Seth Rosenthal : Supreme Court
Advocates of Samuel A. Alito's nomination to the US Supreme Court praise him for "judicial restraint" and "not legislating from the bench." But the buzzwords conceal a political agenda that would scuttle precedent, strike down hard-won legislation and render other laws toothless.
Bruce Shapiro : Supreme Court
What have Bush and his allies learned from this sorry epidode? Intellectual substance matters. Executive privilege is not absolute. Roe v. Wade is a bear trap for the GOP.
Stephen Gillers : Supreme Court
Harriet Miers's slender public record makes it imperative that her advice the president on personal, executive and constitutional matters be fully disclosed to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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