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What is a judge anyway? “A rather stern kindergarten teacher”
Although I found this on Lowering the Bar, the story was also picked up by other sources − even one that has evidenced no sense of humor. So I prefer Lowering the Bar’s version, which begins: “I say this with … Continue reading
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The Supreme Court gets low marks from the public
Just got this from the Brennan Center. It doesn’t not surprise me, who recently reported this about Justice Scalia and this, about the divided Supreme Court. RECENT RESEARCH Poll Highlights Poor Public Perception of Supreme Court A poll completed by … Continue reading
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Scary to the ninth power: our current Supreme Court
From that header above, you probably think I’m just getting hysterical, right? No. Last week, Adam Liptak published a brilliant article in the NYT (he covers the Supreme Court for them) analyzing the 5-4 divide in the current court. His … Continue reading
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