Antonin Scalia
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Antonin Scalia, Fabulosity, Fashion, Federalist Society, Laurence Silberman, Parties, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Ted Frank
From the Belly of the Beast: An Evening With Scalito (Part 1)
We previously provided you with our photographic coverage of the Federalist Society’s annual dinner, held last Thursday at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. Now we offer a short (and admittedly belated) write-up of the proceedings. For more systematic accounts of the dinner, check out the news links collected at the end of this […] -
Anthony Kronman, Antonin Scalia, Elena Kagan, Eyes of the Law, Harold Koh, Law School Deans, Politics, White House Counsel
An Addendum on Nino in New Haven
An interesting update to our prior post about Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent appearance at the Yale Law School. From a current YLS student: Some of us were bothered — though not exactly surprised — by Dean Harold Koh’s tepid introduction of Justice Scalia. Koh couldn’t seem to find anything warm and welcoming to say about […] - Sponsored
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Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
The Eyes of the Law: Did Poor Justice Scalia Have to Spend the Night in New Haven?
Last Thursday, Justice Antonin Scalia spoke before the Yale Political Union (an appearance we discussed here). And on Friday morning, Justice Scalia made an appearance at (the) Yale Law School. Justice Scalia was introduced by his former clerk, the beautiful and brilliant Professor Christine Jolls. This past June, Professor Jolls was lured away from Harvard […]
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Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Justice Scalia in the Lions' Den at Yale
Justice Antonin Scalia, who loves to take his judicial philosophy on tour, made an appearance yesterday at Yale. He made the usual case in favor of an originalist interpretation of the Consitution, in an address to the Yale Political Union. An account of his speech appears in the YDN. Here are the two best quips: […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice "Net Popularity Scores"
You may recall our recent Above the Law reader polls for Most Favorite Supreme Court Justice and Least Favorite Supreme Court Justice. The results of those polls are available here and here, respectively. One of you had an interesting suggestion: Combine the results of the two polls to generate “net popularity scores” for the justices. […] -
Ann Althouse, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Glenn Reynolds, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
ATL Poll Results: Your LEAST Favorite Supreme Court Justice
After finding out your Favorite Supreme Court Justice (answer: Justice Scalia), we asked about your LEAST Favorite Supreme Court justice. And the result was surprising, at least to us. Voter turnout was massive, with over 6,000 votes cast. Maybe everyone’s in a voting frame of mind, with Election Day so close. Here’s how you voted: […] -
Antonin Scalia, Biglaw, Celebrities, Dewey Ballantine, English Grammar and Usage, Gay Marriage, Hair, Janice Rogers Brown, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Ted Olson, Weddings, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: October 23-27
* Gay marriages legally-cognizable-relationships-that-will-probably-get-called-civil-unions are coming to New Jersey. * Superstar lawyer Ted Olson, who is not gay, got married — to a lovely lady named Lady. And ATL has the exclusive photos to prove it. * Law firms are tying the knot too. The latest to head for the altar: Dewey Ballantine and Orrick. […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
ATL Reader Poll: Your LEAST Favorite Supreme Court Justice
Not much explanation required. This is just the flip-side of our recently concluded Favorite Supreme Court Justice poll (in which Justice Scalia easily prevailed). Now we want to learn which of the Nine Robed Ones is your LEAST favorite jurist. We’ll keep the polls open until we get at least 1,000 responses, so that the […] - Sponsored
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
ATL Poll Results: Your Favorite Supreme Court Justice
Last Friday, we asked you to vote for your Favorite Supreme Court Justice. Over 1,300 votes were cast. Here are the results: Interesting! Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll. And thanks to SCOTUSblog and Professor Althouse for linking to the poll, which generated many votes. Update: Vote for your LEAST favorite Supreme Court […] -
Antonin Scalia, Dahlia Lithwick, Media and Journalism, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, You Go Girl
Dahlia Lithwick: You Go, Girl
Some of you think we give Dahlia Lithwick, the legal affairs writer for Slate, a hard time. And it’s true that we often disagree with her (even if we always acknowledge her writerly talent). But we do find ourselves agreeing with much in her latest piece, criticizing recent critiques of the news media by several […] -
Ann Althouse, Antonin Scalia, Blog Wars, Blogging, English Grammar and Usage, Howard Bashman
"[E]verything That Is Stupid Is Not Unconstitutional.''
Ann Althouse raises a potential quibble with the above quip, made by Justice Antonin Scalia in a public appearance this past weekend. She writes: It would be better to say “not everything that is stupid is unconstitutional.” “Everything that is stupid is not unconstitutional” can be read to mean that every stupid thing is constitutional, […] -
Antonin Scalia, Habeas Corpus, Morning Docket, Politics, State Judges, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 10.24.06
* Carter to Ensign: “I may be a carpetbagger, but you’re a Bushman.” [AP via Online Athens] * Out here in the West, we have a rugged, independent, individualist spirit. However, we want to make sure that our judges never express it. [Washington Times via How Appealing] * The Constitution says that the writ of […]
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Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, Federal Judges, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: A Legitimate Use of "Scalito"
During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Justice Samuel A. Alito, some conservatives grumbled about one nickname bestowed upon him: “Scalito.” They argued that it unfairly treated him as a jurisprudential clone of Justice Antonin Scalia, without recognizing his independence as a thinker. Some also viewed the nickname as reflecting anti-Italian prejudice. We’d like to […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
A Random Friday Poll: Your Favorite Supreme Court Justice
This is NOT an official ATL contest. We won’t offer any commentary on the candidates, to keep the proceedings objective. This is simply a random Friday poll that we’re conducting for our own curiosity. Readers of this site are generally interested in, and highly knowledgeable about, the United States Supreme Court. Many of you might […] -
Antonin Scalia, Boring Stuff, English Grammar and Usage, Supreme Court
The "S" Clash: Scalia's Position Explained
Here’s a brief update to our post from yesterday, concerning the divergence among Supreme Court justices over whether to include a second “s” at the end of the possessive form of a proper noun already ending in “s.” E.g., Kansas’ or Kansas’s. Justice Thomas says no (“Kansas'”), while Justice Souter says yes (“Kansas’s”). We’re with […] -
Antonin Scalia, Cars, Conspiracy Theories, Federal Judges, John Walker, Robert Gettleman, Sandra Day O'Connor, Traffic Accidents
The Wheels of Justice: Judge John M. Walker Hits Police Officer in Traffic Accident
Federal judges are brilliant people. But they aren’t always the best, or the safest, of drivers. We’ve had the privilege of riding in cars with federal judges, so we know this firsthand. Let’s just say that the reasoning in their opinions is often tighter than their left-hand turns. Rumor has it that Justice Antonin Scalia […] -
ACLU, Antonin Scalia, Lynne Stewart, Morning Docket, Sanford Levinson, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 10.17.06
* Lawyer facing 30 years gets 28 months for the terrorism equivalent of passing a note in class. [New York Times] * This guy is talking major smack about the Constitution. Where does he get off speaking his mind in a free press? And all without the fear of having the king’s soldiers quartered in […]
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2nd Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, John Roberts, Morning Docket, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, State Judges, Supreme Court, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.12.06
* Buttons — isn’t that the new song by the Pussycat Dolls? Yes; but it’s also the issue in a case argued before the Supreme Court yesterday. Question Presented: Was a murder defendant’s right to a fair trial violated when the judge allowed relatives of the victim to sit behind the prosecutor, sporting buttons with […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Eyes of the Law, John Roberts, Religion, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: The Red Mass
On October 1, before the start of the new Supreme Court Term, the annual Red Mass was held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, in Washington, DC. Held before the opening of the judicial year, the Mass is celebrated “to invoke God’s blessing upon… all protectors and administrators of the Law” (description here). Tony Mauro of the […] -
Antonin Scalia, Dahlia Lithwick, Ridiculousness, Supreme Court
Justice Scalia: Shaking His Bon Bon?
After yesterday’s discussion of Tequilagate, the pseudo-scandal in which Justice Antonin Scalia stands accused of racial insensitivity for a passing reference at oral argument to Mexico’s national drink, we received this reader email: Scalia’s “tequila” comment from the other day reminded me of a remark he made during oral argument in Hoffman Plastics, an immigration […]