The Willy-Nilly Protection of the California Supreme Court

During oral hearing before the California Supreme Court, Justice Joyce L. Kennard voiced concern as to whether the court could invalidate Proposition 8 on any willy-nilly ground. While the Justice’s willy-nilly comments, and others, indicated some personal hostility to the proposition’s challengers, other of the Kennard’s questions and comments suggest that it is too early [...]

Where did McCain’s straight talk go?

 
We heard anything but straight talk, tonight, when McCain answered the debate question on whether he would nominate someone to the Supreme Court who disagreed with him on Roe v. Wade; if he would consider “someone who had a history of being for abortion rights.”
MCCAIN: I would consider anyone in their qualifications. I do not [...]