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Reflections on the politics of SCOTUS and personhood of its members

By Douglas A. Berman

As one might expect, Linda Greenhouse's latest (and last?) New York Times column covering the Supreme Court is lovely and moving and insightful.  And, as we look ahead to a new occupant in the White House (who might have a chance to appoint more Justices than any President since FDR), I found two passages from the piece especially significant.  These two passages highlight the importance and impact of politics and personhood. Concerning politics, consider these astute observations from (soon to be Professor) Greenhouse:Watching the back-and-forth between a state legislature and the Supreme Court of the United States had given me a real sense of the court as an active participant in the ceaseless American dialogue about constitutional values and priorities, not a remote oracle...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 13, 2008 (boomark / email).