u.s. supreme court Archives

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Published
November 18, 2018

Another View: ‘Straw dog’ arguments at heart of partisan divide

Neither party has a monopoly on ideas, whether they are good ones or dumb ones.
Published
November 9, 2018

Commentary: Kavanaugh debacle cost Democrats the Senate

Now Republicans have not only an expanded Senate majority, but also a pro-life majority.
Published
November 4, 2018

Jim Fossel: Rethinking our institutions is ill-advised

It’s important to consider what might happen if your political opponents took advantage of your changes.
Published
November 2, 2018

Commentary: Relax, people – we survived Nixon, and we’ll survive Trump

In many ways the Trump presidency is like deja vu all over again. Except that Trump is, at least for conservatives, arguably much better than was Nixon.
Published
October 26, 2018

Commentary: Tea party owes Mitch McConnell an apology

The Senate majority leader deserves credit for aggressive tactics that have packed the judiciary with strict constructionists.
Published
October 20, 2018

Maine Voices: A call for calm in the hostilities over Brett Kavanaugh

Sen. Susan Collins undertook substantive research before deciding to vote for Kavanaugh, says a member of the working group that helped her review his record.
Published
October 19, 2018

Commentary: Democrats’ smear of Kavanaugh sank their Senate chances

Their treatment of Brett Kavanaugh wasn’t fair, just or right – and it backfired.
Published
October 14, 2018

The View From Here: Sen. Collins’ year of surprises

Between her votes to kill the Obamacare repeal and to confirm Kavanaugh, Collins moved to the right. Why?
Published
October 14, 2018

Jim Fossel: Fight over judge shows that extremists are in charge

The confirmation process has become so partisan because both parties view the Supreme Court as the continuation of politics by other means.
Published
October 14, 2018

The Maine Millennial: Kavanaugh leaves me nervous but not worried

See, I’m from Maine, which means I have a grumpy conservative streak a mile wide.