George H.W. Bush: A Good Man, A Bitter Political Legacy
Any discussion of President George Herbert Walker Bush, who died yesterday at age 94, should start by acknowledging that he was by any measure a public servant, a fine family …..
Posts tagged: Clarence Thomas
Robert Bork is Dead; Controversial Judge Was Blocked from the Supreme Court in 1987
Robert Bork was 87 years old and had been not on the Supreme Court for 25 years.
Let’s Be Honest: The Supreme Court Has Already Decided to Block Health Care Reform
Can we please stop pretending that the Supreme Court’s decision on health care mandates is in doubt?
Is Weinergate All About Clarence Thomas?
Angry Black Lady makes a pretty good case. The kicker, about the connection to Rep. Anthony Weiner, comes near the end. (Warning: contains naughty language plus frank talk about Clarence Thomas.){ Hat tip: The Dish }
Silent Clare: Five Years and Counting
Clarence Thomas has now gone five years without asking a question in oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill: The Shame of It All
So Ginny Thomas — wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — called Anita Hill this week, out of the blue, to ask for an apology. The transcript of the phone message:
Elena Kagan’s First Question Was Pretty Complicated
First Monday in October, and the new Supreme Court gets down to business.
Elena Kagan is the Next William Rehnquist
Neither one had judicial experience before being nominated to the Supreme Court.William Rehnquist was nominated to the court (and then became Chief Justice) after serving as a lawyer in the Richard Nixon administration. Elena Kagan was nominated after serving as a lawyer in the Bill Clinton administration, and as Solicitor General under Barack Obama.
The Supreme Court Has a Cool New Website
At last! The U.S. Supreme Court has updated its fusty old website with a new SCOTUS 2.0 edition.
SCROTUS Update: John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is your newest Supreme Court Retiree Of The United States.
Clarence Thomas Sleeps in Walmart Parking Lots
At least that’s what his wife says in this radio interview (thanks to the Wall Street Journal).