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333. The next justice

By Joel Jacobsen

Christopher L. Eisgruber (I don't mean to be rude, but with a last name like that, is the middle initial really necessary?) has written The Next Justice: Repairing the Supreme Court Appointments Process, a well-meaning, mildly interesting and thoroughly exasperating book.  Eisgruber comes across as a likeable, intelligent guy aswarm with good intentions.  His basic theme is that the Supreme Court is perfect and everyone else needs to accommodate themselves to that.  The problem is, I'm not sure he understands that's his theme.  I can't figure out who the book is written for.  Part of it is an introduction to (cue Sousa march) The Supreme Court, Paladin of Liberty, written for the semi-informed general reader...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on December 16, 2007 (boomark / email).