Obama’s Justice

By Casebook Sherpa On 03/11/09 · · In Law, Politics

Did you see that Justice Souter this week described his job on the Supreme Court as “a sort of annual intellectual lobotomy“?

Say what? Law.com, where the link above takes you, suggests this confirms what many have suspeected for sometime, namely that Souter is seriously weary of being a Justice and seriously [...]

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Effects of Statutory Interpretation on Lawmaking

By Casebook Sherpa On 03/07/09 · · In 2L, Law

Administrative Law is a pain. One case will purport to be the definitive standard on deference. Another case, written by the same Justice, will purport to reinforce that standard only when one reads what’s actually written there is little reinforcement happening. In fact, the Justices seem frustratingly confused on what rules and standards should govern [...]

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Pluto A Planet Again… Sort Of

By Casebook Sherpa On 03/06/09 · · In All In Good Fun

Clearly buffeted by the waves of yet another political scandal, the powers-that-be in the great state of Illinois need to expand their base. So they’ve looked to the stars, hoping to find the much needed favor that seems to evade them in more terrestrial precincts:

Fresh off voting to remove its ethically [...]

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