Posted on 02/04/2002 11:41:47 AM PST by kattracks
CNSNews.com) - Federal Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Monday in favor of Victoria Wilson and against President Bush's most recent appointment to replace Wilson on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Peter Kirsanow.
The Justice Department said it will appeal the judge's ruling.
At issue is whether federal law allows Wilson to serve a full six-year stint on the panel, or only the unexpired portion of Higginbotham's term to which she was appointed.
The 1983 law reauthorizing the USCCR specifically limited commissioners appointed to fill unexpired terms to the remaining length of the original term. A 1994 reauthorization law did not include that language. However, it also included no contradictory provisions.
8/2000 "Three federal judges appointed by President Clinton took a lawsuit filed by Linda Tripp away from a Reagan appointee, and the case was reassigned by computer to one of the three, court records show. The three, Emmet G. Sullivan, Paul L. Friedman and Gladys Kessler, run the calendar committee that controls the docket at the U.S. District Courthouse. "
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In an attempt to stop the bombing, the Commonwealth filed a case in the District Court of Washington, D.C. requesting a temporary restraining order (TRO). The court did not grant the TRO, but Judge Gladys Kessler did instruct the Navy to re-open discussions with the Commonwealth. Judge Kessler also suggested that the bombings be stopped until the results of the University of Johns Hopkins Medical School and the Ponce Medical School health studies are published.
The matter is already before a judge, with both sides submitting papers to U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler and hoping for a ruling shortly after January 14, when final briefs are due. Kessler is a Clinton appointee. But the strength of Kirsanow's case may see him through. Last month, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service backed the White House view that Wilson's term has expired and the seat belongs to Kirsanow. No matter how Kessler rules, however, the case probably won't be settled except on appeal.
Four days after the House briefly debated rival campaign finance reform bills that both overlooked the AFL-CIO's political excesses, Big Labor got another break. A Clinton-appointed federal judge last Monday blocked the Federal Election Commission from its scheduled release the next day of thousands of documents that neither the union nor the Democratic National Committee wants made public. This is evidence from the notorious 1996 national election, for which the Democratic Party and the AFL-CIO joined in questionable practices leading to the re-election of Bill Clinton. The supine FEC last year dismissed a Republican complaint that the party and the labor federation coordinated activities in violation of the law. At issue since then has been investigative files that Democrats and labor complain reveal too much of their political strategies. Their concerns produced last Monday's injunction by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler of the District of Columbia, whose career is closely tied to liberal-labor Democrats. Unless reversed, her edict would keep evidence out of the hands of congressional and Justice Department investigators until the five-year statute of limitations for embezzlement under the Landrum-Griffin Labor Reform Act expires in November. Labor appears to be getting another free pass.
Great! So how long will THIS take?
But my real question is, at this level, do Federal judges have to give an explanation of their decisions, or can they just rule without citing a basis for their edicts?
From Bartleby.com:
We have a responsibility to "make a difference" in the legal system and the administration of justice. My hope is that when historians assess the impact of this early wave of successful women entering all corners of the legal profession, they will not find us wanting.
-- Gladys Kessler, U.S. appellate court judge. As quoted in Fordham Magazine, p. 11 (Spring/Summer 1994).
Allowed tobacco lawsuits to proceed under RICO laws, but rejected "medical costs" arguments. Wouldn't stop bombing at Viequez. But the best is this article by Bob Novak that describes how Kessler blocked the FEC from releasing DNC/union documents from the 1996 election. (The article is July 23, 2001)
From Novak: "U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler of the District of Columbia, whose career is closely tied to liberal-labor Democrats . . ."
Will be interesting to see what kind of tortured, twisted and sick logic this so-called judge used to justify her ruling.
Will be interesting to see what kind of tortured, twisted and sick logic this so-called judge used to justify her ruling.
agreed! what a wasteful use of taxpayers money..
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