http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress ............of America Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:00:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Retired Judge Darrell White       Sandra Day O’Connor, now a retired Supreme Court justice, has rendered another decision illustrative of the contempt she shows for the Constitution, particularly the text of our First Amendment.  Her opinion, while sitting as a  "fill-in" judge on a panel of the 4th Circuit Court of ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/69 By Retired Judge Darrell White It has been reported that Judge Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the Ninth Federal Circuit Court of Appeal, posted - on his publicly accessible web site - content that included sexual-fetish videos and bestiality images. Meanwhile, this judge had been presiding over a highly publicized obscenity ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/68 Constitutionally speaking (i.e., in terms of the free speech clause) why should it matter to courts whether God’s last name is “Almighty” or “Damn”?  Graduation season is upon us, and that predictably brings out groups who threaten valedictorians and their handlers with expensive lawsuits should anyone dare to give thanks ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/66 Over 1.5 million Hoosiers with "In God We Trust" license plates are no doubt gratified that they can hold onto their license tags.  A state judge has dismissed litigation brought by the ACLU alleging that it was unconstitutional to put America's National Motto on state license plates. Marion Superior Court Judge ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/64 It was in 1906 that America's 45th Supreme Court Justice - John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) - donated a Bible to the Supreme Court of the United States, and its flyleaf pages have been signed by every justice without fail since that date. Retired Judges of America (RJA) has begun replicating ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/63 By Tom Bonnette tbonnette@thetowntalk.com (318) 487-6340 PINEVILLE -- Local judges Tuesday signed their "John Hancocks" at a Pineville Kiwanis Club meeting in replicas of the Bible that holds the signature of every U.S. Supreme Court Justice since 1906 to start a new tradition in local courts. Judges who received "Harlan Bibles" for their courts ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/61 One day in the U.S. House of Representatives, a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The Speaker was just about to put the question when Congressman Davy Crockett arose to ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/60 It was on this date - March 12th - in 1906 that then-senior Justice John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) donated a Bible to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for the purpose of offering his colleagues an opportunity to sign the Good Book's flyleaf pages.  Down through the years, the "Harlan Bible" ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/56 A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants and their parents at risk of prosecution.  The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming."At first, there was a sense ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/55 A California appellate court has ruled that parents without teaching credentials do not have a right to home-school their children.  Ironically, it was exactly fifty years ago this August that the chief justices of ten states joined together to issue a report critical of our federal judicial system with the following language: ... http://retiredjudges.org/wordpress/archives/50