let's snag the Leahy remark
Oh! durbin also thinks they might lie!
Here's what I have
4:55: Sessions points out that Congress messed up Rybar, not Alito. Laughter (agreement?) in the room. Sessions is asking whether or not throwing rocks at people is a federal crime.
4:53: Senator Sessions remarks that Alito's civil rights opinions have almost always been unanimous.
4:53: Senator Durbin is up and agrees with Senator Leahy on the inappropriateness of questioning sitting judges. Senator DeWine has no questions for the panel.
4:50: Senator Kyl is asking for clarification on the 3rd Circuit's policy of distributing 3-judge panel opinions to the whole court. Not every Circuit does this.
Judge Scirica is clarifying. They only circulate precedential opinions, or non-precedential opinions with a dissent. Therefore precedential opinions are sent to the court twice - before and after publication.
Kyl is asking what happens if a Judge disagrees on the initial circulation. The Judge can write to the opinion writer or the entire court expressing his/her disagreement.
4:47: Senator Leahy is up. Senator Leahy points out that Alito will have to rule on the decisions of some of the current judges on the panel. Rather than create a difficult for the judges if Alito is confirmed he is not going to avail himself of the chance to ask questions of the panel.
I heard Leahy's remarks...and his condescending attitude after he stopped...
Did Durbin and other dems us the same language as Leahy...like perhaps they planned to make these statements together?