Chief Justice

Umpires, Perspective, and the Supreme Court

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

The claim that any human is able to remain unaffected by their background or have a purely objective view of any case is to claim a quality that belongs only to God: omniscience.

Not-So-Blind Justice: On Style And The Supreme Court

Susan Scafidi | Posted 06.28.2009 | Style


Susan Scafidi

While federal law leaves the justices free to design their own robes, Judge Sotomayor will almost certainly follow tradition and pack her current collection of black robes for the trip to Washington -- and not whip up, say, a hot pink version for the occasion.