by David Safier This according to Judgepedia: On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, Bolton was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona by President Bill Clinton on July 21, 2000 to a seat vacated by Robert Broomfield. Bolton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2000 … Read more
by David Safier I just gave Robert Robb the award (below) for the best line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070. But I have to give E.J. Montini a close runner up in that category. And if I changed the category to "Most insightful line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070," E.J. would be the winner, hands down. The … Read more
by David Safier The award for the best line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070, goes to . . . Conservative columnist Robert Robb. Robb thinks SB1070 is a badly written law and Bolton's injunctions are reasonable, not a case of "judicial activism." Here's his doesn't-get-much-better-than-this line: The fact that SB 1070's prime architect, state Sen. Russell … Read more
By Michael Bryan Senator Kyl opened his mouth and allowed this to crawl out regarding the SB1070 ruling: “I personally believe it was politically motivated,” Kyl told Fox. “Yes, it will be appealed, perhaps it’ll eventually end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, but it would be much preferable if the federal government just did … Read more
by David Safier The question needs to be asked. Did Judge Bolton read SB1070? The reason I ask is, we've been told over and over, if you just read the bill, you'll see it's nothing more than a mirror of federal law and it absolutely, no-doubt-about-it prohibits racial profiling. So I guess the judge didn't … Read more