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Carnival of the Vanities #148 - Oyez!Welcome to the 148th Carnival of the Vanities, brought to you by the Supreme Court of the United States! The Court has been in the news a lot lately, but they're off for the summer -- or in the case of Justice O'Connor, for the rest of her life...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr
Carnival of the Vanities #148 part 1 presented by Justice Kennedy!Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is first up. The result of President Reagan pointing blindfolded at the Martindale-Hubbell directory after Robert Bork was borked and Douglas Ginsburg withdrew, AMK has delighted liberty-lovers and folks on the left with his opinions bolstering gay rights in Colorado, striking down a Texas...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr Carnival of the Vanities #148 part 2 presented by Justice Souter!Associate Justice David Hackett Souter, most famous for lending his name to the popular conservative expression "Alberto Gonzalez would be another Souter!", wrote the majority opinion in the recent Ten Commandments case that said you can't display them at the courthouse. No, not the one that said you can...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr Carnival of the Vanities #148 part 3 presented by Justice Breyer!Stephen G. Breyer will be the most junior member of the Court until Justice O'Connor's replacement is confirmed, sometime in 2007. As a Senate aide, Breyer helped draft the federal sentencing guidelines, which he then voted as a Justice to make advisory instead of mandatory. After all that work!...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr Carnival of the Vanities #148 part 4 presented by Justice Stevens!John Paul Stevens is the most senior Associate Justice (thanks, Parableman!) of the Court. It follows he's done the most damage! Justice Stevens wrote the majority opinion in Kelo v. New London, the eminent domain case, and Raich v. Gonzalez, the medical marijuana case, and co-authored one of the...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr Carnival of the Vanities #148 part 5 presented by Chief Justice Rehnquist!Chief Justice Rehnquist. Still here! As a Justice, legal history will remember WHR for reining in Congress' power under the Commerce Clause, beefing up state sovereign immunity, and protecting First Amendment freedom of association from the threat of dudes kissing. He also opposes mandatory retirement. Obviously! As a Chief,...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr Carnival of the Vanities #148 part 6 presented by Justice Thomas!Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is not yet exactly known for his majority opinions. (But what about... the Excessive Fines clause case? You see what I'm saying!) But he is becoming a darling of libertarians for his thoughtful dissents in cases like Kelo v. New London and concurring opinions like...
July 20, 2005 Author: Matt Barr
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