Archive for December 4th, 2008

President Obama and the Future of the Supreme Court

0 Comments Published by December 4th, 2008 in Constitutional Law, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Judges and Justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court

The future is bleak for democrats and judicial liberals. The average age of the four conservatives is 60.75 years (Roberts(53), Scalia (72), Thomas(60), Alito(58)). The average age of the four liberals, however, is 75.7 years (Stevens(88), Souter(69), Ginsburg(75), Breyer(70)). Justice Stevens, an active octogenarian and avid tennis player who frequently reads briefs on the beach [...]

2008 Term Index

0 Comments Published by December 4th, 2008 in Administrative

I’ve started the 2008 Term Case Index and it’s included at the top of this page, or you can go here.



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