after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and have been held at the military prison in Cuba for nearly seven years. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon, a Bush appointee, ruled that five of the men must be released "forthwith" and ordered the government to engage in diplomatic efforts to fin

King & Spalding Lands a Big Fish: Paul Clement

King & Spalding Lands a Big Fish: Paul Clement The bidding war is over: Former Solicitor General Paul Clement, one of the most highly prized legal catches coming from the Bush Administration, has decided to return to the D.C. office of Atlanta-based King & Spalding. "We are very pleased to welcome our former colleague and friend Paul Clement back to King & Spalding," said J. Sedwick (Wick) Sollers, managing partner in the D.C. office, in a statement this morning. "Our clients and grow

Justice Scalia's Foreign Law, Abortion Complaints Apply to Potential Obama Pick

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Justice Antonin Scalia condemned the use of foreign laws and court decisions in rendering decisions on policies in the United States. His criticisms, which included abortion, apply to one of the lawyers seen as a potential top pick for Barack Obama for the Supreme Court.

The legal backstory of Heller

Over at Reason online, one can now find this lengthy article telling the backstory of the case that resulting the the Heller ruling. The article is titled "How the Second Amendment Was Restored: The inside story of how a gang of libertarian lawyers made constitutional history." Ultimately, I share Ilya Somin's view that this article overstates the ultimate importance and significance of Heller. But this article is still a must-read as a piece of modern legal history, and also for a useful se

Clement Decides

It’s been the most buzzed about question in Washington legal circles all summer and fall: What law firm will land former Solicitor General Paul Clement, widely seen as one of the nation’s top Supreme Court advocates? Today, we get the answer, and it’s something of a surprise: He’s rejoining his old firm, King & Spalding. The battle for Clement was long and it was furious. He was the youngest solicitor general confirmed by the Senate in more than 100 years, since William Howard Taft way ba

Former SG Paul Clement to Return to King & Spalding

Breaking news from Jess Bravin, the Journal’s Scotus ace in Washington: Former Solicitor General Paul Clement’s long job search is finally over; his old firm, King & Spalding, has agreed to take him back. Okay, perhaps it wasn’t so hard for Clement to find employment. Service in the Bush Justice Department did not always result in career enhancement — remember “Justice Alberto Gonzales”? — but Clement left the Robert F. Kennedy Building in June as one of Washington’s most respected advocates.

Waiting for Melendez: The Confrontation Clause Revisited.

Bill of Rights (From public domain.) Sometimes the United States Supreme Court does true justice for criminal defendants. Miranda v. Arizona remains the best protection from the Court for suppressing coerced statements. U.S. v. Booker and its progeny led more judges to sentence below sentencing guidelines and prevented appellate courts from changing such departures. Crawford v. Washington put stronger teeth into the Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against a criminal defenda

Obama Legal Challenges Mount

(courtesy WorldEarth.org’s Myspace posting) Phillip Berg from Obamacrimes.com just published this full page ad in The Washington Times National Weekly Edition. PDF Copy of the ad is here. In other things going on in the ongoing legal drama…: from A Friend of the Court http://www. atlah. org/media/friendofthecourt. html The following is information everyone should know and action to take regardless of whom you voted for. Note: It has been suggested that we all sign our letters: “A Friend of the

It's your chance: Name the White House turkey. Really.

10:00 PM | Comments (0) King & Spalding lands ex-Solicitor General Paul Clement Justice Dpt. photo Paul Clement One of the top catches from the Bush administration has landed at King & Spalding, an international law firm with a large Houston presence. Former Solicitor General Paul Clement will return to the firm's Washington office "to establish an expanded national appellate practice and a strategic counseling practice," the firm said today. A spokesman for King & Spalding said

POLITICAL POTPOURRI FOR A CHF, ALEX

Happy 60th, Governor Dean. Portion of a comment I left elsewhere: As we say "Putos no faltan, lo que faltan son financistas," ["money talks, bullshit walks"]. Congratulations for all you've done for your country. Congratulations for getting so many of your ideas which seemed politically untenable at the time into the public discourse. Congratulation for always doing your jobs with creativity, class, dedication and guts. You're still my hero. I expect you're going to have to take a lot of

WaPo Disappointment: Justice Stevens Not Going Anywhere

The Libs are licking their chops to get some new legislators Justices on the Supreme Court. The Washington Post checks the roster and regrets to inform their fellow Democrats that Mr. Make It Up As You Go Living, Breathing Constitution himself, Justice Stevens, has no plans to retire. For all the speculation about how President-elect Barack Obama’s nominees may change the Supreme Court, there is one irrefutable fact: He can’t make an appointment until there is a vacancy. Eighty-eight-year-old

Scalia and teaching legal writing

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke at Texas Tech on Monday, and I had an opportunity to talk with him for a few minutes. When I mentioned our Legal Practice Program, he told me that he had taught legal...

The Financial Turmoil and Judicial Responsibility (Part 2)

We are discussing the problem of a federal court system hostile towards regulation, something that Barack Obama will have to confront during his first term. (According to one report, he will get enough appointments in his first term to "create a Democratic majority in eight circuits, leaving three with a Republican majority and the remaining two evenly split."). The problem starts at the top. The conservative Supreme Court has certainly issued some decisions that are antagonistic to sharehol

Justice Scalia Goes on Hunting Trip with Plaintiffs Lawyer

Justice Antonin Scalia went hunting over the weekend with a plaintiffs lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in a pre-emption case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Scalia went on the outing with Houston plaintiffs lawyer W. Mark Lanier, a graduate of Texas Tech University law school who is underwriting…

Justice Scalia Goes on Hunting Trip with Plaintiffs Lawyer

Erratum

I mentioned yesterday that while Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Randy Koschnick managed to deploy the several magic Republican code words "judicial conservative," "activist," and "legislate from the bench," he left out "restraint."Seems I was mistaken:"A judicial conservative like myself believes in judicial restraint," Koschnick said.And, for good measure, "Scalia" and "Clarence Thomas."Also, this intriguing observation:Koschnick said that his record as a public defender may be used again

Football, Deerhunting and Some Law

Justice Scalia is in Lubbock tonight for a talk at Texas Tech, after spending the weekend deer hunting on a nearby ranch with prominent plaintiffs lawyer Mark Lanier. Tony Mauro has the details here. Scalia, of course, is a dynamic...

Nino Scalia, Mark Lanier, and Bambi

Nino Scalia, Mark Lanier, and Bambi Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was not on the bench for the Court's brief session today, and there's a good reason why. According to the blog of our sibling publication Texas Lawyer, the justice has been deer hunting over the weekend in Texas. No, it was not a reprise of his notorious outing with Vice President Dick Cheney a few years back, but his hunting partner this time is nearly as stunning: W. Mark Lanier, the prominent plaintiffs attorney from

Write to the Supreme Court With Your Concerns

Whether or not you agree with Phil Berg’s lawsuit regarding Obama’s citizenship, you can let your voice be heard by snail mailing letters to the Supreme Court: We have received a lot of emails from American citizens asking what they can do to be heard. We have received a lot of emails from American citizens asking what they can do to be heard regarding the issues pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Although we cannot tell you to do anything, we can answer your questions and inform you what i

Heads and tales: Palin wins a round of voting this month, more

Heads and tales: Palin wins a round of voting this month, more Bridget Johnson HOW YOU CAN TELL I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THIS POLL: And John Hawkins has asked me before to participate in these. This time it was Right-of-Center Bloggers Select Their Favorite People on the Right. The winner? The moose hunter. The runner-up? Rush Limbaugh. My faves? Down at #12 and #23: Justice Scalia and Charles Krauthammer, respectively. (Right Wing News) DID RITTER ENCOURAGE LATE VOTING, TOO?: Andrew Oh-Willek

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