Open Thread: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings
The hearings for Amy Coney Barrett have begun, and the Ordinary Times commentareum is ready…
Category: SCOTUS
Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 4
Amy Coney Barrett’s writings and lectures speak for her more loudly than any media speculation or punditry.
Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 3
Part 3 reviews Amy Coney Barrett’s 7th Circuit opinions on federal tort claims, and three cases involving the Fourth Amendment.
Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 2
Examining Amy Coney Barrett’s reasoning on prisoner’s rights in John McCottrell v. Marcus White and sentencing reform in U.S. v. Uriarte
Wednesday Writs: Meanwhile, Elsewhere Edition
Vanessa Bryant sues, Bill Murray “feuds” with the Doobie Brothers, NY Times and the President’s taxes, and more.
Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 1
We don’t have to guess; I turn to the actual, written judicial opinions of Amy Coney Barrett for insight into her judicial philosophy.
Trump To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS
President Trump set to announce Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
If Wishes Were Horses
We all know we are about to engage in a ruthless battle over the nominee; let’s just get on with it and leave the dead out of it.
Wednesday Writs: VMI Goes Co-Ed Edition
Our case of the week, United States v. Virginia, was the first discrimination case in which Ginsburg authored the majority opinion since joining the Supreme Court.
Trump For Supreme Court Justice?
If Mr. Trump nominated himself to the Supreme Court–and if he succeeded in appointing himself–that would solve a lot of problems.
How To Resolve The Supreme Court Dilemma Open Thread
The system of how we get Supreme Court Justices is being reviewed again, as if for the first time. A lot of people are upset that it’s not optimal.
How would *YOU* make it optimal?
Thank You, Ruth; I Am, Because You Were
It is not the loss of the seat that hurts; it is the loss of her genius, her fortitude, her genuineness and her grace.
After RGB: Fear the Future?
After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I no longer worry about the future. Now, I fear it.
