Convictions : Antonin Scalia

What?

Rosa Brooks — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:48:00 GMT

Adam, do you mean to tell me I still can't hunt in Rock Creek Park? And I can't go on homosexual romps there, either? What's the point of having a Constitution if it's not going to give me any rights? So, fine, if I run down a deer, I'm keeping my venison for myself. Scalia can't have any. Neither can you.

Hooray, Now We Can Go Hunting

Rosa Brooks — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:43:00 GMT

... in Rock Creek Park! At last! (See the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, striking down the D.C. ban on handguns.) When I bag my first D.C. deer with my handgun, I will send a shoulder of venison to Justice Scalia in grateful admiration. If I manage to take out any muggers—or bystanders caught in the crossfire—I will send him their carcasses as well.

McCain's Intemperate and Unfortunate Assessment of the Third Branch

Doug Kmiec — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:08:00 GMT

John McCain dishonors the federal judiciary raising tired and out-worn complaints about judicial activism that are not borne out by fact. And why isn't Antonin Scalia on his favorite's list? ...(read more)

Convictions Poetry Slam

Diane Marie Amann — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:25:00 GMT

Today begins National Poetry Month, no foolin'. Given concerns voiced here about the blindering of America's lawyers, how about honoring this "cruellest month" with a Convictions Poetry Slam? Let's hear nominations for best, or worst, law poetry. By "law poetry" I mean:

use of poetry in legal writing, by judges, lawyers, or legal scholars
poems about law, or about law's effect on society
passages of prose that, intentionally or not, are poetic

To mark the month over at IntLawGrrls I reprinted America by Gertrude Stein. With effort that poem might be shoehorned into example No. 2. But it's not a great fit, and in any event I'd rather kick off our slam with this snippet, representing example No. 3:

The facts of this
case
are, we must
hope,
extraordinary.

Michael H. v. Gerald D. (1989), by Antonin Scalia

More to come as the month unfolds; looking forward to your entries.