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Sunday, October 22, 2006

“No Exit: Judicial activism is inevitable.” Ann Althouse had this op-ed (republished at her blog) yesterday in The Wall Street Journal.

As longtime readers of “How Appealing” may recall, on this very blog site in November 2002, I too had lots to say on the topic of judicial activism.

Posted at 12:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Injured Police Officer Dies In Hospital; New Haven Force’s Picagli Was Struck By SUV While Directing Traffic At A Construction Site”: The Hartford Courant today contains an article that begins, “The police officer who was struck at a construction site Tuesday by an SUV driven by a federal judge died Saturday at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dan Picagli sustained head injuries when he was struck while directing traffic at a construction site near Wooster Square Park in New Haven. The SUV that hit him was driven by John M. Walker Jr., a federal judge who is a cousin of former President George H.W. Bush.”

And The New Haven Register reports today that “Youth officer loses struggle after being struck by SUV.”

Posted at 12:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Napa Nuptials for Olson and His Lady”: The “Reliable Source” column in today’s issue of The Washington Post begins, “Top Washington lawyer Ted Olson and his fiancee, Lady Booth, tied the knot yesterday in Napa Valley, Calif., starting a happy new chapter in Olson’s personal life.”

Posted at 12:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Slate Magazine Editor and Columnist to Discuss the Roberts Court for 2006 Tucker Lecture”: The Washington and Lee University School of Law issued this news release about a lecture that Dahlia Lithwick delivered on Friday. The law school has posted online both video (Windows Media format) and audio (mp3 format) of Dahlia’s lecture.

Posted at 12:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Columbia Expert on Free Speech Is Accused of Speaking Too Softly”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “Lee C. Bollinger, the president of Columbia University, is a natural in the classroom, guiding undergraduates through the intricacies of the First Amendment.”

Posted at 11:55 AM by Howard Bashman



“Get me rewrite! George Washington didn’t think the Constitution was sacrosanct — why do we? It’s time for a new constitutional convention.” Law Professor Sanford Levinson has this essay today in the Ideas section of The Boston Globe.

Posted at 11:54 AM by Howard Bashman