BY SUSAN ESTRICH Supreme Court confirmation hearings are nothing but a charade. “Balls and strikes” is what John Roberts said he’d call. Sonia Sotomayor, no fool she, said the same. Elena Kagan, ditto, is going to be a neutral arbiter. She isn’t a “progressive.” She will be fair and open. Of course. She’d be crazy to say otherwise. Once upon a time, back when she wasn’t sitting at the table, Kagan suggested that prospective justices […]
The Supreme Charade
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