Tag Archives: John Roberts

Open mic night on the hustings

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Naomi

Jon Rauch, a very smart guy and really good writer, has — with his co-writer, Raymond J. La Raja —  an important op in the Times today, “Politics Shouldn’t Be Like Open Mic Night.” Everyone should read it, especially political … Continue reading →

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The only “gobbledegook” I’ve spotted is John Roberts

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Naomi

Just in case anybody’s as passionately interested as I am in the Gill v Whitford gerrymandering case before the Supreme Court, I just spotted this fairly gratifying subtlety on SCOTUSBlog: For The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that Chief Justice … Continue reading →

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John Roberts’ delusion about his Supreme Court

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Naomi

I am wiggling around today, on pins and needles. Today was the oral argument in Gill v Whitford, the huge Wisconsin gerrymandering case before the Supreme Court. A number of people have written that SCOTUS’s decision might be the biggest … Continue reading →

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