Richard Posner doesn’t leave the bench quietly.
Tag: Justice Antonin Scalia
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Is Antonin Scalia reprehensible?
Thinking about Scalia in light of recent Supreme Court decisions
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How Democrats could lose by winning the Obamacare ruling
The SCOTUS hands Dems a win—depending on how you look at it.
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A rite and a writ—a good week for gay marriage
A gay couple from Wisconsin marry in Chicago as the Seventh Circuit strikes down that state’s constitutional amendment forbidding same-sex marriage.
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Court rulings keep firing away at Chicago’s gun laws
Successful Second Amendment challenges have reshaped gun-control policies and politics well beyond the city limits.
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Scalia—the last word in gun control
On gun control, Judge Richard Posner deferred to his adversary, Justice Antonin Scalia
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The Posner-Scalia row—the latest round
Scalia and Posner continue to disagree disagreeably
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The dubious law that put Otto Kerner away
There’s much more to the fall of Otto Kerner than the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Rob Blagojevich and the Theft of Honest Services
Rob Blagojevich should be glad he’s not being judged simply on whether he was an upright public servant
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A Good Day for Conrad Black
Supreme Court cuts honest-services fraud statute down to size, making freedom for Conrad Black more likely
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The Honest Services Law Has a Rough Day in Court
Skeptical Supreme Court considers the Honest Services law.
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Obama v. Alito
A corporation isn’t really a person, but the Supreme Court didn’t say it is.
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Celebrating the 2nd on the 4th
If you’re troubled by what the Supreme Court just had to say about gun laws, read some libertarians.