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February 21, 2007
Brett Marston Looks At The Margins Of Legal History
Here, for example, Burger takes a shot at his predecessor, Earl Warren, for Warren's support of Japanese American internment in World War II.
Interesting stuff.
Posted by Eric at February 21, 2007 8:50 AM
Comments
Eric:
Wouldn't it be great to see what the current justices are writing in the margins of the books they read?
Even better, wouldn't it be great to know what our current crop of justices read in their spare time?
Better still -- especially in light of what Burger was writing about the iconic Warren -- shouldn't the Senate Judiciary Committee be asking nominees to the Supreme Court what books they've read, which are their favorites, what their views of the books are, and what books they display for others to see?
ELM: Bait duly noted, but not taken.
Posted by: SCOTUS observer at February 21, 2007 2:45 PM
Touche
Posted by: SCOTUS observer at February 21, 2007 9:36 PM
At one point in his hearing, because of his tactful ability to dodge meaningful questions, Senator Charles Schumer asked then Nominee John Roberts about what kind of movies he liked.
Senator Schumer later said he did so in order to get an actual answer out of Mr. Roberts. Given this opportunity, Mr. Roberts began stating that he liked movies with "A good plot, good acting..."
Given the amount of time any member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has to question a potential Justice, I think it's 45 minutes total, from a strategy stand point we're better off having these potential arbiters of justice dodging actual questions of legal importance.
Posted by: TJ Hatter at February 22, 2007 4:16 PM