AltWeeklies Wire
A Problem Like Marianew
Sen. Maria Cantwell's anti-Alito-filibuster vote has pissed off a lot of progressives -- but what did they expect?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
02-15-2006 |
Politics
Legislator in Chief?new
President Bush has been quietly using "signing statements" to reinterpret the meanings of laws after the fact -- or say he doesn't have to follow them.
Killer Regeneratrixnew
In the U.S., the liberation of women has been grotesquely reduced to whether or not Roe v. Wade is the "law of the land" -- whatever happened to real feminism?
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-27-2006 |
Commentary
A Question of Presidential Powernew
The Alito vote once again raises the specter of an unchecked White House.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-24-2006 |
Politics
Make Love, Not Gorenew
Sure of a post-Roe America, anti-abortion marchers go cuddly.
The Village Voice |
Esther Kaplan |
01-24-2006 |
Sex
Catholics on the Court
Could Samuel Alito’s legal perspectives be explained by his culture of Catholicism?
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
01-18-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Alito, Bush appointees
Disappearing Actnew
Cathy Fleming pulled from Alito testimony after her group said Alito was "not qualified."
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Mr. Vague and the Senatorsnew
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has said a lot in the past few days -- here's a sampler of his more meaningless statements.
The Village Voice |
Chanel Lee |
01-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito Vague on Torture Bannew
Supreme Court nominee hems, haws through Kennedy's questions.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito and His Coachesnew
For Supreme Court nominee, the nomination hearings are an inside game.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Michael Roston |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Law Unto Themselvesnew
Supreme Court decisions are the highest form of "because I said so" in jurisprudence.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-16-2005 |
Commentary
