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Justice Breyer’s Public Undressing

Posted on April 21, 2009     Leave a Comment

Justice Stephen G. Breyer unwittingly sparked mass tittering at the U.S. Supreme Court this morning when one of his stream-of-consciousness questions went a little off course. It was during the oral argument in a high-profile case over whether the strip search of a 13-year-old schoolgirl was constitutional. School officials in Safford, Ariz., suspected the girl, […]

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Obama And The 4th Circuit

Posted on April 20, 2009     Leave a Comment

In today’s Baltimore Sun, your blogger has this commentary on how President Barack Obama can shape the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Justice Scalia’s Twitter Feed (Or Not)

Posted on April 8, 2009     Leave a Comment

Browsing Twitter for Supreme Court related feeds, your blogger came across an account said to be that of a certain Antonin Scalia.  It features slightly amusing (but mostly profane, unfunny) posts about life on the court. The writer clearly follows the court’s activities fairly closely. There’s even a reference to a long-running Navajo Nation case decided earlier this week, […]

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Justice O’Connor Plays It For Laughs

Posted on March 5, 2009     Leave a Comment

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor had a few laughs with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show earlier this week, reminiscing about her role as the “first cowgirl” on the Supreme Court, as she put it. Stewart, as might be expected, got the best lines. When O’Connor told him that it was unlikely that the justices […]

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Washington Briefs 2.0 Coming Soon

Posted on February 13, 2009     Leave a Comment

This will soon be the new home for Washington Briefs, a blog on the intersection of law and politics in Washington. In the meantime, check out the old site.

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