Judicial Appointments

Federal law requires a judge to step away from a case in which her impartiality “might reasonably be questioned.”

Laurence Tribe discusses the leaked Alito draft, the inherent politics of the judicial branch, and how to behave on Twitter.

A Supreme Court with a vested interest in avoiding new constraints on its own power must take seriously the threat of growing support for court-packing or term limits.

The judge’s confirmation would fulfill former Justice Lewis Powell’s plan to transform the Supreme Court into a forum friendly to business interests.

Upon Justice Kennedy’s retirement, the President is unlikely to nominate a moderate. What rulings would a brazen conservative majority produce?