picked this up from one of my Twitter feeds, didn't want it t get lost in the Obamacare thread
fascinating reporting, considering how hush the SCOTUS usually is
http://www.cbsnews.c...ain;contentBody
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Started by JimCT, Jul 02 2012 02:22 AM
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 02:22 AM
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 02:26 AM
Thanks. I saw that as well. Fascinating stuff indeed. I guess Roberts made up for botching Obama's Oath of Office. 
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 03:18 AM
Laurence Tribe and David Rivkin discussed this on NPR today. Neither found the idea of Roberts changing his vote to be unusual or even newsworthy, saying that this happens on a regular basis. However, Tribe was deeply disturbed by the concept that someone "inside" the process of SCOTUS (a clerk, most likely) had talked to the press so close to the issuing of the decision.
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 02:28 AM
Holy man said "Hold on, brother, there's a light up ahead."
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 06:09 AM
Indeed.
The leaking is disturbing.
The leaking is disturbing.
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 02:03 PM
Indeed.
The leaking is disturbing.
Is this a comment about JB getting older?
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 02:29 PM
Laurence Tribe and David Rivkin discussed this on NPR today. Neither found the idea of Roberts changing his vote to be unusual or even newsworthy, saying that this happens on a regular basis. However, Tribe was deeply disturbed by the concept that someone "inside" the process of SCOTUS (a clerk, most likely) had talked to the press so close to the issuing of the decision.
Might not have been a clerk, might have been a justice. Crawford is apparently friends with both Thomas and his wife.
Side note - did anyone find this bit of reporting odd?
Some of the conservatives, such as Justice Clarence Thomas, deliberately avoid news articles on the court when issues are pending (and avoid some publications altogether, such as The New York Times). They've explained that they don't want to be influenced by outside opinion or feel pressure from outlets that are perceived as liberal.
No mention of avoiding outlets that are perceived as being conservative...
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