I was leaning towards Pam Karlan and Harold Koh for the nomination, but Glenn Greenwald writes a great piece about the qualifications of Diane Wood
April 20, 2010

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I was leaning towards Pam Karlan and Harold Koh for the nomination, but Glenn Greenwald writes a great piece about the qualifications of Diane Wood as President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court.

But the starting point for seeing why Wood is such a superior alternative -- what first convinced me -- is the University of Chicago Law Review article she wrote in early 2003, entitled The Rule of Law in Times of Stress. This courageous analysis was designed to warn the nation about the profound threats posed to the rule of law and the Constitution by excesses in the War on Terrorism, but also more broadly to set forth her general view of the proper role of the Supreme Court when rights are being assaulted and individuals from marginalized groups are being mistreated. By itself, this article says more than I ever could about why she is really the ideal replacement for Justice Stevens, using every standard which progressives have always claimed to embrace regarding their views of the Court...read on.

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