Scalia Dismisses ‘Living Constitution’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2006 The Supreme Court justice drives home his misguided belief that changes in society's mores shouldn't be reflected in the Constitution. Sure: the Founding Fathers got it all right 200 years ago--including the bit about counting Americans of African descent as three-fifths of a person. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alito Appears Headed for Confirmation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 As the hearings end, Democrats seem unlikely to filibuster the nominee. | storyAnd so much for a swing vote: Analyses of Alito's answers by both The New York Times and The Washington Post find the nominee most aligned with Scalia and Thomas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )