These 7 Powerful Supreme Court Books that might just change the way you view the Court, Justices and the decisions they must make. When he resigned Justice John Paul Stevens was the third longest- serving Supreme Court Justice in American history. As a lawyer on the court, he worked with five chief justices. FIVE CHIEFS is his personal account…
Nominee Brett Kavanaugh – “he will do the job with dignity, intelligence, empathy and integrity.”
This op-ed by Lisa Blatt an attorney with Arnold&Porter out of Washington DC offers a unique perspective as it comes from someone with deep ties and knowledge of the Supreme Court. It’s also noteworthy because the author was a former clerk to Justice Ginsburg, has argued 35 cases in front of the court (Winning 33) and refers…
Justice Ginsburg’s 5 year plan – making a run at a Supreme Court record.
The 85-year-old Justice wants to wait for her nineties before making her exit from the highest court in the land. According to a recent article in the Guardian (see below) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants to wait five years before leaving the bench. This would put her in the running for the oldest supreme court justice…
Supreme court Nominee takes it to the Hill.
Is Senator Rand Paul playing Politics or does he actually have concern for privacy issues? Read more in today’s Louisville Courier-Journal By Thomas Novelly U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who has publicly expressed concern with Brett Kavanaugh, will meet Tuesday with the Supreme Court nominee. Doug Stafford, chief strategist for Paul’s campaign, told the Courier-Journal on Monday…
Supreme Court Nominee and the 21 papers.
What do 21 letters written to newspaper editors have to do with a Supreme Court Nominee? The mystery came in the form of a letter. Not just one, many letters at least 21. These letters were each signed by different individuals but were otherwise identical. The letters were sent to at least 21 newspapers. While Brett…
Does America care about a “Supreme Court nominee”?
Washington DC has heated up this summer, but it’s not just the summer heat. The recent retirement announcement of Supreme Court Justice Kennedy sent people racing in all directions heating things up politically. The DC Political Machines are kicking into high gear as they try to rally for their cause. The parties are out there…
Supreme Court Nominee visits Capitol Hill.
President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh on Prime Time TV with little, if any word as to who the nominee would be until the President announced it to the world. Kavanaugh’s first day on the Hill, meeting with Senators but not before an introduction by Vice President Pence saying “We’re honored to be able to bring…
Brett Kavanaugh is President Trump’s Nominee for Supreme Court Justice
After much speculation as to whom it would be the President has chosen Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the Supreme Court. The President made his announcement from East Room of the White House much like the Gorsuch announcement a year earlier. Judge Kavanaugh was the editor of the Yale Law Journal later earning his…
Who will be President Trump’s Scotuspick?
Rarely are new Supreme Court justices nominated. The lifetime appointment means a Supreme Court Justice can remain on the bench long after his initial nomination. In fact, most President’s will not live past the tenure of their appointee to the Supreme Court. The average tenure for a current Supreme Court Justice is around 20 years…
Is the next Supreme Court nominee a woman? We may’ve been given a huge clue?
The Desert News recently published an opinion piece from Senior Judiciary Committee member Senator Orin Hatch. In the article the Senator describes some of his past battles faced while on the Judiciary and how important this next nomination will be to the Supreme Court and the country. In the article Senator Hatch may have given us…
Should Brett Kavanaugh be the next Supreme Court Justice. One Political expert shares his thoughts.
One of our friends Matt Schlapp recently wrote an Opinion piece for The Hill – a political newspaper and website discussing the reasons why Brett Kavanaugh would be the best nominee for the Supreme Court. Matt worked closely with Brett at the Bush(43) White House. This is where Matt got to know Brett for his solid judgement,…