“John Roberts” on The Daily Caller

Lindsay Lohan’s spent more time in court than Elena Kagan. (more)

In a carefully worded letter to top Judiciary Committee Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Obama administration says it might withhold some of the memos Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wrote when she served in the Clinton White House. (more)

Senate Republicans on Tuesday were cautious about demanding the release of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s paper record from her time in the Clinton White House, despite the fact that her paper trail is otherwise uniquely thin. (more)

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy on Tuesday grew visibly angry when asked by The Daily Caller whether he planned to insist that the White House turn over writings by Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan from her time working in the Clinton White House. (more)

Two recent news stories have left me puzzled. That’s nothing new but in this case, I may need some help sorting this out. (more)

Today, the Supreme Court struck down a ruling banning the publication or sale of videos showing women in high heels crushing kittens and puppies to death, innocent dogs tearing off each other’s ears, and the like. (more)

1.) Coming soon to a walk-in clinic near you: Nancy Pelosi — “Imprecise” and “confusing” language in the health care bill may bring an end to congressional participation in the federal employees health care program, writes the New York Times. Apparently, there is an “assumption” in the health care bill “that lawmakers should join many of their constituents in getting coverage through new state-based markets known as insurance exchanges.” Oh lawdy, won’t that suck! Such analysis comes courtesy of the Congressional Research Service, which exists for exactly one reason–to make people feel dumb about the life choice they just made. Writes the Times, “If they did not know exactly what they were doing to themselves, did lawmakers who wrote and passed the bill fully grasp the details of how it would influence the lives of other Americans?” HAHA, of course not! (more)

The Republican National Committee and Chairman Michael Steele are continuing their push to allow corporations and individuals to make unlimited donations known as “soft money” to national committees. (more)

Republicans view Chief Justice [intlink id="575785" type="post"]John Roberts[/intlink] and the Supreme Court as a last line of defense against the new healthcare reform law. (more)

Senate Republicans united Thursday to voice their opposition to a recess appointment for labor lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board. All 41 members of the minority signed a letter to Obama urging him not to use the upcoming recess to seat Becker after the Senate held up his nomination last month. (more)

If U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts comes to his niece’s graduation at Butler University, it won’t be as the commencement speaker. (more)

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1.) Lawmakers: We don’t fight without putting clothes on first – “I don’t go in the shower. I don’t accost people,” Sen. Jon Tester told the Washington Post Tuesday. The denial follows former Rep. Eric Massa’s claims–reiterated Tuesday night on Larry King Live and the Glenn Beck’s show–that a naked and feisty Rahm Emanuel accosted Massa while the two were showering in the House gym. According to Sen. Jim DeMint, Massa broke the first rule of gym time: Never talk about gym time. “It’s protocol never to talk about what you talk about there,” DeMint told the Post. Other congressmen said funny things, too. “It’s the only place where you get to see a member in a different light,” Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy said. “Way too many middle-aged, overweight men walk around that locker room without any clothes on…I wish they would just drape themselves with towels,” added Joe Scarborough, who represented Florida in the House before making the move to television. FYI, these people are running things, so there’s that, too. (more)

Everyone is wondering: Where did that erroneous rumor of an imminent retirement by Chief Justice John Roberts come from? The gossip spread like wildfire, triggering thousands of texts, blog posts, and emails — a few hundred of them to the ATL tips line — before Radar, which first published the rumor, retracted its report. (more)

The Supreme Court seemed likely to deny the National Football League its long-sought goal of broad protection from antitrust suits, the big issue behind a narrower case concerning a license for making souvenir caps. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While the issue of same-sex marriage is widely expected to work its way to the U.S. Supreme Court over the next few years, another thorny legal question raised in the case has already landed before the high court: cameras in federal courtrooms. (more)