Blog Round-up – Wednesday, August 10th

Tony Mauro has this article in Legal Times discussion the jurisprudence coming out of Tennessee v. Lane and what a Justice Roberts would mean to the outcome of a case to be decided next term, Goodman v. Georgia. Goodman v. Georgia involves the power of Congress to enact laws like the ADA that expose states to lawsuits.

The Volokh Conspiracy has this post on Rep. Maxine Water’s thoughts on Kelo. Rep. Waters has long disapproved of the use of eminent domain.

Douglas Berman of Sentencing Law & Policy has these thoughts on the ACS Convention sentencing panel. A video of the panel is available online. It featured judges Michael McConnell, Joseph Bataillon, David Coar, Marsha Berzon, Nancy Gertner and David Hamilton discussing the practical impact of the Booker and Blakeley decisions on criminal sentencing.

Justice Breyer believes politics are a threats to the Court’s independence. The Justice also asked attendees at the ABA Convention on Tuesday, “What’s wrong with citing rulings by judges in other countries?”