March 06, 2012 2:22 pm ET filed under Blog
Senator Grassley's "Lawsuit Abuse" Bill: Bad Diagnosis, Worse Medicine
February 21, 2012 3:10 pm ET filed under Blog
Honoring Our Troops By Denying Them Basic Legal Protections
December 16, 2011 4:51 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Bachmann's "Biblical" Perspective On The Courts Is Also Inconsistent
July 11, 2011 10:28 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. McConnell Drags Casey Anthony Into Argument Against Civilian Terror Trials
July 07, 2011 4:42 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Ayotte Prefers Ineffective Military Tribunals Because We "Don't Have To Worry" About Security Costs
July 06, 2011 3:40 pm ET filed under Blog
FLASHBACK: Concerns About Recusal & Disclosure Date Back To Clarence Thomas' SCOTUS Nomination
May 27, 2011 3:16 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. McCain's Judicial Filibuster Flip-Flop
February 04, 2011 6:22 pm ET filed under Blog
Santorum: Ninth Circuit Court Is "A Pox" On The Country
February 03, 2011 3:29 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Vitter: Health Care Mandate Violates Constitution Because It's Unprecedented
February 03, 2011 11:19 am ET filed under Fact Check
Experts Tear Down Judge Vinson's Activist Health Care Ruling
In the wake of Judge Roger Vinson's decision striking down the Affordable Care Act, legal scholars and policy experts from across the political spectrum have dissected the ruling — and rejected it wholesale. Both conservative and liberal legal experts find Vinson's interpretation of the Constitution and disregard for precedent unconvincing, while wonks hear echoes of Bush v. Gore in his 'just-this-once tone,' and see Vinson's GOP background in his unabashed shout-outs to the Tea Party and right-wing Family Research Council.
January 26, 2011 12:06 pm ET filed under Blog
Despite Right-Wing Freakout, Civilian Court Sentences Terrorist To Life In Prison
January 20, 2011 11:43 am ET filed under Blog
FLASHBACK: Did John Adams Hate The Constitution?
December 23, 2010 7:02 am ET filed under Blog
Gov. Pawlenty Appoints Adviser's Lobbyist Wife To The Bench
December 22, 2010 2:08 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Slaughter Fights Back Against Judge Hudson's Health Care Ruling
December 21, 2010 12:32 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. McCain Suggests Only Rationale For Terror Trials Is To "Employ A Lot Of Security People"
December 21, 2010 12:31 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. McCain Suggests Only Rationale For Terror Trials Is To "Employ A Lot Of Security People"
December 17, 2010 10:08 am ET filed under Fact Check
REPORT: "Perhaps It Was Ego": Judge Hudson's Quest For Glory
On December 13, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled that a key provision in the Affordable Care Act requiring individuals to own health insurance is unconstitutional. However, even conservative legal scholars have identified major defects in Hudson's opinion, leaving many to question whether the judge was actually motivated by politics. In fact, Hudson credited "twenty years of active service to the Republican party" with helping him land a federal judgeship. Perhaps more important than partisan loyalty, though, is Hudson's lifelong drive for the spotlight. In his 2007 memoir, Quest for Justice, Hudson chronicles his path from the commonwealth's attorney's office to the bench, including detours in electoral politics and the entertainment industry. Throughout the book, he boasts of his ability to generate media coverage; describes relationships with celebrities in Washington and Hollywood; and recalls the boredom of legal work removed from the public eye. ("Perhaps it was ego," he remarks.) At one point, Hudson acknowledges that he was gunning for "a full-time gig as a network legal commentator." Hudson ultimately accepted that he "was never going to make it big in the broadcasting field," but he never lost his appetite for attention. And, if his ruling against President Obama's landmark health care law stands, Hudson might have finally completed his lifelong quest for glory.
December 15, 2010 6:43 am ET filed under Blog
Judge Who Struck Down Health Care Law Recalls "20 Years Of Active Service To The Republican Party"
December 14, 2010 3:02 pm ET filed under Blog
Senate Obstruction Of Obama Nominees Overloads The Courts
December 13, 2010 1:46 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hatch Calls Ruling Against Mandate He Once Sponsored "A Great Day For Liberty"
December 01, 2010 5:52 pm ET filed under Video
Memo To Rep. Steve King: We DID Try Bin Laden's Driver — In Military Court — And Today He's Free
December 01, 2010 9:30 am ET filed under Blog
Memo To Rep. Steve King: We DID Try Bin Laden's Driver — In Military Court — And Today He's Free
November 22, 2010 4:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Gingrich Lies About Torture In Call For Holder's Resignation
November 22, 2010 9:57 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - November 21, 2010
November 22, 2010 9:37 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - November 21, 2010
On Meet the Press, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) accused the Obama administration of coddling terrorists when in fact we have killed nearly 30 Taliban and al Qaeda leaders since the president took office, and military commissions have produced weaker results than did the much-discussed civilian trial of Ahmed Ghailani last week. Jindal rounded out his performance by dipping into dishonest right-wing rhetoric about Obama seeking to "apologize for America." Meanwhile, on Fox News Sunday, another southern Republican governor told some very different tall tales. Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) repeated his claim that Social Security amounts to "a Ponzi scheme," and when host Chris Wallace pointed out the basic dishonesty of Perry's rhetoric — far from a massive fraud, Social Security is a long-successful and honest system that is in some long-term trouble because of changing demographics — Perry smiled and claimed Wallace had just proven the program is a criminal enterprise.
November 18, 2010 11:52 am ET filed under Blog
FLASHBACK: Sen. Graham Lauded Light Sentence Bin Laden's Bodyguard Received In Military Tribunal
October 19, 2010 4:30 pm ET filed under Blog
Right-Wing CT Attorney General Candidate Uses Confederate Apologist To Defend Nullification Views
July 20, 2010 5:09 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Graham On Kagan: "President Obama...Chose Wisely" (Pt. 1)
July 20, 2010 5:08 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Graham On Kagan: "President Obama...Chose Wisely" (Pt. 2)
July 15, 2010 3:33 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Republican Policy Committee's Attack On General Kagan Lacks Substance
In a "policy paper" titled "Vacuity, Farce, and the Kagan Hearings," the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC) attacked Solicitor General Elena Kagan with a series of debunked myths, falsehoods, and distortions.
