OK, completely fouled up comparisons —
Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall
And
Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton
Entries Tagged as 'Supreme Court'
Mixed Metaphors
August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Elections · Rants · Supreme Court
That’s Mister Pope to You, Dubya
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Sad coincidence — the day the Pope visits the Supremes validate death by lethal injection.
Tags: Foreign news · President/Executive · Supreme Court
Too Loud and Too Quiet
February 25th, 2008 · No Comments
A couple of conservatives on Scotus seem to either be too loquacious or too taciturn — what with the BBC interview with Justice Scalia saying that it is “far from clear that torture is unconstitutional … it may be legal to smack [a suspect] in the face” and Justice Thomas not asking any questions in [...]
Tags: Government documents · Supreme Court
Supreme Understatement
December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Of the three branches of government the Supreme Court gets the award for least ostentatious (except, of course, the robes of former chief Rehnquist). For instance when the case to decide the fate of the Gitmo detainees and habeas corpus comes up this is the “media advisory” aka press release from the court:
Press seats will [...]
Tags: Government documents · Supreme Court