Archive for the 'History' Category
If I Hear One More Word About Clarence Thomas And Originalism…
4 Comments Published by Kedar S. Bhatia July 12th, 2007 in Antonin Scalia, Blogosphere, Blogs, Clarence Thomas, Constitutional Law, History, Politics, Supreme CourtI am going absolutely crazy with all the talk of Clarence Thomas and his total perversion of originalism. I’m not one to rant, but this is the closest I will ever come to declaring an absolute- Originalism is NEVER appropriate. Thats right, there is never an instance where it is appropriate to take our noses [...]
Vintage SCOTUS: The First Justices
0 Comments Published by Kedar S. Bhatia June 2nd, 2007 in History, Judges and Justices, Supreme Court, Vintage SCOTUSSince there is a very brief lull in Court opinions, I decided that I would start a new series on various times in the Court’s history. This post is about the appointment of the very first Supreme Court. Per the Judiciary Act of 1789, George Washington was charged with the task of appointing five associate [...]
