In the wake of that abortion ban Sheila July 11, 2007 Speaking of Justice Kennedy (below), his notorious opinion in the Carhart decision upholding the ban on partial birth abortion stunned Read More
Court watchers keep busy Sheila July 11, 2007 While the Supreme Court takes the summer off, its followers find other ways to scrutinize it. These days, the justices Read More
How the Supreme Court shifted Sheila July 3, 2007 The High Court left for summer break with a flurry of decisions recently that continued to get picked apart in Read More
High drama in the High Court Sheila June 28, 2007 This has been a week of big decisions at the Supreme Court and critical analysis of them all over the Read More
Supreme repercussions Sheila June 26, 2007 There’s an awful lot of reaction, and over-reaction, in the media today to those Supreme Court rulings yesterday relating Read More
Common sense returns to the Court! Sheila June 25, 2007 Informed reasoning and true rule of law seem to be the highlights – virtues – of the Roberts Court. Today’s rulings Read More
Victory for free speech Sheila June 25, 2007 The Supreme Court ruled today to loosen the grip of the McCain-Feingold knot on use of the airwaves before an Read More
Ground shift in abortion law Sheila June 23, 2007 The overarching argument about abortion that grabs the most attention is whether Roe is constitutional and whether it will stand Read More
Semblance of a polite society Sheila June 15, 2007 Newspapers have been suffering a lot in recent years with the explosion of media alternatives, and instant and constantly updated Read More
So now the Court is united! Sheila June 13, 2007 Yesterday, it was divided, you may recall (see post below). But after some stories went to press, the Court churned Read More
