a blog by Jack Limpert, Editor of The Washingtonian for more than 40 years.
From a conversation between New York Times columnists Gail Collins and Bret Stephens headlined “How Much Will the Supreme Court Change the World?”:
Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. The Supreme Court is back in session, and later this month it will hear oral arguments in a pair of cases challenging affirmative action policies in college admissions. My guess is that the court will end up forbidding universities from considering race in selecting their student bodies. What are your feelings about this?
From a Capital City story by Michael Schaffer on politico.com headlined “The Supreme Court Is Turning Into One Big D.C. Prep School”:
A few minutes into Ted Cruz’s questioning on day two of the Supreme Court confirmation proceedings, one of my high school friends texted me: Turn on the hearings. He’s putting us through the wringer!
From a New York Times conversation between Gail Collins and Bret Stephens headlined “Nothing’s More Fun Than Picking the Next Supreme Court Justice. Right?”:
Bret: Gail, President Biden has announced that he will nominate a Black woman to replace Justice Stephen Breyer. Is this a good idea, politically speaking?
Gail: Bret, let me rise above that and say it’s a good idea, national-welfare speaking. The Supreme Court has so much power — more in some ways than any other body in government. And obviously you want it to reflect the makeup of the country.
From a Washington Post story by Ann E. Marimow headlined “Breyer’s legacy: A centrist, pragmatic problem-solver and defender of the court’s reputation”:
From a Washington Post story by Paul Farhi headlined “A single word sparks a crossfire between the Supreme Court, NPR and its star reporter Nina Totenberg”:
From a story on npr.org by Nina Totenberg headlined “Supreme Court justices aren’t ‘scorpions,’ but not happy campers either”:
It was pretty jarring earlier this month when the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court took the bench for the first time since the omicron surge over the holidays. All were now wearing masks. All, that is, except Justice Neil Gorsuch. What’s more, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was not there at all, choosing instead to participate through a microphone setup in her chambers.
