High court will hear parents’ vaccine case

(Philly) – The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether drugmakers can be sued by parents who say their children suffered serious health problems from vaccines.

MSM: Obama 9th Circuit Nominee – Constitution Must Adapt to Changes in the World

(Fox) – Even his critics describe him as “brilliant,” but President Obama’s newly minted judicial nominee — law professor Goodwin Liu — will not have an easy time getting to the 9th Circuit bench.

Major ruling against Ashcroft highlights evils of preventive detention

Yesterday — in a very significant decision (.pdf) written by Bush-43-appointed federal judge Milan Smith and joined by a Reagan-appointed judge — the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a lawsuit to proceed that was brought against John Ashcroft for the illegal and unconstitutional detention of American Muslims.