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More Questions for Judge Roberts

By Jeralyn, Section John Roberts
Posted on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 09:04:28 AM EST
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Law Prof Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, has five questions for Judge John Roberts in an op-ed in today's New York Times.

On a lighter note, I'm kind of partial to TChris's questions:

Did anyone in the White House ask you about Roe v. Wade? If the word abortion came up during any conversation with a member of the White House, please repeat that conversation for us. Was Guantanamo mentioned during your job interview? If given the chance, would you go duck hunting with Dick Cheney? Who should decide elections: voters or the Supreme Court?

More questions from TChris here. On a most serious note, I recommend Elaine Cassell's article on how death penalty jurisprudence will change under Roberts.

Here are some of the criminal law decisions authored by Judge Roberts.

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    • More Questions for Judge Roberts | 4 comments (4 topical)
    Re: More Questions for Judge Roberts (none / 0) (#1)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:42 PM EST
    Glenn's questions appeared in the NYT along with questions proposed by other pundits. I'm no fan of Reynolds, but his questions were far and away the best of the bunch.

    Re: More Questions for Judge Roberts (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:42 PM EST
    how about: "do you feel you or an elected official is in the best position to make policy decisions?" or "do you feel the fact that you are a lawyer wearing a black robe gives you the requisite wisdom to decide social issues to the detriment of the people?"

    Re: More Questions for Judge Roberts (none / 0) (#3)
    by glanton on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:42 PM EST
    Of course abortion and Roe came up in private conversations at the White House. Surely everyone knows this?

    Re: More Questions for Judge Roberts (none / 0) (#4)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:43 PM EST
    I especially like Glenn's third question, in spite of the fact it seems a little loopy on the surface:
    3. Could a human-like artificial intelligence constitute a "person" for purposes of protection under the 14th Amendment, or is such protection limited, by the 14th Amendment's language, to those who are "born or naturalized in the United States?"
    That's an interesting way to get at the "rights of the unborn" without invoking Roe v. Wade.

    More Questions for Judge Roberts | 4 comments (4 topical)