Antonin Scalia

NRA's False Attacks And Campaign Of Division Are Out Of Step With America

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Paul Helmke

The chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association has been attacking Sen. Barack Obama's views on preventing gun violence in an Op-Ed in yesterday...

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Daley, Fresh Off His "Cuckoo" Hit, Tours Chicago With Other One Word Snaps

Greg Boose | Posted 09.17.2008 | Chicago

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Greg Boose

Daley and his team have been so excited regarding the praise of his ballyhooed one-worded comeback that they've taken similar approaches with other Chicago figures.

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Scalia: U. Of C. Law Is Too Liberal

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 09.17.2008 | Chicago

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On the eve of today's 221st anniversary of the U.S. Constitution's adoption, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told conservative lawyers in Ch...

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The Irony of Sarah Palin's Extreme Conservatism

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine M. Kunin

Red state feminism may be exciting, even interesting, but it does not speak to average women, whether they are stay-at-home moms or working-moms or neither.

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Second Amendment Decision-Best of Both (Urban and Rural) Gun Worlds

John Rosenthal | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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John Rosenthal

Since the Supreme Court repealed the DC gun ban, we can now begin a debate about how to prevent easy gun access to those that don't deserve it while protecting the right of law abiding gun owners who do.

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Tar Sands, 2000 Election, Solar Moratorium, Kbr, Bush White House, Antonin Scalia, North Pole, UN Probe Civilian Deaths, Al Gore, Iraqi Oil Ministry, Iraq War Funding, War on Science, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Global Warming, Exxon Valdez, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

U.S. mayors resolve to avoid burning dirty tar sands oil, Bush signs $162B war spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, Afghanistan civilian death toll rises sharply, Scalia still blames Gore for the 2000 election debacle.

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Stop Whining!

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Second Amendment, 2008 Supreme Court Term, Antonin Scalia, Media, Drugs, Guns, War on Drugs, Justice Scalia, Politics News
Malcolm Friedberg

Most criticism of the Supreme Court's recent decisions comes off as whining about the fact that the Court decided against one's side, with zero appreciation of the fact that at least there's a relatively fair system.

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On Guns, Scalia is Right For Once, and Obama Agrees

Jackson Williams | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

If we don't like the Second Amendment, then we should agitate to get rid of it in the methods the Founders prescribed. But we might want to think twice.

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After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

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DC Ban on Semiauto Handguns Stands

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Josh Sugarmann

In its ruling, the Court brushed away our nation's history of mass shootings, assassinations, and unparalleled gun violence and accepted an abstract academic argument with dangerous real-world results.

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Script Doctors

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Bush Administration, Supreme Court Justices, Bush Administration Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, George W. Bush, Michael Mukasey, Antonin Scalia, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, Torture, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

After the Court's ruling that Guantanamo detainees are now entitled to habeas corpus, all the president's men are working overtime so they can stack the deck strongly in favor of winning convictions.

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"Sport Shooting Ambassador Award" Winner Antonin Scalia's 2nd Amendment Ruling Does His Gun Pals Proud

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Josh Sugarmann

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has done his part to make sure that, at least in the U.S., the future for his gun industry friends and their lobbying pals is a little bit brighter.

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Supreme Court Hands Exxon $2 Billion... and Progressives an Opening

Doug Kendall | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Doug Kendall

At a time when gas prices and oil company profits are record highs, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken $2 billion from 32,000 Americans who lost their livelihood in the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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My Conversation with Antonin Scalia

Charlie Rose | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Rose

2008-06-25-scalia.jpg I recently spoke with Antonin Scalia at the Court about the Bush v. Gore decision in 2000 and his influence among other Justices on the Court.

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Scalia Cites False Information in Habeas Corpus Dissent

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Marjorie Cohn

To bolster his argument that the Guantánamo detainees should be denied the right to prove their innocence in federal courts, Scalia relied on stale information that was proven to be false one year ago.

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John Roberts Visits Highway 61

Doug Kendall | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Doug Kendall

As the Sprint case indicates, the Supreme Court's liberals are increasingly finding that constitutional history supports progressive outcomes, while the conservatives are willing to discount inconvenient historical arguments.

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Live Tyrannized and Die Anyways

David Quigg | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

In the interest of saving America from bin Laden, we have shown a terrifying willingness to strip away more and more of the founding virtues that make America worth saving in the first place.

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A 5-4 Decision Lacks Moral Force

Byron Williams | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

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Byron Williams

How can it be that the writ of habeas corpus, which dates back to the Magna Carta in 1215, could hang by the sliver of a 5-4 decision?

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Hey, There, Pay Attention -- The Supreme Court May Be Up For Grabs

Martin Garbus | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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Martin Garbus

For the first time in decades, the makeup on the Court is direct and center in the election. McCain and Obama have staked out totally different positions -- and whoever wins will have two nominations.

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Justice Isn't Justice If It Only Applies to Your Friends

David Bromwich | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

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David Bromwich

The Supreme Court's recent decision on Guantanamo opened the grounds for a debate in which the American opponents of liberty will speak of the "lack of realism" of the U.S. Constitution.

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Fear-Mongering, Activism, and the Guantanamo Cases

Doug Kendall | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

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Doug Kendall

By Doug Kendall and Elizabeth Wydra Conservatives love to decry result-oriented judging--except when they don't like the results compelled by the law...

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HBO's Recount: Hanging Chads, the Price of Oil and Understanding the Past When It Happens

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

I realize now George W. Bush didn't steal the election from Al Gore. It was stolen for him by Jim Baker III and his team of legal snakes that included the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Can a Civil Rights/Feminist Presidential Union Put John Edwards on the Supreme Court?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

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Harvey Wasserman

The word is consensus. It is hard to achieve. But then it's even harder to beat.

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Dickipedia: Antonin Scalia

236.com | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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Antonin Gregory Scalia (born March 11, 1936[1]) is an American jurist, Supreme Court Justice, and a dick. He is the number two most senior Associate ...

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Toobin: A McCain Court Could Overturn Roe In "Maybe A Year"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

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You know what they say: You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and you can also pick the next three justices to sit on the Supreme Court. ...

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