“Ramona Ripston. She is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California.”
Actually, that ought to force him to recuse himself on virtually every case that comes before the court, considering the scope of their work.
It doesn’t, but it ought to.
The libs really shouldn’t get into the who’s married to whom game. The connections between journalists and lib politicians are legion. And, of course, most lib women don’t change their name, so the connection isn’t obvious.
The Justice Reinhardt/Ramona Ripston conflict was more evident than ever last week. Newdow v Carey was decided after a ten year battle by Newdow. Reinhardt’s wife’s ACLU was on the side of Newdow from the start. The decision, announced last Thursday, said “Under God” can stay in the pledge. Reinhardt was so upset he wrote a 132 page dissent.