Comments on: JGR’s Opinion in Martin

By: Stella

Stella — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:12:32 +0000

I follow SCOTUS as more of a hobby. I took a semester of international law in graduate school and have been hooked ever since. An understanding of law is important, I think. Oyez, Nina Totenburg, SCOTUS blog are all important in this understanding. My 2cents say that I would like to see something here to link to relevant cases. For instance, when speaking of war powers, a link to others would be, say Quirin or Youngstown.

By: r.friedman

r.friedman — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:45:11 +0000

Seems to me he made a point to touch all the bases from his confirmation — quotes from Rehnquist and Friendly plus the extended disquisition on what is meant by judicial discretion.

By: Eric S Cioe

Eric S Cioe — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:25:27 +0000

A month for an opinion seems to be pretty quick; I really admire Rehnquist’s quote, “it’s time to stop thinking and start writing.” However, will we ever return to the William O. Douglas days, where opinions were often out within two weeks? I think that Justices White, Cardozo, and Holmes were similar in their speed also.