Legal Commentary

Arkansas AG: "Judicially Activist " SCOTUS "Makes New Law" In Ricci

By Big Tent Democrat

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel states unequivocally in a conference call organized by People For the American Way that the SCOTUS "made new law" today in Ricci. McDaniel argued that the Ricci decision made it difficult if not impossible for states and localities to attempt to address discrimination in the workplace, their own and private workplaces.

Marge Baker of PFAW states flatly that the Court engaged in "judicial activism" today.

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Mary Frances Berry stated that the decision is "text without context" that ignored the history of discrimination in the Nation, especially in fire departments and police departments, not incidentally, including New Haven's own history.

Bottom line - rather than work to change the law in the Congress, extreme right wing conservatives cheer. Congress needs to act to clean up the mess the Gang of 5 have created in Ricci. I asked Ag McDaniel if he plans to ask Congress to act. He answered that the State AG organization is not really a lobbying organization.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on June 29, 2009 (boomark / email).