Apr

24

Justice Scalia on Bush v. Gore

April 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

Justice Scalia reacted indignantly when questioned about the Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, suggesting everyone should “get over it” because the legal issue “wasn’t even close.” While I have always thought that outrage, while predictable and in some sense justified, the Court largely handled the legal issues fairly.
The problem with Justice Scalia’s dismissive [...]

Apr

4

Telecom Spying– You Are Still Not Safe

April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

You’re still not safe because there’s still no terrorism exception to the rule of law. That was the message from the Attorney General this week in his address to the Commonwealth Club of California. After his initial remarks (which were on the ongoing effort to fight public corruption) he solicited a question on [...]