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SCOTUS: Guantanamo Detainees Have Habeas Rights
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on Daily Kos
We hold that Art. I, §9, cl. 2, of the Constitution has full effect at Guantanamo Bay. In a 5-4 decision today written by Justice Ken...

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The Kennedy-Roberts Court
Posted on June 28th, 2007 on Daily Kos
The super-awesome folks at SCOTUSblog have completed their annual end-of-term statistical review of the Supreme Court.  The conservatives ar...

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Should Cameras Be Allowed Into The SCOTUS?
Posted on February 15th, 2007 on Donklephant
I think they should. The justices don’t. Who will win? “Televising our proceedings would change our collegial dynamic,” Kennedy sai...

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Rehnquist Was A Junky
Posted on January 6th, 2007 on Donklephant
I certainly don’t use the term “junky” lightly, but we’re talking about more than a decade long, hardcore addiction ...

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Eminent Domain Insanity Provides a Chance to Review Kelo
Posted on January 3rd, 2007 on The RCP Blog
A private citizen wants to develop on his own property but because part of it is inside a "redevelopment zone", the land owner must...

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Attempting To Decipher The Polls
Posted on November 6th, 2006 on Donklephant
As expected, there has been a barrage of polls in the last few days. While it is impossible to determine what the final outcome will be on Tu...

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Seeking forgiveness
Posted on July 31st, 2006 on Donklephant
The Bush administration, amid rebukes from Congress and the courts, is now trying to get legislation passed to authorize or indemnify themselves fo...

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Specter to Challenge Signing Statements
Posted on July 25th, 2006 on Donklephant
Sen. Specter Readies Bill to Sue Bush A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against President Bush’s signing stat...

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A mouth without teeth
Posted on July 24th, 2006 on Donklephant
In today’s Washington Post, Arlen Specter defends his flawed deal with the White House over its warrantless surveillance program. His main point: Crit...

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The Supreme Court Term That Was
Posted on July 1st, 2006 on The RCP Blog
Over at OpinionJournal, James Taranto takes a look at the Supreme Court term that was. Chief Justice Roberts has said that he struggles...

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Clarence Thomas — chickenhawk
Posted on June 29th, 2006 on Daily Kos
American Constitution Society: [In the Hamdan decision,] Justice Thomas refers to Justice Stevens' "unfamiliarity with the realities of warfare"; but Stev...

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