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May, 2009 Entries


May 31

     The Road From Empathy, Through Identity Politics
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 31

May 29

     Reading On In That Law Journal
     Federalist Society, No! La Raza, Si?
     Another Interesting Case in the Sotomayor Dossier
     Harold Koh on Seizing the Moment
     SCOTUS Denies Cert in Chrysler v. Flax
     Frank v. Olson on Sotomayor
     Sotomayor on Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment
     Would Judge Sotomayor Be Disqualified from Serving as a Juror?
     The New Haven Firefighters Case and Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint
     The Sharp Tongue
     Sotomayor and Punitive Damages
     Charles Krauthammer Channels Emily Litella
     Time for Transparency?
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 29
     The Real Sotomayor Issue

May 28

     Sotomayor’s “Unscripted” Law-Review Article?
     And They Said Karl Rove Was Smart
     Sotomayor and La Raza

May 27

     Rove
     Sotomayor's "Prejudices" and "Relative Morality"
     Her Majesty Sonia Sotomayor vs. the Rule of Law
     White House and Schumer: Deceptions on Sotomayor
     Another Troubling Vote by Sotomayor
     Is Sotomayor Slow?
     White House’s Misleading Spin on New Haven Firefighters Case
     She "made her reputation" on "environmental regulation"?
     What Does Sotomayor Mean for Business?
     Kelley on GOP Questioning
     What the Editorial Pages Are Saying About Sotomayor
     "Is Sonia Sotomayor the crassest of political picks"

May 26

     Would Judge Sotomayor Agree With This?
     How the Pick Happened
     Could Sotomayor Turn Out More Significant Than Souter?
     Obama, Sotomayor, and the New Haven Firefighters
     Is the Center for Reproductive Rights Worried?
     More Sotomayor on NRO
     With Bill Bennett Tomorrow A.M.
     "it's unfortunate that he's become defensive about merely reporting what he heard."
     Justice Moreno
     Re: Leahy's Suggestion
     Quick Reaction to the Pick
     She's Got that "Common Touch"
     How Long Would Confirmation Take?
     Hispanic or Latino?
     It's All About the Bio
     Ed Whelan's on Glenn Beck
     Down with the White, Male Judge
     Judging By Identity
     One NYC Catholic High-School Grad on Another
     Sotomayor vs.
     Obama & Holmes
     "Leahy suggests Republicans had opposed Sotomayor for fear that President Clinton would appoint her to the U.S. Supreme Court if a vacancy arose."
     Kyl vs. Sotomayor
     Remember Ultra Hardliners Roberts and Alito?
     The Business of Judge Sotomayor
     I Think David Shuster Is Mad At Me
     A Few Thoughts on Judge Sotomayor’s Berkeley Speech
     re: Crist
     Prop. 8 Upheld
     The Rest of the Story
     Sotomayor at Bat
     Romney
     Crist
     Rewriting History
     Trapped in His Own Delusions: Senator Leahy on the Sotomayor Nomination
     If Only Susan Boyle Were American
     Judge Sonia Sotomayor
     'I would be surprised if you got a different opinion from a fair-minded observer in the legal world'
     In Case You Were Wondering
     Sotomayor as Penance for the Secretary Richardson Failure
     DPM's Gal, Not GHWB's
     Hatch, Up for a Fight?
     Senators: "further the spirit of bipartisanship"
     'She would be the Court's sixth Catholic'
     re: National Abortion Control Board
     More Reaction on the Right
     Sotomayor "Saved Baseball"
     Senate Minority Response
     Judges "Intrepret . . . Not Make the Law"
     White House Talking Points
     "Confirm Her"
     Empathy
     Quite the Endorsements
     "Where policy is made."
     Sotomayor for the Court
     Is the RNC
     Sotomayor
     An Announcement This A.M.?
     Kagan & the Eco-Terrorists

May 25

     A Pick This Week?

May 24

     Tuck This One Away
     Welcome to the Big Time

May 23

     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 23

May 22

     Gee, You Think So?
     Diane Wood vs. Barack Obama on Military Commissions
     Sonia Sotomayor’s Selective Empathy
     Supreme Court Candidate Diane Wood—A Summary
     Hamilton Vote Postponed
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 22
     There's a Solution!

May 21

     When a Democrat Understood
     Unseemly Talk
     For Safety's Sake
     Phony Founding Document
     Re: Heck, It's Only the Constitution
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 21
      The Myth of Kagan and the Conservatives
     Heck, It's Only the Constitution
     Spin Win for Team Obama

May 20

     For Whom to Have Empathy?
     Supreme Court Candidate Diane P. Wood—Part 5
     Searching for Common Ground
     Re: SG Kagan’s Subversion of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Law
     No More "Presidential Prerogative," Please
     Disabilities Groups Against Fourth Circuit Nominee Andre Davis
     Kmiec's Kmuck
     Jeffrey Rosen on Diane Wood
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 20

May 19

     SG Kagan’s Subversion of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Law

May 18

     When Will Obama Nominate Souter's Replacement?
     Empathy Clarity
     Empathy Confusion
     AT&T Corp v. Hulteen
     Senate Majority Against Nomination of Dawn Johnsen
     The Left vs. Elena Kagan?
     Rumors of the Day
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 18

May 17

     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 17

May 16

     Wooden Praise

May 15

     The Question of Timing
     "A Latina Judge's Voice"
     Seventh Circuit Nominee David Hamilton—Abortion
     Seventh Circuit Nominee David Hamilton—Substantive Due Process
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 15

May 14

     Seventh Circuit Nominee David Hamilton—Written Answers
     Moreno's Activism
     Koh vs. Obama Administration on Indefinite Detention?
     SCOTUS Scuttlebutt
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 14

May 13

     Senator Sessions Sets the Standard
     Judge Sotomayor, By the Numbers
     Senate Committee Vote on Koh
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 13

May 12

     Emily Bazelon’s Feeble Defense of Elena Kagan
     Re: Today's Fun
     Emily Bazelon’s Hilarious Defense of Diane Wood
     re: Today's Fun
     The Evolution of Doug Kmiec
     Obama’s “Empathy” Standard
     More on Thomas Perez
     Another Misguided Defense of Obama’s “Empathy” Standard
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 12

May 11

     Today's Fun at the Washington Post
     What Justice Sees and Doesn't See
     Second Circuit Nominee Gerard E. Lynch
     Supreme Court Candidate Diane P. Wood—Part 4

May 10

     Stephen Carter Recycles
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 10

May 09

     Koh vs. Obama Administration on Military Commissions

May 08

     President Have-It-Both-Ways
     Earth to Comrade Commander Guy: Enjoy Your Fantasy World
     Will Obama Choose a More Restrained Justice to Advance His Policies? Don’t Bet on It
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 8

May 07

     Greenburg's Comments on the White House’s Short List
     Supreme Court Candidate Diane P. Wood—Part 3
     Holmes, Thinker and Jurist
     Mirengoff on Johnsen
     Mea Maxima Culpa

May 06

     Only an Idiot or Andrew Sullivan …
     Collected Posts on Harold Koh
     A Real Loss For the Bench--For Now
     Re: Ruth Marcus’s Misguided Defense of the Obama Standard
     Ruth Marcus’s Misguided Defense of the Obama Standard

May 05

     Supreme Court Candidate Diane P. Wood—Part 2
     Mishatched Approach
     Center-Left Souter
     Koh’s Written Answers to Senator DeMint’s Questions
     Good Litmus Test for the Souter Replacement
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 5

May 04

     Re: Moving the Court Further Left--Alt's Umbrage
     Re: Re: Moving the Court Further Left -- Franck’s Error
     Supreme Court Candidate Diane P. Wood—Part 1
     Equipoise?
     Ranking Member Sessions
     Loose Lips at the White House
     Judicial Picks Have Consequences for Elections, Too
     Re: Moving the Court Further Left
     Moving the Court Further Left
     Republican Senators and Judges’ “Slow-Motion Coup”
     Sotomayor Not Smart Enough?
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 4

May 03

     It's Not Easy Being a Roosevelt
     Souter Vacancy III: Obama, Pragmatist?
     Souter Vacancy II: Vive la Difference?
     Souter Vacancy I: Toward Armistice in the Judicial Wars?
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 3

May 02

     WSJ vs. WSJ on Souter and Obama

May 01

     Justice Souter and His Replacement
     Unsolicited Advice for GOP Senators
     Ranking Member Grassley?!?
     Let's have a "Reverse Souter"
     Souter and the Court
     This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 1
     Filling the Souter Seat

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