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Helen Slottje has redrawn the map of fracking in upstate New York.
Since 2010, Slottje and her husband David, both attorneys, have battled to keep fracking out of New York communities using local zoning laws. Since pioneering this novel legal strategy in the town of Ulysses, near their home town of Ithaca, the Slottjes have traveled town to town, helping communities understand language in the state's constitution that gives municipalities the right to make and enforce these local land use decisions.
Today, more than 175 communities in New York have fracking bans on the books, so that even if the statewide moratorium on fracking were to be lifted tomorrow, oil and gas companies would be barred from plunging their drills within those municipalities' borders.
Their efforts were recognized last month with the Goldman Environmental Prize, which some call the "Green Nobel." The prize committee celebrated Slottje's pro-bono legal assistance for "helping towns across New York defend themselves from oil and gas companies by passing local bans on fracking."
Of course, the fracking industry has fought back, challenging the bans in many towns, all of which have been decided in the towns' favor in the state's lower courts. Two cases, in the towns of Dryden and Middlefield, are up before the Court of Appeal which will hear oral arguments on June 3 in Albany.
DeSmogBlog spoke with Helen Slottje about how she got into the fracking fight, how to talk about fracking to communities that are being promised so much wealth by industry, how to go face-to-face with big oil and gas flacks, and what lessons could be learned from the success of the town bans for other battles against the fossil fuel industry. The hour-long conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
How Your Town Can Ban Fracking: A Q&A with Goldman Prize Winner Helen Slottje
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2005
Questioning Judicial Nominees: A Duty Not A Privilege; Schumer Outlines Specific Questions Senators Should Ask A Supreme Court Nominee
Major Speech to the Center for American Progress and American Constitution Society Stems from Schumer Op-Ed in 2001
Today U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, in a speech to the Center for American Progress and American Constitution Society, outlined the specific questions that can and should be asked of Supreme Court nominees in their confirmation hearings. Schumer, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts, stating that questioning judicial nominees is a duty and not a privilege, first suggested that a nominee's views and philosophy should be known in an opinion piece in the New York Times in 2001. The specific questions are below as is a complete text of the speech:
Questioning Judicial Nominees: A Duty, Not A Privilege
I would like to thank the Center for American Progress and the American Constitution Society for sponsoring this important event, at this important time, on this important issue.
As speculation swirls about who might replace Sandra Day O'Connor, it is important that we are taking this morning to address a fundamental issue, no matter how many vacancies we may face on the Court.
And that fundamental issue is this – once we have a nominee (or nominees) testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, what kinds of questions can be put to that nominee and what kinds of answers should the nominee give?
I have long believed that federal court candidates – who serve for life – should explain their judicial philosophy and their method of legal reasoning.
They should be prepared to explain their views of the Constitution, of decided cases, of federalism, and a host of other issues relevant to that lifetime post. They should talk about their views of the First Amendment, civil rights, environmental rights, religious liberty, the establishment of religion, worker's rights, women's rights, and more.
So, this morning, ladies and gentlemen, let me address two points. First, why it is good and proper to ask a nominee detailed questions about his or her views of the Constitution and substantive issues.
And second, what questions I personally would ask any nominee to the Supreme Court.
First, why should Senators ask – and why should nominees answer – searching questions about judicial philosophy?
Why? Because it is the single most important thing we can learn about a Justice who will serve for life.
The Supreme Court has a profound impact on people's lives, and the influence of a single Justice can far outlast that of a President.
With just the stroke of the pen, a Justice can affect – for good or ill – millions of people's lives in dozens of fundamental ways:
-One Supreme Court decision can mean the difference between equality of opportunity and second-class citizenship for generations. Just look at Brown v. Board of Education.
- One Supreme Court decision can mean the difference between profit and bankruptcy for a class of businesses. Just look at the Grokster case (file-sharing case) or Granholm v. Heald (wine distribution cases).
- One Supreme Court decision can mean the difference between life and death for criminal defendants. Just look at Atkins v. Virginia (mentally retarded) or Roper v. Simmons (juveniles).
- One decision can mean the difference between a home and homelessness; between a job and the unemployment line; between clean air and a fouled-up planet.
- And of course, as we have seen, just one vote by one Justice in one case can mean the difference between a Democrat or a Republican in the White House. Just look at Bush v. Gore.
Because of the momentousness of all that the high Court considers, we simply cannot and should not avoid delving into judicial philosophy.
As I discussed in a 2001 Op Ed in the New York Times, there is no question that all good lawyers and judges interpret the law, that there is some subjectivity in that interpretation, and that one's values and philosophy influence that process.
Professor Cass Sunstein did an interesting study and found – somewhat unsurprisingly – that in ideologically contested cases, appointees tended to vote more conservatively or more liberally depending on the party of the president who appointed them.
For all these reasons, this process should not be a rote and robotic review of a resume.
There are many people who boast impressive resumes and academic credentials, but who would misserve the American people from the bench, because of their extremist views, misguided judicial philosophy, or disrespect for the Constitution.
A good resume is important, but not dispositive. It is a necessary, but certainly not sufficient, prerequisite for serving in a lifetime post on the most powerful court in the land.
The American people care less about whether a nominee went to Utah Law School or Harvard Law School and more about how he or she will affect their lives.
Indeed, close consideration of a Supreme Court nominee's judicial philosophy, ideology, and views on substantive issues has a rich and long tradition in American history – even before nominees routinely appeared in person before a Judiciary Committee to answer questions.
During the 1950's and early 1960's, there were not a lot of questions about nominees' views and ideology, in part because there was more good will and consensus in the country. But from the beginning of the Republic, everyone has understood that these kinds of questions were vitally important. In the 1795 when President George Washington nominated John Rutledge to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he was defeated not because of some personal foible – not because he smoked opium as a teenager or failed to pay his nanny tax to the British – but because of his views of the Jay Treaty.
And – this is notable – his opposition was led by Alexander Hamilton, who was the originator of the Advice and Consent procedure.
Over the course of American history, fully 20 percent of all nominees to the high court have never been seated – in many cases because of their ideology and judicial philosophy.
Ideological examination has been a feature of the nomination process forever – but often that ideological questioning goes on furtively behind closed doors by members of the party that proposed the nominee.
Justice O'Connor, for example, was questioned by the Reagan White House at length on her views – in private. As reported in the New York Times in 1981, in a closed-door session, she was asked specific questions by Reagan officials – including, among other things, "whom she felt she was closest to on the Court philosophically [and] her opinions on the exclusionary rule, under which evidence that is obtained unconstitutionally is deemed inadmissible in court."
And that kind of closed-door questioning appears not to be a thing of the past. As reported this week, Senator Sam Brownback, a member of the Judiciary Committee, has asked to meet with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who has been mentioned as a possible Supreme Court nominee.
Asked whether Gonzales would be a good nominee, Brownback replied, "I need to talk with him about his view of the Constitution to tell. That's what I hope to do this week."
If a nominee's ideology, judicial philosophy, constitutional views are central considerations in a President's decision to nominate (as they inevitably are) and if such questioning is going on in private, I dare say that the American people have an absolute right to have those questions answered publicly.
Now, let me just review the breadth of support – from all quarters – for the proposition that questions about judicial philosophy and decided cases are fair game for nominees to the highest court in the land.
Let me begin with the letter being released today in conjunction with this event – a letter signed by 100 leading legal scholars, which really hits the nail on the head. Let me quote a passage from that letter:
"[I]t is critical that the Senate, in giving its Advice and Consent, undertake a searching inquiry to assure itself that judicial nominees meet the highest standards of character and integrity. . . and that their views are within the constitutional mainstream."
That is exactly right. But these 100 scholars are not alone. If people cared to look, there is support from many quarters for the proposition that questioning nominees about their views and ideology is vitally important:
1. Arlen Specter, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, agrees with this proposition. This is what he wrote in his 2000 book, Passion for Truth: "[T]he Senate should resist, if not refuse, to confirm Supreme Court nominees who refuse to answer questions on fundamental issues. In voting on whether or not to confirm a nominee, senators should not have to gamble or guess about a candidate's philosophy, but should be able to judge on the basis of the candidate's expressed views."
2. Senator John Cornyn – himself mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee and also a member of the Judiciary Committee – also agrees with this proposition. When pressed on television last week, Senator Cornyn conceded:
"I think it's an appropriate question to ask what [nominees'] views are on cases that have been decided and judicial opinions that have been written."
3. Senator Orrin Hatch – former Chairman of the Judiciary Committee – also has agreed with this proposition because he has understood that judicial philosophy is so important:
"[D]ifferences in judicial philosophy have real consequences for the safety of Americans in their streets, homes, and workplaces." (1996)
Senator Hatch has himself also repeatedly asked nominees about their views. He pressed Ruth Bader Ginsburg on, among other things, her views on the death penalty. [Senate Judiciary Cmte. Hearing, 7/22/93]
4. On Tuesday, even President Bush endorsed this proposition when he talked about the importance of philosophy in picking a Supreme Court nominee:
"I am going to be deliberate in the process because I want the American people to know that, when I finally make a decision, it's going to be one based upon a lot of research and a lot of thought about the character of the person, the integrity of the person, the ability of the person to do the job, and the philosophy of the person."
5. Even the current Supreme Court agrees with the proposition that nominees to the Supreme Court will naturally have – and express – opinions on the legal issues of the day. In Republican Party of Minnesota v. White (2002), the Court made clear that questions about constitutional views and decided questions are completely proper.
Listen to Justice Scalia in 2002 quoting Justice Rehnquist in 1972:
"Proof that a Justice's mind at the time he joined the Court was a complete tabula rasa in the area of constitutional adjudication would be evidence of lack of qualification, not lack of bias."
In all, this is an impressive group in support of this simple proposition.
Logic and legal precedent confirm what Senators, scholars, and Supreme Court Justices all agree upon – that questions about judicial philosophy are legitimate and proper.
Ideology matters, judicial philosophy matters, and questions about them are not only appropriate, but obligatory.
And yet, despite tradition, despite Supreme Court precedent, despite logic and reason, there are those who insist that such questioning is inappropriate, unnecessary, unseemly, and even unethical.
But, given the importance of the issue and the profound influence of the Supreme Court, I think the American people join me in scratching their heads at those who still question whether we should ask these kinds of questions.
Every time I look at the arguments, I become more and more perplexed. Do opponents of questioning about ideology really even believe their own arguments?
Perhaps those who are seeking to avoid asking these key questions are doing so because they fear – or know – that the answers the nominee gives may be so out of touch with the views and values of the American people that the nominee – if his or her views were public – might never be approved.
Legendary law professor and civil rights champion Charles Black wrote in the Yale Law Journal 35 years ago words that would resonate today. He wrote eloquently and persuasively about the importance of knowing a nominee's philosophy:
"If it is a philosophy the Senator thinks will make a judge whose service on the Bench will hurt the country, then the Senator can do right only by treating this judgment of his, unencumbered by deference to the President's, as a satisfactory basis in itself for a negative vote.
I have seen as yet nothing textual, nothing structural, nothing prudential, nothing historical, that tells against this view. Will someone please enlighten me?"
Thirty-five years later, I could ask the same question. Will someone please enlighten me?
Some have argued that questioning a nominee about his or her views of the Constitution or about decided cases compels prejudgment about a future case. They say that somehow asking a nominee about an old case or their judicial philosophy means they will not be able to be impartial if a similar issue ever comes up in their court in the future. They even cite the canons of judicial ethics in support of this argument.
But I am not talking about asking a nominee to tell us in advance how they are going to rule on a specific fact situation or issue in a potential upcoming case.
- One should not ask a question specifically about Enron, because there are particular facts and parties involved, but one can certainly ask a question about a nominee's views on corporate responsibility and the proper role of the federal Government in enforcing it.
- One should not ask about drilling in a particular oil field in Alaska, but one can certainly inquire about the proper Constitutional role of the federal government in balancing environmental interests against energy interests.
- One should not ask about how the Patriot Act should be applied to a specific individual, but one can certainly inquire about the limits of liberty in a time of war.
A dozen leading legal ethicists confirmed in a letter to me last week that there is nothing inappropriate with Senators' asking questions about Constitutional issues. Relying on Justice Scalia's opinion in White, these professors wrote:
"It is hardly possible that a person could achieve nomination for appointment to the United States Supreme Court and yet have no opinions about the significant constitutional issues and cases of our day. And the fact that the nominee does have such opinions and voices them will not undermine impartiality or the appearance of impartiality."
So, I wonder about the motives of the opponents of this type of questioning. What is their rationale? What is their reasoning?
It is getting clearer and clearer: some want a nominee so out of the mainstream that they want to hide the candidate's views from the American people. They are afraid that if a nominee provided his or her honest views of the Constitution and of the way it should be interpreted, they would never be confirmed.
Ladies and gentlemen, that is inimical to our tradition and incompatible with our principles.
What I support, what my fellow Senators support, and what these 100 scholars support, is a dignified and respectful hearing process – open, fair, thorough, full, and above-board:
-a hearing process dominated by direct questioning about substantive Constitutional issues, rather than nitpicking about personal peccadilloes;
- a hearing process that casts light on the nominee's judicial views, rather than generates heat about their personal lives;
- a hearing process that lets the American people understand the kind of Justice they are getting.
To do this, Senate questioners have certain ethical obligations – to treat the nominee with respect and to avoid the kind of gotcha questions that debase the proceedings.
On the other hand, the nominee also has certain obligations – to answer questions fully and honestly, without prevarication or equivocation; to provide relevant opinions and writings to the committee, without delay; and to
Miguel Estrada, nominated by President Bush to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, was defeated because he was neither forthright in his answers, nor forthcoming with his writings. He may have been a brilliant legal mind, with a stellar resume, but his stubborn evasion and dissembling about his judicial philosophy and his legal views spelled disaster for his nomination.
Let me now set forth some of the questions that I personally would ask a Supreme Court nominee. This is neither a comprehensive nor obligatory list. I may not ask all of these questions and I may ask many others not listed here, but these questions form a groundwork, I think, for proper examination of a candidate for the highest court in the land.
Some of my questions are similar to the 10 proposed in the letter from 100 legal scholars being released today. I may not ask all of the same 10 questions proposed in the letter, but I will certainly ask many of them. And every one of the questions proposed is appropriate for a Senator to ask.
1. First Amendment and Freedom of Expression: What, if any, are the limitations on the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution?
- When can Government regulate public speech by individuals?
- When does speech cross the line between Constitutionally-protected free expression and slander?
- In what ways does the First Amendment protect the spending and raising of money by individuals in politics?
- Can Government regulate hate speech? What about sexually explicit materials?
- Do you agree with the landmark decision in NY Times v. Sullivan (1964), which held that public criticism of public figures is acceptable unless motivated by actual malice? Who do you believe constitutes a public figure under this standard?
- Do you believe the Supreme Court was correct to strike down the Communications Decency Act in Reno v. ACLU (1997) on the grounds that pornography on the Internet is protected by the First Amendment?
- What is your view on the distinction the Supreme Court drew in Republican Party v. White and McConnell v. FEC (2003) between contributions and expenditures in the course of political campaigns? Do you believe that it is legitimate to construe campaign expenditures as protected speech but not donations by individuals?
2. First Amendment and the Establishment Clause:
- Under the Establishment Clause, what, if any, is the appropriate role of religion in Government?
- Must the Government avoid involvement with religion as a whole, or is the prohibition just on Government involvement with a specific religion?
- Is there a difference between religious expression in Government buildings, documents, and institutions and Government spending on private, faith-based initiatives?
- What do you see as the Constitutionally protected or limited role of faith-based groups in Government-funded activity? In Government institutions?
- In the two cases the Supreme Court decided on the Ten Commandments recently, a display of the Commandments inside a Courthouse was found unconstitutional, while a statue of the Commandments on the grounds of a state capitol was deemed acceptable. Do you agree with the distinction the Court drew between Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary Country v. ACLU (2005)? In your view, are these decisions consistent with each other?
- What is your view of the Supreme Court's opinion in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000), which held that prayer in public schools is prohibited even where it is student-organized, non-denominational, and at a football game?
- Do you agree that states can regulate activities at religious ceremonies, as the Supreme Court held in allowing Oregon to prohibit the use of peyote for Native American tribal ceremonies in Employment Division v. Smith (1990)?
3. Commerce Clause: Beginning in 1937, when it upheld the National Labor Relations Act, the Supreme Court has granted Congress great latitude in passing laws under the Commerce Clause. The Court has upheld a wide range of federal laws, including those that regulate labor standards, personal consumption of produce, racial discrimination in public accommodations, and crime. In the last ten years, however, the Supreme Court has shifted course, doing something it had not done in sixty years: striking down acts of Congress on Commerce Clause grounds.
- Do you think the trend towards striking down laws on this basis is desirable?
- What do you believe is the extent of Congress's authority to legislate under the Commerce Clause?
- Can Congress regulate local trade in a product that is used nationally?
- Can Congress regulate labor standards for states and cities under its Commerce Clause power?
- How closely connected must the regulated action be to interstate commerce for Congress to have the authority to legislate?
- Where would you look for evidence that Congress is properly legislating under its Commerce Clause authority? Do you rely exclusively on the text of the legislation? Do you look at the legislative history? Do you consider the nature of the regulated activity?
- What is the extent of the limitations imposed on state regulation by the Commerce Clause?
- Do you agree that it is the Commerce Clause that allows Congress to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations, as the Court held in Heart of Atlanta Hotel v. United States (1964)?
- Do you agree with the Court's decision in United States v. Lopez (1995), which struck down the Gun-Free School Zone Act because education is traditionally local? Is there any circumstance under which Congress could regulate activities in schools using its Commerce Clause authority?
4. Under what circumstances is it appropriate for the Supreme Court to overturn a well-settled precedent, upon which Americans have come to rely?
- Does your answer depend at all on the length of time that the precedent has been on the books?
- Does your answer depend at all on how widely criticized or accepted the precedent is?
- What if you agree with the result but believe the legal reasoning was seriously flawed? Does that make a difference?
- Does it matter if the precedent was 5-4 in deciding whether to overturn it? Does it matter if was a unanimous decision?
- Do you agree with the 1976 decision in which the Supreme Court held that Congress could not extend the Fair Labor Standards Act to state and city employees (National League of Cities v. Usery), or do you agree with the later 1985 decision, which held that Congress could (Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit, overruling Nat'l League of Cities). Was the Court right to overturn its precedent nine years later? Why or why not?
- Do you agree with the 1989 decision in which the Supreme Court held that it was constitutional to execute minors (Stanford v. Kentucky), or do you agree with the later 2005 decision, which held that it was unconstitutional (Roper v. Simmons). Was the Court right to overturn its precedent 16 years later? Why or why not?
- Do you agree with the 1986 decision in which the Supreme Court held that states could criminalize private sex acts between consenting adults (Bowers v. Hardwick), or do you agree with the later 2003 decision, which held that the states could not (Lawrence v. Texas)? Was the Court right to overturn its precedent 17 years later? Why or why not?
5. Under what circumstances should the Supreme Court invalidate a law duly passed by the Congress?
- What amount of deference should the court give to Congressional action?
- Should the Court err on the side of upholding a law?
- Do certain types of laws deserve greater deference than others? Regulatory laws? Criminal laws?
- How closely tied must a law be to an enumerated right of Congress under Article I for it to be upheld?
Let me ask you about a few cases in which the Supreme Court has struck down federal laws:
- Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Gun-Free School Zones Act at issue in United States v. Lopez (1995)? Why or why not?
- Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down provisions of the Violence Against Women Act in United States v. Morrison (2000)? Why or why not?
6. Is there a constitutionally protected right to privacy, and if so, under what circumstances does it apply?
- The word "privacy" is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution. In your view, does that mean it is wrong for the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution as conferring such a right?
- Do you believe that either the United States Congress or the states can regulate the sexual behavior of individuals within the privacy of their home?
- Do you agree with the reasoning in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which held that the Constitution protects the right to privacy in the bedroom?
- Do you believe that Roe v. Wade (1973) was correctly decided? What is your view of the quality of the legal reasoning in that case? Do you believe that it reached the right result?
- Once the right to privacy has been found – as in Griswold and Roe – under what circumstances should the Supreme Court revisit that right?
7. What is the proper role of the federal government in enacting laws to protect the environment?
- Under the Constitution, how far can Congress go in imposing restrictions on people and businesses to protect the air and water?
- How should Congress balance the interests of industry against environmental interests?
- How far can the states go in enacting laws to protect the environment, and does it matter whether there is federal legislation on the same subject?
- Let me put this in the context of a specific case: Do you believe that the Supreme Court correctly decided that the EPA has the authority to pursue industrial polluters in a state where the local authority has declined to do so, as in Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. EPA (2004)?
- Can the Clean Air Act preempt local emissions regulations, as the Court held in Engine Manufacturers Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management (2004)?
8. What is the proper role of the federal government in enacting laws to protect the rights of the disabled?
- How should Congress balance the costs to business against the government's interest in creating equal access to facilities for disabled persons?
- Should federal laws mandating access to buildings for disabled people apply to both public and private buildings?
- For example, do you believe that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires state buildings to be accessible to the disabled, as the Supreme Court held in Tennessee v. Lane, or do you think that sovereign immunity exempts the states?
9. What is the proper relationship between Congress and the states in enacting laws to protect the rights of patients?
- For example, do you believe federal legislation can preempt state court laws that allow people to sue negligent insurers, as the Supreme Court held in Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila (2004)?
10. What is the proper Constitutional role of Government in enacting laws to regulate education?
- How far can the Government go under the Constitution to ensure equal treatment for all students?
- How far can the Court go to protect speech and/or prohibit violations of the establishment clause in the schools? For example, do you believe that Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe (2000) was decided correctly?
- Does the Constitution guarantee parents the right to choose their children's education, as established in Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) and Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)?
11. How do you define judicial activism? Give us three examples of Supreme Court cases that you consider the product of judicial activism.
- Is the "activist" label limited to more liberal-leaning judges, or can there be conservative activist judges? Can you cite any examples of conservative judicial activism?
- In cases where federal law and state law may be in conflict, who is the activist – the judge who voted to strike down the federal law or the judge who invalidated the state law?
- Do you believe that the Supreme Court was engaging in judicial activism when it struck down provisions of the Gun-Free School Zones Act (United States v. Lopez) or the Violence Against Women Act (United States v. Morrison), both of which had been passed by Congress?
- Was the Supreme Court engaging in judicial activism in:
Brown v. Board of Education?
Miranda v. Arizona?
Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The Civil Rights Cases of 1883?
Lochner v. New York?
Furman v. Georgia?
Bush v. Gore?
- What distinguishes one case from the other?
12. Do you describe yourself as falling into any particular school of judicial philosophy?
- What is your view of "strict constructionism"?
- What is your view of the notion of "original intent"? "Original meaning"?
- How do you square the notion of respecting "original intent" with the acceptance of the institution of slavery at the time the Constitution was adopted?
13. What in your view are the limits on the scope of Congress' power under the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the 14th Amendment?
- Does a law violate the Equal Protection Clause if it affects different groups differently, or must there be a discriminatory intent?
- Do parents have a Due Process right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children, as the Supreme Court held in Troxel v. Granville (2000)?
14. Where is the line between civil rights questions that are political and questions that are appropriate for a court to decide?
- Do you agree with the reasoning in Powell v. McCormack? Why or why not?
- Do you agree with the reasoning in Baker v. Carr? Why or why not?
- Do you agree with the reasoning in Bush v. Gore? Why or why not? What power does the Supreme Court have to intervene in state election laws (as in Bush v. Gore)?
- What role should the Supreme Court be playing in disputed elections?
15. Which Supreme Court Justice do you believe your jurisprudence most closely resembles and why?
16. When the Supreme Court issues non-unanimous opinions, Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg frequently find themselves in disagreement with each other. Do you more frequently agree with Justice Scalia's opinions, or Justice Ginsburg's?
17. Can you identify three Supreme Court cases that have not been reversed where you are critical of the Court's holding or reasoning and discuss the reasons for your criticism?
These are just a dozen or so topic areas that are ripe for inquiry for any Supreme Court nominee. There are hundreds more.
The sheer number of substantive areas of legitimate and important questioning is staggering. It underscores why the Supreme Court is so important, why the hearings are so central, and why these questions are so vital.
And the answers to each and every one of these questions could have a profound effect on the daily lives of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people. That's why asking these questions is not a whim, not a political game, not even a privilege, but the solemn obligation of the Senate to the country.


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We noted yesterday that the latest word is that Ric Flair may not appear on TV but will definitely be in attendance at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. According to sources, WWE and TNA have been in negotiations over Flair appearing.
It is said that TNA isn't asking for much in return from WWE. According to sources, TNA is very open to letting Flair appear at the event. The issue seems to be on WWE's end.
As of this writing, there is no word yet on what TNA is asking for. You can almost bet that WWE will not promote TNA in any way, shape or form. It's possible that TNA will get some sort of compensation for allowing WWE to use their contracted talent. That is not confirmed though.
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Cops Bust Tipsy Teens at HP House Party
A group of teenagers home alone on a Friday night — you know the rest.
It happened about 11:30 p.m. on April 18, when Highland Park Department of Public Safety officers busted a party featuring several teenagers at a house in the 4500 block of Lorraine Avenue.
Some fled on foot, but others refused orders to leave, and were escorted out. Police issued citations to four teens, at least three of which are athletes at Highland Park High School, for being minors in possession.
One of the teens was spotted running in the 4700 block of Lomo Alto Drive, one was found in a nearby backyard, and another was discovered hiding in the attic. All three admitted to beer consumption after police got a whiff of their breath.
By Todd Jorgenson Apr. 22, 2014 | 9:42 am | 5 Comments | Comments RSS
5 comments to "Cops Bust Tipsy Teens at HP House Party"
Been missing these stories. Glad to see hp cops are back to being bored
Sounds like these "wild teens" actually have lives, what a concept
Good for the cops. How cool is it to be issued a citation? Probably a pretty loud party and neighbors were trying to go to sleep. One hid in the attic and another hid in a neighbor's yard!
@Lol Baby – yes, they have lives of crime. Drinking underage, hiding from cops. Neat kids. What a concept.
Maybe getting caught, being suspended for a few games and having to deal with the legal system will teach them a lesson! Or am I being naive?


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In 1982, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze interviewed the Palestinian author Elias Sanbar, founder of the Journal of Palestine Studies (La Revue d'Études Palestiniennes). They examine the importance of the journal and the existence of the people and land of Palestine. Disgracefully, over 30 years later, these discussions are still despairingly relevant to today's climate.
We have waited a long time for an Arab journal in French, but instead of coming from North Africa, it's being done by the Palestinians. La Revue d'Études Palestiniennes has two characteristics obviously centered on Palestinian problems which also concern the entire Arab world. On the one hand it presents very profound socio political analyses in a masterful yet calm tone. On the other hand, it mobilizes a specifically Arab literary, historical and sociological "corpus" which is very rich and little known.
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The renowned historian Shlomo Sand - author of The Invention of the Jewish People and The Invention of the Land of Israel - was interviewed by the French magazine Télérama in 2009. The recent re-publication of this French interview still contains powerful responses to the violence that we see in Gaza today. How can we still be asking the same questions 5 years on? Both then and now, Sand continues to be one of the few Israeli intellectuals – even on the Left – who has continued to condemn the bombardment of Gaza.
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Bluto Blutarsky, meet Ray Lewis.
Seems the former Ravens linebacker did a dead-on imitation of Bluto's "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" speech with some of his fiery pregame exhortations.
"I love Ray, and I love how he always spoke from the heart," Baltimore QB Joe Flacco told ESPN The Magazine, "but if you listened to those speeches, a lot of them didn't even make sense.
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Ricardo Rodriguez — who renamed his Brooklyn market A-Rod Grocery in 2000 — says customer backlash over the beleaguered slugger's PED use is forcing him to rename it again.
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Environmental extremists have laid claim to toppling two radio towers last week outside of Seattle, reports the Associated Press.
A sign bearing the letters ELF was found near the towers, said Andy Skotdal, general manager of KRKO Radio in Everett, about 25 miles north of Seattle. The group is a loose collection of radical environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks since the 1990s.
The towers were torn down because of health and environmental concerns, according to an e-mail to The Herald of Everett from the North American ELF Press Office, which has represented the shadowy group in the past.
"We have to weigh our priorities, and the local ecosystem in Everett, along with the local residents, do not need additional sports news radio station towers that come at the expense of reduced property values and harmful radio waves," ELF press office spokesman Jason Crawford said in an e-mail.
The FBI believes the militants used an on-site track hoe to bring down the two towers, one of which stood at 349-feet tall.
The radio station is offering a $25,000 reward in the case.
In March 2008, ELF torched five luxury homes deemed "built green" by developers in a Seattle suburb. Much like the recent incident, ELF left a calling card: "McMansions + R.C.D.'s r not green." (R.C.D. stands for rural cluster developments.)
♦ Screenshot of the North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office.
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A winter storm in the Northeast frustrated travelers on the busy Thanksgiving holiday
Cooler weather and snow helped quell protests in Ferguson, Missouri
Lower gas prices mean consumers have an extra $40 billion to spend
After a traumatic few days, Ferguson is starting the healing process, with help from strangers from near and far
U.S. sanctions will continue to be felt in Iran, hampering not only its citizens but investors abroad
Critics of President Obama's immigration plan say stopping the flow of illegal immigrants should be a priority
The passing of Proposition 47 is giving thousands of California convicts a second chance
Medal of Freedom recipient Mildred Dresselhaus, 84, continues to inspire women in the field of science
A pastor and police representative discuss what is needed to bring trust back to the community
Cleveland police released video today of a police shooting of a 12-year-old boy waving a fake gun
The complicated process involving paperwork is leaving undocumented workers confused and vulnerable to scams
The specially chosen turkeys are trained and groomed for their moment on stage at the White House
More than 2,000 Missouri National Guard troops are on duty in and around Ferguson
In the past 5 years, the DOJ has investigated more than 20 police departments and ordered corrective actions in at least 15 of them
Mark Strassmann reports on Wilson's full account of what he says happened
Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for action to identify and isolate the criminal elements who took advantage of Ferguson protests to riot
Four arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer; protesters halt traffic on freeway in Los Angeles
More National Guard troops are on their way to Ferguson, Mo., to try and control the chaotic aftermath of a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson
Protests erupted across the country over the decision in the Michael Brown case
Several high-profile deaths of unarmed black men have led many to believe that the justice system is inherently flawed
Vicente Arenas reports on the storm's potential impact and how people are responding.
A provision of the Affordable Care Act will soon require calorie counts on menus at restaurants with 20 or more locations
Since first running for office, President Obama has faced numerous unique challenges when it comes to incidents surrounding race
The Buffalo area prepares for snowmelt and flooding after record breaking snowfall as a storm heading for the east coast could disrupt holiday travel. Jericka Duncan reports.
Panel opts not to charge police officer Darren Wilson in fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown


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UK airports on track to handle 240 million passengers in 2014
The UK remains the biggest European market in terms of passenger numbers at its airports. We look back at the monthly traffic trends over recent years, reveal which airports are growing fastest and which are the dynamic country markets driving growth.
Ryanair and Jet2.com pressure pushes Monarch Airlines to close East Midlands base; no routes lost at EMA next summer
Monarch Airlines' services from East Midlands only began in August 2012 after bmibaby's closure. Now the airline's eight routes are being discontinued as seven of them faced intense competition from Jet2.com and Ryanair.
Jet2.com launches seven new routes from five bases in one week
Jet2.com extends its operational footprint at its Blackpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester bases.
Monarch Airlines set to pass seven million passenger mark in 2014
Monarch Airlines operates in the fiercely competitive UK leisure market, but has managed to grow its passenger numbers by 15% in the last two years. We analyse the airline's route matrix, reveal the airline's growing seasonality issues, and look at which are the leading country and airport markets this summer, helped by 10 new routes.
Jet2.com adds another route to Madeira
Jet2.com starts weekly flights from East Midlands to Funchal in Portugal, competing with Thomson Airways.
Jet2.com adds new routes from several UK bases
Jet2.com adds new services to Budapest, Paris CDG and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.
Jet2.com commences two new routes from East Midlands Airport
Jet2.com starts flights from East Midlands Airport in UK to Prague Airport in Czech Republic and Budapest Airport in Hungary.
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Ryanair starts 10 routes to seven countries.
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Jet2.com commences weekly flights from East Midlands Airport to Gran Canaria Airport in the Spanish Canary Islands.
flybe faces challenging future; new CEO Hammad to lead network changes with focus on European and leisure routes
Exeter-based flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has a new CEO, and the airline has revealed how it plans to face the future. Changes in the network will play a key role. We examine flybe's exposure to the UK domestic market, its biggest routes, and what routes have been added and lost in the last 12 […]
East Midlands Airport rebuilds after end of bmibaby; Ryanair still #1, but flybe and Monarch Airlines establish bases
Located in the heart of England, East Midlands Airport has had more than its fair share of airline comings and goings in recent years. But last year's closure of bmibaby has resulted in almost 30 new services launching in less than a year, though Ryanair remains the dominant carrier with almost half of all seats.
Monarch Airlines adds two destinations from Birmingham; launches Ibiza from East Midlands
Monarch Airlines commences services from Birmingham Airport to Bordeaux Airport and Split Airport; adds five-weekly flights from East Midlands Airport to Ibiza Airport.


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Last Call at CIRCO
I didn't make it to Circo's last night, last night, and that's probably for the best.
I didn't make it to Circo's last night, last night, and that's probably for the best.
After a 64 year run, Las Vegas's oldest restaurant has closed its doors for good. José and Teresa Aragon (who took the business over from Jose's uncle, Clemente Griego, in 1970), have fried their last sopaipilla and ladled their last batch of sweet and smokey salsa.
I'm not good at obituaries. Never really written one. Didn't even know Steven A. Shaw that well. But his premature death yesterday (of a heart attack while still in his 40s) calls for some recognition of one of the original internet "foodies," a James Beard Award winning author, and one hell of a dining companion.
Hops & Harvest bit the dust a few days ago less than six months after it opened to great fanfare in Tivoli Village.
Its ignominious demise was hardly a surprise, as we had received a stream of reports over the past few months about how empty it was even on weekends.
H & H marked the first time in Las Vegas's history that a nationally acclaimed chef had ventured off the Strip and into the neighborhoods. The fact that Bradley Ogden's star had dimmed a bit over the past twenty years in no way diminished this milestone, and lot's of us kept our fingers crossed that his bold move to the 'burbs would herald a new dawn in quality, off Strip dining.
Alas, it was not to be.
ELV note: Word reached us today of the passing of Jean Banchet – Chicago's first celebrity chef and one-time operator of the best restaurant in America — on Sunday. Below is a too-brief but heartfelt reminiscence (published last year) of our sole meal at his Le Français temple of haute cuisine, when it was widely considered the ne plus ultra of fine dining in America. (more…)
"I think the problem (with your book) can be boiled down to one, four-letter word," said Huntington Press Publisher Anthony Curtis.
"MaxandAlareidiots?" queried ELV.
Bad taste and Vegas really go hand in hand don't they?
Looking for anything or anyone with good taste in Vegas is generally a fool's errand, but this press release from the Wicked Spoon Buffet at The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino really takes the cake:
Tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 7) only, Wicked Spoon at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be serving several dishes in tribute to Chef Charlie Trotter and his contributions to the food business in the United States. (more…)
Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
To An Athlete Dying Young – A. E. Housman
When I heard last week that Mario Maccioni was leaving Las Vegas, all I could do was sigh, shake my head, and sink into my chair. The news felt inevitable, but nevertheless filled me with a sense of nostalgia and melancholy that can only be compared to the feeling you get when you know you are closing an important chapter in life. We'll get to that inevitability in a minute, but first a little history.


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Out went a rear-projection CRT, and in went a 60-inch Pioneer plasma TV. Perfect Stranger © 2007 Revolution Studios Distribution Company. All Rights Reserved.
Some guys buy sports cars when they turn 40. Others get depressed. Mark Eagle celebrated his big 4-0 with a basement bash for some friends - after he installed his own recreation room entertainment system.
"I like projects, and I'm a real technonut," the homeowner says. "It's something that I thought I could do myself, and my wife let me run with it. It was fun to lay out the room."
The Eagles' basement room was already finished and included a pool table, but besides an old rear-projection CRT TV, it didn't have an entertainment system. The family primarily used a family room upstairs that has both a front projector and a plasma screen system. "I felt we had wasted space down there," Eagle says. "We could probably make better use of the room when the kids' friends came over."
So he set to work, researching products and figuring out the best way to use the space, which is approximately 45 by 25 feet in size. One area lent itself to a bar; an LCD screen would go above that. Another part of the space would be used for a future wine room. The rest would be for pool, darts and watching a big-screen TV. Speakers would go in the ceiling.
Once Eagle knew where everything was going, it was time to wire for it. His electrician found a way to route the wires through the finished ceiling for four Sonance speakers and put in some lights for a wireless Lutron RadioRA lighting system that operates on radio frequency (RF).
Eagle enlisted the help of his wife to hang the 60-inch Pioneer plasma screen, and behind it in another room are shelves containing a Denon receiver, Blu-ray DVD player, and high-definition DirecTV receiver with a DVR (digital video recorder). The bar area has its own HD satellite receiver, which is shared by the 32-inch Sony Bravia LCD over the bar and a 20-inch Panasonic LCD in the nearby exercise room.
"The challenge was figuring out in my head how I was going to use the DVRs and the best way to connect a DVR to the LCD in the exercise room," Eagle says. That LCD shares the DVR with the plasma TV.
He controls it all with a Universal Remote Control MX-850 using RF, though he had some help programming it from local installers Elite Media, who took care of the Eagles' media room upstairs.
The Sonance in-ceiling speakers, says Eagle, are used primarily for music, though they can be tied to the big-screen TV.
The best things about the Eagles' new rec room and bar? The electronics came in at about $10,500, and the family uses the basement space a lot more. It sure saves if you can do it yourself.
Check out these other home theaters on a budget:
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Celebrity Fashion Police: Pull Over, Ashley Greene!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
As Alice Cullen in the Twilight Saga, Ashley Greene gets to hang around with Robert Pattinson all the time.
Based on the recent clothing choice made by Greene, perhaps her gorgeous co-star could offer a few beauty tips.
During a visit to New York City for an appearance on MTV's It's On with Alexa Chung this week, the actress donned an odd pair of high-waisted leather shorts. She was pulled over by the fashion police as a result.
Was the citation deserved? You tell us!
Do you like Ashley Green's leather shorts?
Is Ashley Greene engaged? She was wearing a ginormous claw-shaped engagement ring at Comic Con. Screen shots (including one of Kristen Stewart admiring her "engagement ring�) at http://www.celebsession.com/20... The ring was switched to her middle finger in later shots… what gives?!


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November 27, 2014
An escapee on the lam is back in custody thanks to his sweet tooth.
Members of the Fugitive Task Force cornered 27-year-old Corey Smith at a donut shop near 72nd and Jones in Omaha Friday morning. Smith tried to drive away after ramming an unmarked cruiser, but didn't get far by going over a curb and disabling his car. Officers used a Taser on him.
Nobody was hurt and damage to the cruiser was minimal. Smith was doing time for theft when he walked away from work release.
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Plane lands safely at Fort Lauderdale International after bird strike
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JetBlue flight 1751 from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was forced to return shortly after takeoff Monday morning after a bird struck the plane's right engine.
The plane was headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Passengers were loaded onto a new plane and continued to their trip.
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Britons hurt in Cuba tour bus crash
Two Britons and an Irish citizen were among 16 tourists injured when their bus overturned on a highway in Cuba.
State-run newspaper Cinco de Septiembre said the government-operated vehicle left the road and overturned on Thursday evening local time, between Trinidad and Varadero, two major tourist destinations.
Nineteen people were on board the bus. The others injured were said to be two Czechs, four Dutch, one Filipino and six Russians.
Cinco de Septiembre said three of the tourists were considered to be in a serious condition. Two underwent surgery and are in intensive care.
Australian ends Cuba-US swim after jellyfish sting
An Australian endurance athlete has ended her bid to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a protective shark cage, after being stung by a jellyfish.
Chloe McCardel suffered the "debilitating" severe sting approximately 11 hours after she started her record attempt from Havana.
The 28-year-old had anticipated that it would take about 60 hours to arrive in the Florida Keys and spoke of the upcoming challenges at a press conference on Tuesday:
"It is the hardest swim in the world today. No one has been able to achieve this. It's possibly harder than winning the World Cup or getting a gold medal."
A message on her Facebook page thanked well-wishers for their support and said that McCardel and her team are now on their way towards Key West in the US.
Cuba to turn over US 'kidnap' parents
Cuba has said it will turn over a US couple from Florida who allegedly fled with their children that had been kidnapped from their grandparents, the Associated Press reports.
Beyonce and Jay-Z could face fine for Cuba trip
Pop superstar Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z could face a fine after a high-profile trip to Cuba to celebrate a wedding anniversary.
Two Republican members of Congress have asked the US Treasury Department for information on what type of licence the couple obtained before heading to Havana.
The long-standing US trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from travelling to the island without a licence granted by the US government.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, who both represent districts in south Florida where there is a high Cuban-American population, said: "Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple's trip as tourism."
"The Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda," the letter said, adding: "We represent a community of many who have been deeply and personally harmed by the Castro regime's atrocities, including former political prisoners and the families of murdered innocents."
Beyonce and Jay-Z mobbed on visit to Cuba
US pop singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, were mobbed by ecstatic fans on a visit to Cuba.
The pair are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in the capital Havana.
Cuba: Right-wing group in US behind Chavez rumours
Venezuela's vice-president has accused a right-wing group in the US of being behind rumours about President Hugo Chavez's health as he continues battling for his life.
Speaking after a mass at a military hospital in honour of the president, Nicolas Maduro said:
"They're part of a wing of the imperial power of the United States that's the wing that has made more disasters and wars in our continent".
Mr Maduro also said Mr Chavez is receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Last week, after more than two months of in a Cuban hospital, Chavez returned to Caracas where he is being treated at a military hospital.
Cuban parliament names vice president and possible successor
In a surprise move, Cuba's new parliament has named a rising young star as Raul Castro's first vice president.
Miguel Diaz-Canel, 52, a member of the political bureau who rose through the party ranks in the provinces to become the most visible possible successor to Castro.
Diaz-Canel would succeed Castro if the 81-year-old cannot serve his full term.
Raul Castro: This will be my last term
Cuba's President Raul Castro has announced that he will stand down from office in 2018 bringing to an end almost 60 years of rule under the family dynasty.
Raul took over from his brother Fidel Castro in 2008, but has spoken about limiting the number of terms for senior government officials including the presidency.
Castro made the announcement in a nationally broadcast speech shortly after the Cuban National Assembly elected him to a second five-year term in the opening session of the new parliament.
He starts his second term immediately. In 2018, Castro will be 86.
Raul Casto to step down in five years
The Cuban President Raul Casto says he will retire at the end of his next term.
He has just been sworn in for his second term as President which will expire in five years.
French 'Spiderman' scales famous Habana Libre hotel
A daredevil known as "the French Spiderman" scaled Cuba's famous Habana Libre hotel without ropes or a safety net on Monday.
Alain Robert - who has climbed some of the world's tallest buildings -reached the top floor of the 27-storey hotel as hundreds of spectators cheered from the streets below.
After the death-defying stunt, he said his main concern had not the height of the 413 feet tall hotel, but that a bit of the building's facade might break off.
"It can be rusty, the concrete can be damaged. So, I could break this or that so it's a bit scary".
The hotel is one of Havana's most iconic buildings, taken over after the 1959 Cuban Revolution and redubbed the "Habana Libre," or "Free Havana."
Fidel Castro briefly set up his personal offices in the hotel after his triumphant march into the capital.
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text: Macklemore issued an apology Monday night for a costume he wore at a concert in Seattle that prompted angry accusations of anti-Semitism.The rapper wore an oversized nose, bowl-cut wig and a long beard Friday night while performing his song "Thrift Shop" in a surprise performance at the Experience Music Project Museum.The Jerusalem Post said Macklemore appeared as a "stereotypical Jew."The Forward also criticized his outfit choice, writing, "Really, Macklemore? A big Jewish nose? Subtle."Many in social media were less-than-impressed, as well.One fan called Macklemore an "idiot" for his "racist Jewish stereotype" dress. Another accused him of playing into the "Jews are cheap stereotype," given the song selection. Yet another weighed in with "Jews are one of the last groups of people it's ok to mock, with little repercussion."Others called Macklemore a hypocrite, with tweets such as "wants respect for gays & hates Jews" and "Same Love, Same Hate: rapper / 9-11 truther Macklemore dresses up as hooked-nose Jew."In his apology, which was posted on his website Monday night, Macklemore said he randomly chose the pieces of the costume so he could disguise himself and move around freely during the show. He said it wasn't meant to be a caricature of a Jew."I respect all cultures and all people," he wrote. "I would never intentionally put down anybody for the fabric that makes them who they are. I love human beings, love originality, and … happen to love a weird outfit from time to time."