Justices

• “The continued deferral — even at the end of an argument — to “international” opinion by Justices is simply part of an ongoing attempt to rillify the Principles upon which America was founded and replace them with the tired philosophical failures of the OldWorld.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Sotomayor, Graham, and International Law

• “Since the liberal members of our Supreme Court seem to believe that there are times when they should look to International Law in making decisions before the Supreme Court, and given that this Executive Branch has a left leaning Marxist philosophy of governance and economics, my humble suggestion is that the diversity should be expanded to include Justices from the Peoples Republic of China and of course Mother Russia.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama’s Diverse Shortlist

• “His statement regarding the nomination process of Supreme Court Justices is an example why.”

  No. 3 Republican in the Senate backs Sotomayor

• “Although the idea of term limits on Supreme Court Justices is intriguing, I believe an even better idea would be to require 2/3 vote in the Senate (instead of the current majority vote) to confirm a new Supreme Court Justice.”

  Matthew Yglesias » For Judicial Term Limits

• “The Senate Judiciary Chairman wants Congress to pass a law allowing retired Justices to pinch-hit on cases in which one of the current Justices is recused.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Leahy's Supreme Tie-Breakers

• “In a way, appointing Justices is the most important duty a president has here at home if only because of the long-term effects of their decisions. enoch needles”

  Blitzer: This year, the Supreme Court hangs in the balance

• “Repetition seems to have dulled awareness, but a Republican Senate has made it possible to confirm a string of topnotch judges, culminating in Justices Roberts and Alito, despite Democratic filibusters.”

  Stromata Blog:

• “Chris Geidner notes over at Blog DeNovo that speculation about retiring Supreme Court Justices is an old story; in particular, the NY Times was reporting “the widely anticipated retirement of John Paul Stevens” at the end of the Term as far back as1994.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Well, I Guess He Has To Retire Eventually:

• “Bench statements are brief summaries of opinions read by the Justices from the bench the morning that an opinion is released.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Audio of Supreme Court Justices Explaining Their Own Opinions:

• “Equipment for Justices is increasing from $3000 to $10,000.”

  Living in Dryden: October 2004 Archives

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