Judiciary
In today’s Projo, Peter B. Lord reports on the damage determination phase of the Rhode Island lead paint trial…State lawyers are asking a Superior Court judge to appoint a public health expert to plan and oversee a lead-paint cleanup program in Rhode Island that they say could cost between $1.37 billion and $3.74 billion. The…
Julie Creswell of the New York Times had an excellent summary in Sunday’s paper of the Rhode Island lead paint trial and how it may not be as finished as you think it is. In addition to detailing the history of the case and the pending issues involving possible appeals and setting damages, Ms. Creswell…
One of the most powerful long-term benefits of the Senate hearings for Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito was that the American people were reintroduced to the proper and limited role of the judiciary as envisioned by our Founders. In other words, conservatives were not simply seeking to confirm judges who will be activists –…
Discussing the recent Supreme Court decision on Oregon’s assisted suicide law, the Wall Street Journal editorial entitled Federalism, a la Carte (available for a fee) states: Supreme Court watchers can be forgiven if they thought they were in a Twilight Zone episode yesterday as they read the 6-3 opinion upholding Oregon’s assisted-suicide law against attempted…
In a January 14 Wall Street Journal article entitled Not All Law is Politics in Robes (available for a fee), Jonathan Adler offers these comments: …Sen. Joseph Biden suggested in frustration that the Senate scrap confirmation hearings and simply debate the nominee’s decisions as if they were considering legislation. Mr. Biden’s remarks are symptomatic of…
In addition to being the only Republican Senator to vote against the confirmation of now-Justice Alito, Senator Chafee has opposed President Bush and–more often–conservative ideals on the following substantive matters. (All links are to data provided by ProjectVoteSmart. An index of Sen. Chafee’s complete voting record is here). Presidential Appointments: Voted against nomination of Judge…
According to the Washington Post‘s Campaign for the Supreme Court blog, the attempt to filibuster the Alito nomination has been officially rejected by the Senate by a vote of 72-25. As to what follows…A vote by simple majority to confirm in the full Senate is expected about 11 a.m. tomorrow, with a swearing-in to follow…
From Jack Perry on the Projo’s 9-to-5 blog…U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee announced this morning that he will vote against the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court.
From Jack Perry of the Projo’s 9-to-5 blog…U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee has scheduled a press conference this morning to announce how he will vote on the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the United States Supreme Court. The Republican senator plans to announce his decision at 10 a.m. in his office on Westminster…
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