Tag: Judiciary
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Brush With Greatness: Elena Elenadana Kagan
I’d like to be able to say that I knew she was destined for great things, but I had no such insight. I will say that years ago, when I read she had been named Dean of Harvard Law School, that I was impressed but not particularly surprised.
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For Obama, Empathy Trumps the Rule of Law
Sonia Sotomayor likely will become a reliably liberal vote on the Supreme Court, replacing the reliably liberal David Souter. Despite my distaste for identity politics and legislation from the bench, I don’t see this as a disaster — nor do many of the conservative columnists I’ve read. After describing one of Sotomayor’s decisions, James Taranto […]
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Sotomayor: Identity Politics and Legislation from the Bench
I’m generally opposed to the idea of judges legislating from the bench — but I’m not an absolutist about it. Brown v. Board of Education could be described as legislating from the bench, but I think the ruling was necessary and appropriate, and in fact a proud moment in American history. Over the following decades, […]