Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
fight willing
That's where Rehnquist was at his most vocal, ... He was always willing to fight for an independent judiciary.
allegiance court directly faced issue pledge supreme whether
The Supreme Court has not directly faced the issue of whether 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment.
cares extent house warning white
It's a warning to the extent the White House cares or listens.
courts draw federal inclined juries
The juries you draw in federal courts are more favorably inclined to institutional defendants.
jury likely seems
If he had not testified, it seems likely the jury would have come in in his favor.
coming confirmed prevent
It's probably the only thing that could prevent him from being confirmed right now, barring something coming from out of nowhere.
counter families hard imagine people survivors
All the survivors and families of people who perished on 9/11 will be called, and it's hard to imagine how to counter any of that.
charges citizen concern great hold issue likely means whether
This means the issue of whether you can hold a citizen 3 1/2 years without charges will likely be unresolved, which is of great concern to many.
moderate specter
Specter is the key, and then it comes down to moderate Republicans and where we were in May.
circuit decade good half job likely question relevant strong
It is a strong endorsement. The question is: How relevant is it? Someone who was on the 3 rd Circuit for a decade and a half and has done a good job is likely to get this rating.
hauled might pause sued
It might give them pause to think they might be sued and hauled into court.
hold judge probable verdict
I think it's pretty probable that the verdict would hold up. My sense is that the judge was pretty careful.
begin case felt people soon weak
It's too soon to say Merck has momentum. Many people felt the Irvin case was a weak case to begin with. It was a short-term usage case.
case eyes government tie
If the government does not so tie him, this may weaken the case in the jury's eyes.