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As Long as We Are Talking Identity Politcs with the New Justice

How about a Native American? Given the unique and unusual relationship that American Indians have with the Federal government as citizens of various derivations of quasi-separate nations, a Native could provide a valuable perspective to the SCOTUS’ ruminations.
I have no idea if there is an able Native justice out there, but since there will be [...]

The Judiciary Has Been Drowned In A Bathtub

Geoffrey Stone skillfully argues at HuffPo that the Supreme Court abdicates its constitutional role by issuing narrow opinions in the manner that Chief Justice Roberts propones. He briefly touches on the reasons why this matters to people: it creates different zones of the country where the law applies differently, but there’s more.
First, liberals like to [...]