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.
Tagged: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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.
More Than Ever, We Need Compassion and Understanding
We should follow the example that Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia showed us and treat each other with compassion and understanding
After RGB: Fear the Future?
After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I no longer worry about the future. Now, I fear it.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dead at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has suffered from various ailments for years, has passed away. She was 87.
Notorious but Cancer-Free RBG Returns
The ghoulish ritual of wielding the health & mortality of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg around as a political cudgel can be suspended, at least for now.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Voice of Reason
Asked about several Democratic candidates for president proposing to raise the number of Supreme Court justices, the Associate Justice was not impressed
Big Monday, 2015
The Supreme Court adjourns for the Term with decisions about redistricting, air pollution, and executions. Burt Likko summarizes each of them, and offers a sad observation about judicial comity losing one of its most prominent sentinels,
The Highest Profile Legal Writing Clinic Ever
The legal writing in Obergefell v. Hodges is both a model and a caution for future writers, especially those who, like lawyers, would write to persuade.
The Fish and the Manual
A revealing remark from a prosecutor arguing before the Supreme Court today, complete with Burt Likko’s translation of an exchange in plain English.
First Monday 2014
Same cast, brand new season! Burt Likko offers a look at some of the high points of the Supreme Court’s docket for the 2014-2015 Term.
In Which I Change My Mind About Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Burt Likko was going to offer a mild criticism of The Notorious RBG. Then he thought again.
2013-2014 Term Recap (Save Two)
It’s the close of the term, and here’s a recap of the major cases from SCOTUS this year. Some surprising results. Some, not so much. Alsotoo: we’re waiting until Monday for the Hobby Lobby and Harris decisions.
