Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 26, 2006
A Court in Disarray, Unable to Find Common Ground on Major Issues
Forum Column - The Roberts court has proved incapable of delivering majority opinions in a striking number of important cases
Forunm Column
By Michael Halley
The Roberts court has proved incapable of delivering majority opinions in a striking number of important cases including 1) Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 2006 LEXIS 5185 (June 29, 2006) (striking down military tribunals as an unwarranted executive encroachment on legislative authority); 2) Rapanos v. U.S., 2006 LEXIS 4887 (June 19, 2006) (providing alternative and dueling tests for the jurisdiction o...
By Michael Halley
The Roberts court has proved incapable of delivering majority opinions in a striking number of important cases including 1) Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 2006 LEXIS 5185 (June 29, 2006) (striking down military tribunals as an unwarranted executive encroachment on legislative authority); 2) Rapanos v. U.S., 2006 LEXIS 4887 (June 19, 2006) (providing alternative and dueling tests for the jurisdiction o...
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