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I was puzzled yesterday when I saw syndicated columnist George F. Will chortle on television about national sovereignty. He thinks that's what the people want. They want their government to feel secure in its power. Call Will a crypto-royalist.
Will was talking about Arizona's new immigration...

Although stopping short of giving an endorsement, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy gave a cautious thumbs up to the nomination of Gerry Darrow as the newest justice on the Supreme Court.
"President Obama clearly struck a responsive chord with my constituents in naming Darrow," Leahy said. "Our...

Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opined this morning that it might be time to look further afield for a Supreme Court justice than has become customary.
Writing for AOL.news, the Senator had the following to say:
"We can all agree that the next nominee to...

All weekend long I grumbled, groped and procrastinated. I just can't face what needs doing this week. That's because tomorrow I will cross examine a ten-year-old.
There is nothing in the law more unpleasant or distasteful than that.
I've cross examined professional kidnappers granted...

Read Jonathan Turley.

Arizona's new immigration legislation wasn't enough to make me think of moving there. The thing that caught my ear is a provision in the law giving ordinary citizens a private right of action if the police do not do their job. It's enough to set me to thinking about packing my bags and heading...

I was puzzled yesterday when I saw syndicated columnist George F. Will chortle on television about national sovereignty. He thinks that's what the people want. They want their government to feel secure in its power. Call Will a crypto-royalist.
Will was talking about Arizona's new immigration...

Hours after creating this page, Darrow's candidacy for the Supreme Court has prompted interest nationwide. We've heard from folks in the following locales: Cedar Crest, New Mexico; Danbury, Connecticut; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Greenville, South Carolina; Mckeesport, Pennsylvania; Cedar Grove, New...

I am a dreamer and often a fool. But I believe in Gerry Darrow and want to see him get a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Because I hope others out there do as well, I've created a separate web page for news and commentary about his campaign. It is called Who Is Gerry Darrow? Read,...

Listen to National Public Radio's Scott Simon's recent commentary on diversity on the Supreme Court.