Sunday 24 April 2011

Roberts & Alito Speak Softly But Carry a Big Gavel

Scott Lemieux, TAP
Liberals used to think Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia were the scariest justices on the Court. Then came George W. Bush's appointees.Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is congratulated by Chief Justice John Roberts after his ceremonial swearing-in in 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that a lawsuit against Virginia officials who violated federal law by failing to cooperate with an investigation by the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy into deaths at the state's mental-health facilities could proceed. The case, VOPA v. Stewart...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/04/23/roberts_amp_alito_speak_softly_but_carry_a_big_gavel_254303.html

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