Scalia Refuses to Recuse in Cheney Case

Justice Scalia made the right choice when he refused to recuse himself from the Cheney case. The liberal squawkers cannot be allowed to improperly influence the composition of the courts, as it appears they attempted to do in connection with the Sixth Circuit's consideration of the University of Michigan affirmative action cases.

WSJ on Scalia Recusal

The Wall Street Journal weighs in on the silly controversy over Justice Scalia's duck hunting outing with Vice President Cheney

To Clarify ...

what I meant by that last post -- who gives a hoot what Ted Kennedy thinks with respect to the Prior appointment. The guy (My Big Fat Obnoxious Senator, that is) got booted from law school, for Pete;s sake.

Kennedy Questions Bush Recess Appointment (washingtonpost.com)

Who really cares about this?

Southern Appeal

There can be no question that Southern Appeal is one of the finest -- if not THE finest -- law and politics blog in the blogosphere.

Chief Stepping Down?

A very troubling post on Drudge concerning Chief Justice Renquist's possible retirement. Let's hope this is sheer speculation and a misinterpretation of the Chief's remarks.