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The Senate has just approved Thomas Griffith to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, following the approval of Janice Rogers Brown to the same court less than a week ago. The vote was 73-24; you can see the roll call here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative… more »

Last year, a left-wing environmentalist and social(ist) lobbying organization called the Community Rights Counsel ("CRC"), filed a petition alleging ethics violations against four judges who served on the Board of Directors of the free-market-leaning Fou… more »

see http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8146038/ On a nearly party-line 53-46 vote (Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska joined the Republicans), Janice Rogers Brown was confirmed as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Democrats chastized J… more »

see: Court Rules Against Pot for Sick People (AP, 6/6/05) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050606/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_medical_marijuana_13 In yet another mistaken decision, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Federal Government can continue to abuse t… more »

PUBLISHED in the Washington Post, 6/9/05: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/08/AR2005060802147.html re: Judicial Takings and Givings (Washington Post, 5/31/05) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/2… more »

see Beef Makers Can Be Forced to Pay for Ads In another disappointing ruling from the Supreme Court, the Justices ruled 6-3 that beef cattle farmers can be required to pay into a fund for the purposes of advertising that beef (and not just American be… more »

It's always a bit dicey making predictions, especially when it involves politicians. But I'm going to go out on a limb here...even though what I'm going to predict probably has well under a 50% chance of happening. Here goes: Republican and Democra… more »

The more I read about how Judge Janice Rogers Brown’s views are “outside the mainstream”, with the mainstream apparently represented by the economic views of Ted Kennedy and friends, the more I understand why President Bush nominated her. She is a cha… more »

See US Supreme Court uncorks key 'Wine Wars' ruling In an article I wrote in December, I argued that the Supreme Court should rule that Constitutional prohibition against states' interfering with interstate commerce should trump the wording in the 21s… more »