2nd Amendment Means What It Says »
By Jim Lynch on Jun 26, 2008 in SCOTUS | Comments Off
Just heard on Glenn Beck’s radio program that the Heller opinion has been released, in favor of the second amendment….
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It Still Makes Sense »
By Jim Lynch on Apr 29, 2008 in 2008, SCOTUS | 1 Comment
Back in September of 2006 I wrote a post saying that a bill calling for a photo ID to vote made sense. It is the seco…
Roundup and Reaction to the Hamdan Decision »
By Jim Lynch on Jun 29, 2006 in Blogs and blogging, SCOTUS, War on Terrorism | Comments Off
Reaction is begining to appear as this ruling is examined.
Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Bush Loses On Hamdan — “SCOTUS seems to argue that we must violate the Geneva Conventions in order to uphold them.”
Outside the Beltway (James Joyner) Supreme Court Rules Against Military Tribunals; Geneva Applies to Al Qaeda (Updated) — “While I agree with [...]
SCOTUS Rules on Guantanamo trials »
By Jim Lynch on Jun 29, 2006 in SCOTUS, War on Terrorism | Comments Off
The Supreme Court has ruled against the administration regarding military tribunals for Guantanamo detainees. Waiting for more.
AP (Via Fox News):
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees, a rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti-terror policies.
Justice John Paul Stevens wrote [...]
Kelo Endgame »
By Jim Lynch on Jun 6, 2006 in Politics, SCOTUS | Comments Off
The City Council of New London, Connecticut has acted on the worst Supreme Court decision in recent history, taking it to it’s logic-defying conclusion and voting to evict the last two homeowners.
The City Council voted 5-2 in favor of eviction Monday. An attorney for the residents said they are considering continuing to fight.
“You are [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Late Term Abortion Case »
By Jim Lynch on Feb 21, 2006 in SCOTUS | 1 Comment
Just reported:
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider the constitutionality of banning a type of late-term abortion, teeing up a contentious issue for a newly-constituted court already in a state of flux over privacy rights.
The Bush administration has pressed the high court to reinstate the federal law, passed in 2003 but never put in [...]
Scalia On Originalism »
By Jim Lynch on Feb 14, 2006 in Conservative Politics, Judiciary, Politics, SCOTUS, The Left | Comments Off
This ought to cause the lefties to sputter, spurt, pout and throw a hissie fit.
In a speech Monday sponsored by the conservative Federalist Society, Scalia defended his long-held belief in sticking to the plain text of the Constitution “as it was originally written and intended.”
“Scalia does have a philosophy, it’s called originalism,” he said. “That’s [...]
Confirmed! »
By Jim Lynch on Jan 31, 2006 in SCOTUS | 5 Comments
It is now Justice Samuel Alito, on a vote of 52-48.
I like John Hawkins take on this.
UPDATE: And Sworn In.
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate in one of the most partisan victories in modern history.
Alito was sworn in by [...]
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