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Chief Justice Roberts Defends ExxonMobil..Exxon Pleads for Relief in Alaska
2008-02-29 07:03:00 thinkprogress.orgYesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on how much money ExxonMobil should be forced to pay as damages for its Exxon Valdez oil spill 19 years ago. The Washington Post's Dana Milbank notes that Chief Justice John Roberts appeared "bothered" that Exxon might have to pay for its destruction:What bothered the chief justice was that Exxon was being ordered to pay $2.5 billion -- roughly three weeks' worth of profits -- for destroying a long swath of the Alaska coastline in the largest oil spill in American history."So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?" Roberts asked in court.The lawyer arguing for the Alaska fishermen affected by the spill, Jeffrey Fisher, had an idea. "Well," he said, "it can hire fit and competent people."The spill forced the closure of Alaskan fisheries and killed more than 250,000 sea birds, 3,000 otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and 22 whales.
By: Sara's Kitchen
Our Finest Justice . . .
2007-10-05 16:47:00 The other day my mom saw that Clarence Thomas was being interviewed on 60 Minutes. Her automatic response was, "I hate him." When asked why, she had no actual answer other then "I just hate him." You can't possibly watch this interview and come to that conclusion if you are a reasonable person.The Left has spent the last 2 decades trying to tear this man down. The left truly believes that Thomas doesn't belong on the Supreme Court because he's stupid like all other blacks. That is their narrative - that blacks can't accomplish anything without their help. Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy et al are bigots, and Thomas didn't cow tow to them. They don't own him and they hate him for it.Justice Thomas should be exalted as an example of the American Dream, especially to poor black kids. But this is not the case. Instead, he is maligned and grade school teachers call him a traitor to "his people." So it is no surprise that so many American students make ignorant and uninformed comments about ...
Chief Justice Roberts: Political Parties Are Like Trademarks
2007-10-03 05:08:00 The Associated Press yesterday reported on oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that challenges Washington State’s primary system. Currently, voters here must pick a party and then vote for candidates within that party. A new law would replace that scheme, allowing voters to select their favorite candidates regardless of party affiliation. Litigation has prevented the law from taking effect.The AP stated that “Chief Justice John Roberts compared the case to a trademark dispute. The two major parties are trying to protect their ‘brand’ to ensure that only those who agree with the party’s principles are identified with that party, he said.“Under the law as approved, ‘people will be confused,’ Roberts said. Candidates might ‘look like Republicans but aren’t.’”That-’s an interesting take. To the extent voters look at Candidate X, see she’s a Democrat, and have an accurate p...
Social Conservatism IS The Conservative Movement
2007-08-30 16:00:00 Please ignore the Devil's Advocate on this issue for he simply has no credibility on it. The Devil's Advocate says he believes in judicial restraint, low taxes and a strong military. Nevertheless in 2004 the Devil's Advocate allowed his ideological purity to get in the way. This may be a shock to many of you but the Devil's Advocate voted for John Kerry, who by the way served in Vietnam, and not George Bush.This here exposes the problem with libertarians; they are unwilling to meet their friends in any sort of compromise. With his vote in 2004 the Devil's advocate was willing to accept to two more Ruth Ginsburg's instead of John Roberts and Alito. He was willing to accept 70% marginal tax rates instead of 33%. He was willing to accept a gutting of the military instead of a buildup. The fact is the Devil's Advocate was willing to throw out a President who shares his views on 80% of the issues in exchange for a man with whom he shares very little. This is some very irrational t...
Justice Roberts Checks Out of Hospital
2007-07-31 21:38:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts walked out of a hospital in Maine Tuesday, released a day after he suffered a seizure. The White House said he told President Bush he was doing fine. Roberts strode briskly out of the Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine, wearing a blue sport coat, open collar shirt ...
By: TexasFred's
The left grieves for Justice Roberts
2007-07-31 20:13:00 I think they mostly restrained themselves on Bush's colon procedure (I didn't check, but I didn't hear anything). The reaction on Crooks and Liars is typical of the political jihadists, the meanest political group in America, known as the Left. Maybe he slipped on his own slime Some people condemned the hospitalized father of two, but repented, in a way: I have to tell you that I was very upset about how you described Roberts' seizure. Although he's a despicable man, describing him as "foaming at the mouth", etc. and all of the other misguided information you gave about epilepsy is very unpalatable and a disservice to your readers... ...So, when I say darker, I mean I would have been happy to see him recover from his fall and seizure as a retiree convalescing-- a festering cancer in the brain of our judiciary removed by nature's natural response to an attacking pestilence. So, you all have my apology for making a joke out of seizures, a metaphor about foaming at the mou...
By: Asymmetric
Justice Roberts Hospitalized
2007-07-31 07:45:00 HUPPER ISLAND ? Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., a seasonal resident of Hupper Island, located off Port Clyde, will be staying overnight at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport following a seizure.St. George Ambulance responded to a call at about 2 p.m. Monday of a man who had fallen 5 to 10 feet and landed on a dock, hitting the back of his head. The patient was ashen and was foaming at the mouth. National news report quotes a Supreme Court spokeswoman as saying that Roberts was conscious the entire time of the incident. That spokeswoman has not returned a telephone call to the newspaper.PBMC issued a statement at about 7 p.m., saying that Roberts was being kept overnight as a precaution and was recovered. He suffered some minor scrapes from the fall, the hospital stated. A comprehensive neurological examination was administered to the chief justice and the seizure was determined to be a benign one, the hospital stated. The chief justice suffered a similar seizure in 1993. ...
By: Dyre Portents
Justice Roberts Seizure Called No Cause For Concern
2007-07-31 07:00:00 The editors at the Huffington Post removed the final two words, "at confirmation". Probably because they read the following at CNN. "Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were informed about the earlier seizure when they were considering Roberts' nomination to be chief justice in 2005, but they did not think it was significant enough to bring up during his confirmation hearings, said Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, who chaired the panel at the time."
By: Webloggin
Chief Justice Roberts suffers fall
2007-07-30 22:44:00 WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice was taken to a hospital in Maine today after a fall, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. Roberts has a summer home in Port Clyde, Maine.
By: Get rich
Chief Justice Roberts hospitalized
2007-07-30 21:33:00 WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized Monday after falling while on vacation in Maine, the Supreme Court told NBC News. Roberts, 52, fell at his summer home in Port Clyde and the court said he was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
By: Get rich
Liberal Media Reports Another Worthless Poll Claiming that Americans Say th
2007-07-29 03:15:00 It appears that this week is full of meaningless surveys. However, I think with the newest Washington Post-ABC News poll, we have all reached a new level of absurdity. According to the poll, about half of the public thinks the Supreme Court is generally balanced in its decisions, but a growing number of Americans say the court has become "too conservative" in the two years since President Bush began nominating justices. I bet if they polled that same sample of respondents, half of them would not know who Samuel Alito is. Moreover, most Americans, including members of the media, have never read a legal case. Sadly, even if they did, most of them would not know how to determine the merits of its holding. It is not the fault of these people, but there is a reason why people go to law school for three years, and then spend decades mastering the profession. While lack of legal knowledge is understandable for the majority of Americans, some people have no excuse. For example, ...
Liberal Media Perpetuates Ignorance about the Seattle School District?s Sup
2007-06-30 20:28:00 This is the first follow-up editorial I have written since we started this blog. I usually like to provide a diverse group of topics for our audience, but this had to be done. Many of you who read my previous post, Supreme Court Strikes Down Seattle School District's Racial Balancing, no doubt understand my anger. Being an expert about the Seattle School District case, the recent misinformation that has taken place on television, in newspapers, and on blogs, is enough to make me want to vomit. I will not rehash every point I made in my previous post, but I will cite several examples in the media where inaccuracies clearly could have been corrected. This list is not exclusive: The Huffinton Post?s heading: Supreme Court Rules Schools Must Ignore Race In Diversity Plans, is objectively incorrect. Justice Kennedy?s Concurrence made sure that race may still be used as a factor in some circumstances. Moreover, if Race could no longer be used, then that would likely outlaw aff...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Seattle School District's Racial Balancing
2007-06-28 23:45:00 Today, the Supreme Court struck down the Seattle School District?s, ?open choice? assignment plan, which used race as a tiebreaker in assigning students to ?racially imbalanced? high schools. The Court correctly determined that the plan violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The analysis I provide below is intended to educate you about the real issues involved in this case. The mainstream media neglects to provide you with thorough information and simply talks about the Right vs. Left Supreme Court. Therefore, I advise you to compare my breakdown of the current Supreme Court holding to any mainstream media outlet and discover why you should come to us first to read informed judicial editorials. Notably, anyone who read the dissenting opinion in the 9th Circuit, the record on appeal, or actually heard the Supreme Court oral arguments could have told you that the plan would be struck down several months ago. Allow me to explain very clearly why the Seattle... |
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