Auburn, Al. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Dear Chief Justice Roberts. Let me give you a hanky. All those nasty critics of “your” court, including those three hectoring female justices hanging off the edge of it, I’m sorry you’re so disturbed. Well, C.J. Roberts, let me help. I’ll give you a little lesson in […]
How and Why the American Judicial System Saved the U.S.A. from Trumpism
By Ted Becker No president has so many close associates from his election campaign and his administration tried in the federal criminal courts—and convicted or pleaded guilty—than Donald J. Trump did in his lone term. Score big points for the U.S. federal courts’ judicial independence for that alone. However, despite the 10 “obstruction of justice” […]
Top 8 ways to Restructure the Supreme Court so it Looks more Like America
Auburn, AL (Special to Informed Comment) – The Republican Party’s rush to appoint of a “social conservative” to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the U.S. Supreme Court (hereafter referred to as SCOTUS), should make it abundantly clear that SCOTUS justices are highly political creatures and must be treated accordingly. Since we may as well admit […]