Results for keyword: Judicial System
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In Bush's Supreme Court, who's on first?
Newly confirmed Chief Justice John Roberts may not be the umpire he claims to be, but he could be worse: a counter-revolutionary, like Judge Janice Rogers Brown
by Jon Margolis, Oct 31, 2005 -
Brace yourselves for the counterrevolution
Don’t worry so much about what President Bush will do to the environment; worry instead about the three new justices he might put on the Supreme Court
by Jon Margolis, Dec 06, 2004 -
State judges get political
In Western states where judges are elected, an increasing amount of special-interest group money is being spent on hotly contested state judge campaigns
by Ray Ring, Oct 11, 2004 -
Supreme Court reins in citizens' right to sue
A recent Supreme Court ruling in a Utah wilderness lawsuit will limit the ability of citizens to sue the government over how its agencies manage natural resources
by Ray Ring, Jul 19, 2004 -
Looking for Heroes? Go to Boise, Idaho
The writer celebrates a jury decision in Boise, Idaho
by Ben Long, Jun 14, 2004 -
The Faces Behind the Lawsuits
Environmentalist lawyers Johanna Wald, Joe Feller, Laird Lucas, Letty Belin, Mike Axline, Jay Tutchton, Roger Flynn and Tom France are briefly profiled
by Ray Ring, May 10, 2004 -
Shooting Spree
The West’s environmentalist lawyers are manning the legal barricades, as the Bush administration stealthily attacks the nation’s bedrock environmental laws
by Ray Ring, May 10, 2004 -
Judges tie themselves in knots when it comes to the West
The writer outlines the ideological underpinnings of judicial flip flips on key Western issues
by Ray Ring, Mar 22, 2004 -
Tipping the scales
A right-wing coup is under way in the nation’s courts, which George W. Bush is stacking with anti-environmental judges, and the impacts on Western conservation issues are not going to be pretty
by Ray Ring, Feb 16, 2004 -
Congress overrules the courts
Even when environmentalists win in the courtroom, Congress can overturn the court’s interpretation of an existing law by passing a new one
by Laura Paskus, Feb 16, 2004
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