Posted on 07/19/2005 4:48:31 PM PDT by doug from upland
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Hedgepeth ex rel. Hedgepath v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 386 F.3d 1148 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (available here). Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Roberts rejected Fourth Amendment and Equal Protection Clause challenges to the arrest and detention of a twelve-year old girl for eating french fries on a Metro train. The case received some media attention because of its extreme facts--as Judge Roberts noted in the first line of his opinion, "[n]o one is very happy about the events that led to this litigation."
This doesn't look like a very good decision on his part, from what I could see looking over the link. It doesn't look as though the officers ever had to stand trial before a jury to see if their actions were reasonable. The district judge had simply ruled summarily, as far as I could see. But if an action by the officers is taken without warrant, those affected by it have a right to take their case to a jury. The jury could still decide whether or not the action was reasonable under the circumstances, but a judge should not decide beforehand.
That's the only endorsement needed for me to be happy and convinced that the President is nominating the right judge for the job.....
If Roberts turns out to be a Souter, we can always have his house condemned.
Does anyone know what the vote was in 2003 when he was confirmed to the DC circuit?
LOL! Good point!
Bookmarking...if he's right and you're wrong, please ping me with your "correction" (apology)
The vote was 16-3 in the Judiciary Committee, and floor confirmation was by voice vote (no roll call).
I was just kidding.
A BRILLIANT PICK FROM EVERY ANGLE!!!
I don't know why he said that. Maybe he is tagteaming with the jack*ss BCrago66.
Oops 8-) Sorry man!!! My sarcasm detection button must have been malfunctioning!
Oh my, if I hadn't donned my HAZMAT suit and been to DU before, I'd say you were nuts!
This one's rich - "He worked on the stealing of Bush's first election in FL in 2000, so this must have been in the works since then. Plus, if Bush nominated him that's enough for me to know he will help secure the Bush dictatorship."
They were programmed to say that even if he chose an almost liberal. It is part of how you get your way by deceiving the dumb conservatives and it is ongoing.
Translation: no possibility of rolling back socialistic measures is allowed
Thanks for the reply..and fair enough.
John Roberts:
A home run for the president, the SCOTUS, and for the United States.
HughHewitt.com ^ | 07/19/2005 | Hugh Hewitt
Posted on 07/19/2005 7:15:35 PM PDT by Checkers
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Posted at 5:45 PM, Pacific
John Roberts: A home run for the president, the SCOTUS, and for the United States.
Judge John Roberts may be the smartest lawyer I have known, and he combines that intellect with a graciousness and good humor that will make it hard for any except the most extreme ideolouges to oppose him. Here's his bio, but it cannot fully convey the great intellectual force which Justice Roberts will bring to the SCOTUS.
Full disclosure: Judge Roberts and I were colleagues in the White House Counsel's Office in 1985/1986...
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