Abe Fortas

Alito's moment

2006-01-08 00:00:00

SUPREME COURT nominations are as old as the republic, but the modern history of the battles over court appointments begins in 1987. That's when the Senate rejected Robert H. Bork, the conservative appellate judge who President Reagan nominated to...

The wrong lesson

2007-06-26 00:00:00

ON THE SAME DAY it expanded free speech in the political process, the Supreme Court needlessly narrowed it in the nation's public schools. In upholding the suspension of an Alaska high school student for unfurling a banner declaring "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS"...

The Supreme Court's Jesus jones

2007-03-22 00:00:00

A First Amendment argument in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was memorable not only because it involved the trippy slogan "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," nor because it exposed differences between President Bush's two appointees to the court. In probing whether...

Is the Filibuster Doomed?

2005-04-10 00:00:00

On Capitol Hill, an arcane Senate tool known as the filibuster is stirring talk of a political nuclear war. Comic potential aside — lawmakers fighting to stop talking so much — the dispute raises a question nearly as old as the Republic....

History shows that Kagan should hear health care law

2012-02-01 13:26:00

Kentucky Arts Council presents arts advocacy forum

2011-02-14 08:13:00

As part of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) American Residency in Kentucky, the Kentucky Arts Council will present a forum for arts leaders, educators and supporters at 10 a.m. EST Feb. 23 at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center, 300 E. Third...

Sarah Six-Pack: Anyone remember Harrold Carswell?

2008-10-02 16:30:17

As we noted in an item yesterday, during a batting practice interview with Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday Gov. Palin made her case for the vice-presidency this way: "It???s time that normal Joe six-pack American is finally represented in the......

Judicial appointments became even more contentious as the century wore on. Abe Fortas , a sitting associate justice, was forced to withdraw after he was nominated to be chief justice by President Lyndon B. Johnson . Republicans questioned Fortas' financial dealings and his ties to Johnson. After he

2009-01-06 12:48:03