Chief Justice John Roberts signaled today at oral arguments in the Supreme Court in two cases involving the constitutionality of life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of non-homicide crimes, that he's not inclined to find them unconstitutional . Neither are Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito. More receptive were Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens. Roberts suggested...
The Supreme Court broke along ideological lines Monday as it grappled with the question of whether some young criminals are beyond rehabilitation. The court listened to two hours of arguments in two separate cases that have the same core issue: Is it a violation of the 8th Amendments prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of...
by David G. Savage The Supreme Court justices sounded today as though they are inclined to limit the use of life prison terms for young criminals who are not involved in a murder. At issue was whether it is cruel and unusual punishment to tell a young teenager he will "die in prison" for a crime less than murder. Two Florida cases put a spotlight on the tough-on-crime laws of the past two...
Congress Set to Take Aim at Judicial Recusals Congress is preparing to wade into one of the most sensitive of issues for the federal judiciary: when a judge should step aside in a case and who should make that decision. The House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., is planning a hearing on federal recusal guidelines amid controversies that have swept through state court systems...
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN NYT WASHINGTON — On paper, Representative Alan Grayson, a freshman Democrat from Florida, seems a bit stiff: degrees from Harvard and Harvard Law; a résumé that includes clerking for the United States Court of Appeals under Judges Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Robert Bork; an advocate for the aging. But in recent weeks, Mr. Grayson has catapulted...
Drunken driving takes a terrible toll, but public safety isn't the only consideration in dealing with it. There's also a need to balance people's rights against the needs of law enforcement. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts recently tried unsuccessfully to redraw this fine line clearly in favor of the police. He wrote a dissent, joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, to the 7-2 decision of...
LIFEPAC of Southwestern Pennsylvania has endorsed JOAN ORIE-MELVIN for PA State Supreme Court. LIFEPAC is a non-partisan organization which endorses ALL pro-life candidates regardless of party affilation. In a 2009 questionnaire from the Pennsylvania Family Institute, Joan Orie Melvin answered that President Ronald Reagan best represents her political philosophy, and that Justice Antonin Scalia best...
What do Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and a DC gossip columnist have in common'? A love of the opera, according to TWT 's "Green and Glover" columnist Stephanie Green . The Washington National Opera is asking Washingtonians to guest star as "supers" or extras during the operas run. As pictured above, Green made her debut this week in the production of "Ariadne auf Naxos."...
Tonight Keith Olbermann awarded conservative columnist George Will the medal for "World's Best Person" for his revelation that controversial Minnesota Congresswoman (R) Michele Bachmann was once the nanny of Fox & Friends host Gretchen Carlson. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and CNN anchor Lou Dobbs also made the list. WATCH: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and...
Be on guard for the day when this anecdote falsely attributed to Antonin Scalia becomes lefty "fake but accurate" conventional wisdom about the Supreme Court justice: Earlier today, an Arizona newspaper, the East Valley Tribune, attributed remarks to Justice Scalia...
DOWNLOADS: (30) PLAYS: (127) Judy Thomas in the Kansas City Star has an amazing piece (picked up by MSNBC) about the online fund-raiser being planned for Scott Roeder, the right-wing extremist who shot Dr. George Tiller in the head in his church: An Army of God manual. A prison cookbook compiled by a woman doing time for abortion clinic bombings and arsons. An autographed bullhorn. These are among...
I think we have a new question for reporters to ask our Republican colleagues. Especially anyone who is seen with Justice Scalia in the future. Oh, and someone ask Scalia about Loving v. Virginia too. From Taegan Goddard's Political Wire : In an appearance at the University of Arizona, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia "said he likely would have dissented from the historic 1954 Brown v. Board...
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia will appear Saturday night in a production by the Washington National Opera, remaining on stage for nearly 90 minutes during the opening performance of "Ariadne auf Naxos."
You might expect a man who graduated from Harvard Law School with honors, and was later a law clerk in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (1984-85) under Robert Bork , Ruth Ginsburg , and Antonin Scalia to know his stuff concerning the Constitution. And with that kind of background you might also reasonably assume such a man would not suffer fools gladly when presented with an alternate view of reality...
That's how Chief Justice John Roberts describes a decision by the Supreme Court to pass on a case: Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain Tuesday against a lower court ruling he says will "grant drunk drivers 'one free swerve'" that could potentially end someone's life. Roberts wanted the Supreme Court to review the lower court ruling but he failed to persuade enough of his colleagues....
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