Creating precedent for the law
The term “legislating from the bench” is frequently used but rarely explained. In the 2008 presidential debates Sen. John McCain...
Methods of appointing State Supreme Court judges
That law be applied fairly and impartially is a defining ideal of the American legal system. Yet while...
A changing legal landscape
In American history civil rights issues have often found their footing in the high courts. Decisions such as the recent Supreme...
Roberts, Kennedy, and Collegiality on the Supreme Court
During the summer of 2006, Chief Justice John Roberts spoke publicly about the need for greater unity...
Obama and the conservative legal movement
That a president would search for judges who are ideological allies is unsurprising, to say the least. Certainly we...
Obama's nominations will be liberal, but not in the conventional sense
For better or for worse, people will view it as historically significant,” mused Harvard...
