Tue, 7 February 2006 SCW 51
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Tue, 31 January 2006 SCW 50
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Mon, 30 January 2006 SCW 49
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Thu, 26 January 2006 SCW 48
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Tue, 24 January 2006 SCW 47
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Thu, 19 January 2006 SCW 46
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Fri, 13 January 2006 SCW 45
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Thu, 12 January 2006 SCW 44
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Wed, 11 January 2006 SCW 43
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Tue, 10 January 2006 SCW 42
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Mon, 9 January 2006 SCW 41
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Fri, 6 January 2006 SCW 40
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Fri, 30 December 2005 SCW 39
This show is 17:40... if your download cut off at the nine minute mark, download it again here.
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Thu, 22 December 2005 SCW 37
UPDATE... Dan wants to make a correction: I said US v. Lee, the hotel surveillance case, was unanimous. It was 2-1, with Judge McKee dissenting strongly. Category: shownotes -- posted at: 3:07 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 16 December 2005 SCW 36
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Fri, 9 December 2005 SCW 35
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Fri, 2 December 2005 SCW 34
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Tue, 22 November 2005 SCW 33
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Thu, 17 November 2005 SCW 32 - apologies for any earlier confusion with the titles for this show!
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Thu, 10 November 2005 SCW 31
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Fri, 4 November 2005 SCW 30
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Mon, 31 October 2005 SCW 29
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Thu, 27 October 2005 SCW 28
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Wed, 26 October 2005 SCW 27
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Fri, 21 October 2005  SCW 26
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Mon, 17 October 2005 SCW 25
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Mon, 10 October 2005 SCW 24 · Intro o SCW is recorded before a live studio audience o News views and insight on the future of the Supreme Court o Shownotes and blog at supremecourtwatch.org – hit the podcast badge o Sound Quality on SCW23 suuuuuucked! Sorry. o Intro the roundtable… and the studio audience · Out with old, in with the New o Fred Thompson out as sherpa/shepherd o
Former
Senator Dan Coats, Republican from o We are at a loss as to a theme to play for Senator Dan Coats. We welcome your suggestions via e-mail. · Many conservatives indicating they aren’t big fans o The Souter factor, CNN.com o Conservatives spar over Miers nomination, CNN.com o
Strong
Grounding in the Church Could Be a Clue to Miers's
Priorities, · The Sunday Shows… Sound clips o Conservative opposition § Howard Fineman – why conservatives are upset (Chris Matthews Show) § Buchanan – trust (McLaughlin) § Sen. Brownback (R-KS) – Roe and his vote (This Week) o Other voices on Miers § Eleanor Clift – patronage (McLaughlin) § Sen. Leahy (D-VT) – outside the monastery (This Week) § President Bush – workin hard – (Tuesday Press conference) · Abortion? What’s that? · Best person he could find · What does Dobson know? o Specter to Ask Whether Rove Gave Private Assurances on Miers, Bloomberg.com o Democrats to force Dobson to testify?, WorldnetDaily.com o Clip - Specter on Dobson (This Week) · Gary Bauer vs. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · Magic 8 Ball o Will Harriet Miers withdraw her nomination? o Will Studio 1-A’s live audience be quickly abandoned as a failure to meet SCW’s lofty comic standards? · Close o Shownotes – podcast graphic on supremecourtwatch.org o Email – podcast@afj.org
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Mon, 3 October 2005 SCW 23 Note, the sound
quality was a bit off due to some techie difficulties that your office tech guy
may care about, but make our eyes glaze over.
We’ll do better next edition!
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Thu, 29 September 2005 SCW 22
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Fri, 16 September 2005 SCW 19
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Thu, 15 September 2005 SCW 18
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Wed, 14 September 2005 SCW 17
· Day Summary: another long one, w/ questioning beginning at 9 AM and ending at 7PM · Round I wrapped up w. Sens Brownback and Coburn · Round II - 20 mins per Senator, took all day, w/ sens Feinstein and Schumer getting extra time at the end of the round. All of the Rs are finished Q’ing the nominee, but the Dem Sens requested a 3rd round, which will begin tomorrow · 5:31 - Specter talks about the schedule. The testimony will finish just before 8pm tonight, continue tomorrow morning, then turn to panels. Durbin will go for 20 minutes; Brownback and Coburn the same. Republicans waive a third round. Specter opposes one. But Democrats will get one. 6:30-45 will be tonight for Senator Feinstein, as well as some tomorrow morning. (Not clear exactly how it will go to 8pm.) Tomorrow morning Senator Kennedy will do 20 minutes at 9am. The "exec" will be set for Thursday the 22d, but would waive the ability to move it by one week. The committee would vote. Likely a floor vote on the 26th. The Exec will have 10 minute statements as the "pattern." The panels may go very late tomorrow. · Also witnesses · Dan went to the hearing – what was it like? · Brownback & Coburn: abortion soapbox · Specter: federalism per letter as promised… should Ct be Congress’ taskmaster? Roberts – no, but no answer on specific cases · Leahy – Q’d re death penalty review, no answer, perhaps SG docs would illuminate · Kennedy: Voting Rights Act and effects test · Hatch: brought up big War on Terror issues, and asked if he’d keep an open mind · Grassley: FCA · Biden: right-to-life; one of a few times today Roberts was questioned as “the man�; we’re rolling the dice with you · Kyl: we think he’s the first to say during the hearing that he’s supporting the nomination · Kohl: first to bring up Bush v. Gore; o In discussion of granting cert., he got Roberts to say sometimes personal views and inclinations can come into play, at least in deciding which cases to review o Cake and eat it too re. representing client – your views or not? · Dewine: boring, talk re. administrative state · Feinstein: personal end-of-life issues o Detected a change in Roberts openness yesterday after lunch – did anyone caution you? o Exec power: do treaties have law of the land status? YES · Sessions: absolutely nothing – 1st to bring up Pledge Case that had just been decided · Feingold: Hamdan recusal · Graham: nothing of note, other than mischaracterizing pledge case · Durbin: how are you connected to the common man: “Do you see the people behind the precedents, the families behind the footnotes?� (sim to Feinstein Q, soccer games) o LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) is opposing him, 1st time it’s taken a position on S Ct nominee o Plyler § No answer re. views on Plyler today o why is abortion so important to women: vindication of rule of law · B-back and Coburn ended day as they started, Coburn Natural Law · Feinstein: isolation of judges, soccer (Durbin) · Schumer = no one wants you to barter and tailor your answers… tech diffs … Houston, we had a problem… Category: shownotes -- posted at: 11:14 PM Comments[4] |
Tue, 13 September 2005 SCW 16
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Mon, 12 September 2005 SCW 15
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Thu, 8 September 2005 SCW 14
· Intro · Roberts hearing preview… again o The “Rehnquist Standard� o Any last thoughts on the hearings since our hearing preview (shownotes here)? · George Will has Some Questions For the Nominee o Cass Sunstein of the University of Chicago Law School says, "On historical grounds, it would not be at all implausible to say that the ratifiers of the [Equal Protection] Clause understood it to permit racial segregation as well as affirmative action." So what help are "historical grounds" when construing the Constitution? o The doctrine of stare decisis -- respect for precedent -- gives the law predictability and has given citizens due notice of what is probably required or permitted. There are, however, occasions -- for example, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson and the constitutionality of racial segregation -- for abandoning precedent. What characterizes such occasions? o Others that pop out to the roundtable? · O’Connor vacancy o Ron Brownstein in the Los Angeles Times § [B]y redirecting Roberts to the Rehnquist seat, Bush set himself back to square one on a more complex political test: filling the swing seat being vacated by retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. o Bush Urges Senators to Focus on Roberts, Not Next Nominee, Los Angeles Times § Bush joked about the guessing game surrounding his decision. “The list is wide open, which should create some good speculation here in Washington,� Bush said after meeting with his Cabinet at the White House. “And make sure you notice when I said that I looked right at Al Gonzales, so we can really create speculation.� · Magic 8 Ball o Will the Supreme Court nomination hearings displace the Katrina recovery as the top story? o Is the President’s “notice I’m looking at Al Gonzales when I talk about nominees� a message to conservative critics of Gonzales? o Will Tim’s travel schedule and podcasting duties next week cause a massive case of laryngitis? · Close o Soundseeing tour definition o Shownotes blog and subscription links – click on the podcast badge at supremecourtwatch.org o Email - podcast@afj.org Category: shownotes -- posted at: 2:47 PM Comments[2] |
Tue, 6 September 2005 SCW 13
· Intro · Rehnquist funeral is Wednesday in DC · Roberts nomination withdrawn! o … and he is immediately re-nominated as Chief Justice § President Names Roberts as Choice for Chief Justice, New York Times § Roberts Tapped for Chief Justice, Los Angeles Times o O’Connor seat is now without a nominee o Roberts is now up to be the 17th Chief Justice o Hearings are delayed and will begin Monday 9/12 at noon o Until a new CJ is confirmed, Justice Stevens will assume the role as senior AJ · O’Connor replacement part deux o Second Court Vacancy Triggers a Scramble, Washington Post § “Many conservatives howled last summer at the prospect of Gonzales replacing O'Connor because they view him as unreliable on abortion, affirmative action and other key issues, and they renewed the complaints within hours of Rehnquist's death.� § "’I don't know what they get by alienating the last remaining 35 percent of the country that's really on his side,’ said a conservative ally of the White House who would comment only if granted anonymity.� o No word yet on a replacement nominee o O’Connor continues to serve on the Court until her replacement is confirmed § O'Connor's Staying on Court May Carry Little Weight, Los Angeles Times § October 5th is the scheduled oral argument for Oregon’s Measure 16 Death with Dignity Law, one of the more controversial cases on the docket · Roberts hearings o No fundamental changes in structure for the CJ hearings o Why, more than ever, we need to review the Solicitor General documents o Democrats Pledge More Intense Scrutiny of Roberts, Washington Post o Democrats, hoping to moderate Bush's next pick, plan to keep heat on Roberts, The Oregonian · Magic 8 Ball o Has the President already decided who his next nominee is? o Will the second nomination be held until after Roberts’ nomination is decided in the Senate? o Will we have to wait a Sopranos-like 18 months for new episodes of the best show on TV, Entourage? · Close o Shownotes blog and subscription links – click on the podcast badge at supremecourtwatch.org o Email - podcast@afj.org Category: shownotes -- posted at: 4:20 PM Comments[0] |
Sun, 4 September 2005 SCW 12
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Thu, 1 September 2005 SCW 11
o Intro o Reunited after Vegas o Katrina relief - please consider donating to the relief charity of your choice, such as the American Red Cross o News o Reaction to AFJ opposition o Alliance assails Roberts on rights, Washington Post o Coalition assails high court nominee, The State (SC) o Law professors oppose John Roberts o Law
Professors on Opposition to John Roberts Nomination, C-SPAN o Erwin Chemerinsky and Peter Edelman represent 100 law professors from around the country o "Hey we found another box!" o Reagan and Bush libraries release more documents o Reagan Library Finds Thousands of Additional Roberts Documents, New York Times o In brief o Roberts' handlers are Sen. Bayh and Sen. Warner in USA Today o Roberts' hearings prep was hard in New York Times o Pre-hearing special o Major players o
Snapshot
of judiciary committee members, AP o
The
Senate Judiciary Committee, o Hearing schedule o Themes we see going into the hearings o Questions we would like asked o Coverage plans o Soundseeing tour of the line-up o Daily wrap shows o Final hearing summary show o Magic 8 Ball o Will the Roberts hearing contain any major surprises or revelations? o Will Jay Sekulow approach Tim at the hearings and thank him for the compliment to his hair? o Law professors’ clips o Tipping the balance o Every piece of paper points in the same direction o Privacy primer o Close o Shownotes blog - allianceforjustice.libsyn.com o Email - podcast@afj.org o More information - supremecourtwatch.org
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Tue, 30 August 2005 SCW 10 - Special Edition
o Intro - Tim's Long Mic Cord o News o AFJ's final pre-hearing report released today o 107 pages for all of you who need late-night reading (or doorstops) o We reviewed tens of thousands of documents with help from 10 volunteers plus our staff legal team of five. o Press conference with President Nan Aron (Real Media via C-SPAN) o Senator Leahy met with John Roberts for a second time o Roberts Leaves Meeting With Homework, New York Times o Gave John Roberts some the famous (at least to us) Bybee memo in which then-Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee argued that the President could order soldiers to torture prisoners even though the U.S. law makes this illegal. Why did Leahy do this? o Meet John Roberts - wait for regular edition o Magic 8 Ball o Will Roberts disavow reasoning of the Bybee memo? o Will we be able to keep any future podcasts this short? o Will Jimmy Smits win the next election on West Wing? o Press conference clips o Close o Shownotes blog - allianceforjustice.libsyn.com o Email - podcast@afj.org o More information - supremecourtwatch.org Category: shownotes -- posted at: 11:58 PM Comments[1] |
Wed, 24 August 2005 SCW 9
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Thu, 18 August 2005 SCW 8
· Intro · Follow up on privacy o “So-called right to privacy� o Memo Cited 'Abortion Tragedy', Washington Post · News & Views o Document dump § Revelations · ABC News Afternote clip (8/15) · Memo Cited 'Abortion Tragedy', Washington Post § What’s still being withheld · Senator Biden on NBC’s Meet The Press · “This shouldn't be a game of hide-and-seek here� · Podcast feed o Justice Sunday II... the spooky sequel § Conservatives Rally for Justices, Washington Post o Senate Democrats § Roberts Unlikely To Face Big Fight, Washington Post § Democrats Feel Heat From Left On Roberts, Washington Post § Statement of Senator Kennedy § Statement of Senator Leahy · Meet John Roberts o Federalism and the Commerce Clause o Toad case reveals Roberts as activist, CNN § “Roberts' commerce clause view isn't just narrow; it's virtually microscopic.� o Roberts faces new challenge: a clause, St. Pete Times o Clues on how Roberts might act on high court, Christian Science Monitor · A note on the American Bar Association ratings o ABA criteria (PDF) · Magic 8 Ball o Will anything revealed in the latest document dumps reveal something about Roberts that the administration would rather keep quiet? · Closing o Shownotes blog – allianceforjustice.libsyn.com o Email – podcast@afj.org o More information – supremecourtwatch.org Category: shownotes -- posted at: 5:04 PM Comments[1] |
Tue, 9 August 2005 SCW #7
· Intro · In the news o White House refuses to turn over Roberts' docs § A Clash Over Roberts Papers, Washington Post § Officials Deny a Request for Roberts Documents, New York Times § Bush won't budge on papers, San Francisco Chronicle o Sen. Specter sends John Roberts a letter § Sen. Specter's letter (PDF) § Sen. Specter asks Roberts about judicial activism, Reuters § Panel Chairman to Press Roberts on Cases, New York Times o Poll reveals public wants deliberate review § Link (PowerPoint) · Roberts speaks - in 2000 o ABC's This Week, 8/7/05 o AFJ's report mentioning this appearance · Meet John Roberts - Privacy o Griswold v. Connecticut and the fundamental right of privacy o The shadow of Robert Bork § Bork borked himself- audio, Tom Oliphant on The Al Franken Show § New York Times article · Magic 8 Ball o Will any Republican member of the U.S. Senate call for full release of the denied Roberts documents? o Will the winner of Rock Star INXS actually become the new lead singer of the band? · Closing o More info - supremecourtwatch.org o Shownotes blog - allianceforjustice.libsyn.com o Comments - podcast@afj.org or leave comments on the shownotes blog Category: shownotes -- posted at: 5:38 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 3 August 2005 SCW #6
· Intro · Follow-up from last edition o Fred Thompson’s flip-flop on document production and attorney-client privilege - see the AFJ report A Changed Tune (PDF). o Prof. Rick Hassen - Roberts’ iffy support for voting rights, Los Angeles Times · Meet John Roberts o Civil Rights o A Charter Member of Reagan Vanguard, Washington Post o Roberts sought to shift course of civil rights law, MSNBC.com o Dems raise questions over Roberts' civil rights values, USA Today o Civil rights groups cite concerns over Roberts, Boston Globe · A smattering of the Sunday shows o NBC’s Meet the Press § David Broder on what to ask Roberts § Podcast and transcript o CBS’s Face the Nation § Sen. Specter - “thousands of pages� § Transcript (PDF) o ABC’s This Week & Fox News Sunday § Apparently this whole Supreme Court thing isn’t important o McLaughlin Group § McLaughlin’s bold prediction § Transcript · John Edwards on John Roberts o Direct link to Edwards’ podcast · Sleepy summer recess signals the move to grassroots advocacy o AFJ coalition ad, “Right to Know� § Online here § New ad challenges Bush's choice for Supreme Court, USA Today o Groups Take Roberts Campaign to Voters, AP · Ginsburg Precedent? Garbage, and we don’t mean the band from Wisconsin o Magic 8 Ball - Will Roberts answer the questions posed to him by the Judiciary Committee? · Closing Category: shownotes -- posted at: 12:34 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 29 July 2005 SCW
Nomination 101 ·
Intro ·
Process o
Opening o
Vetting o
Nomination o
Senate
Sponsor o
Judiciary
Committee Hearings §
Sen.
Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chairman §
Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-VT), ranking member §
16
other members (mention some notables) o
Committee
vote §
Positive
recommendation §
No
recommendation §
Negative
recommendation o
Full
Senate o
Swearing
In ·
Outside
Players o
Organizations
on the left §
§
People
for the §
Leadership
Conference for Civil Rights §
Other
interest groups ·
Choice ·
Environment ·
Others o
Organizations
on the right §
§
Committee
for Justice §
Progress
for §
Focus
on the Family o
Other
players §
American
bar Association §
Magic
8 Ball ·
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Wed, 27 July 2005 - SCW #4 - Roberts documents released
- Meet John Roberts - Voting rights
- Fred Thompson on NBC's Meet the Press - contradicts his own position on attorney-client privilege?
- The first 50-year justice?
- The Federalist Society... it depends on what the definition of "member" is
- Magic 8 Ball... Will the White House release all of John Roberts' documents from prior administrations?
- What's next? - Next time... A SCW special edition, Nominations 101 - Comments to podcast@afj.org Category: shownotes -- posted at: 2:24 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 22 July 2005 - SCW #3 - Meet John Roberts... a regular segment each podcast where we highlight a particular area of his record. This edition... Judge Roberts and his perspectives on big business - Disappointment in the Latino community? Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary expresses disappointment - Rope-a-dope... Ann Coulter opposes the nomination? See SOUTER IN ROBERTS' CLOTHING - The Daily Show on liberals' reaction to the nomination - Magic 8 ball question of the week... create a scenario (crazy or not so crazy) and have us flesh it out. At the end of the segment, we each give our "Magic 8 ball" answer (i.e. outlook not so good).
- "What's next?" - Check out supremecourtwatch.org for more information - Shownotes are at allianceforjustice.libsyn.com - Email podcast@afj.org - Next edition... more Meet John Roberts, magic 8 ball, news, views and insight on the future of the Supreme Court Category: shownotes -- posted at: 3:09 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 19 July 2005 Special edition... President nominates Judge John Roberts to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Who is John Roberts? Senate role? Where does this go from here? Next show... an expanded edition with more news, views, and insight. Category: shownotes -- posted at: 9:14 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 18 July 2005 Opening Introduction to Supreme Court Watch podcast Weekly show - more frequent as events warrant Future shows will include news, views and guests at our roundtable Alliance for Justice history and expertise The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates. Since its inception in 1985, the Alliance's Judicial Selection Project has taken a leading role in efforts to ensure a fair and independent federal judiciary. The Project monitors judicial nominations at all levels of the federal bench. It encourages public participation in the selection and confirmation process and raises public awareness about the significant impact the federal judiciary has on the country. The Project promotes support for the nomination and confirmation of highly capable and fair judges who have demonstrated a commitment to equal justice. News O’Connor vacancy Rehnquist non-retirement announcement Roundtable Closing Visit supremecourtwatch.org for our Insider Scoop blog and more information to subscribe to the podcast. Visit www.allianceforjustice.org for more information on Alliance for Justice. Comments – email and audio to alliance@afj.org Category: shownotes -- posted at: 12:42 PM Comments[1] |
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