As a law professor, Elena Kagan once described Supreme Court confirmation hearings as a "valid and hollow charade," because modern-day nominees rarely reveal their views on issues to avoid ...
In his otherwise enlightening piece on shepherding Supreme Court nominees through the confirmation process ["How to Scale the High Court http://www.washingtonpost.com ...
In a YouTube clip making the rounds, Elena Kagan says that the Robert Bork hearings were “the best thing that ever happened to constitutional democracy.” That’s aside from the slandering of Bork as a ...
The irony is irresistible. This month the one-time Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork filed a $1-million lawsuit against the Yale Club of New York City for injuries resulting from attempting to ...
Robert Bork, who died last week, occupies a peculiar position in the pantheon of American conservative heroes. Most conservatives celebrated Judge Bork as the champion of constitutional values who was ...
Randy Barnett writes that “Somewhere, Robert Bork is Smiling” (op-ed, July 11) because the Supreme Court now has a majority that abides by the originalist judicial philosophy he championed. There’s ...