Scalia's son, Tribe, etc.

[Keith E. Whittington]

Frank Cross wrote:

> The WSJ today reports that Scalia's son has deducted from his paycheck any
> amounts attributable to the firm's work before the Supreme Court.  What a
> raw deal!  I can't imagine Scalia's position being influenced by his son's
> job.  Why would his son take a job with Olson's firm?  He can't work on big
> cases or get paid for them.  Is this a hint that Scalia may not be long for
> the bench?

On a related note, there is a rather amazing article on the New York Times's
website in which a federal judge with personal ties to Gore calls on Thomas to
recuse himself because Thomas's wife has done some work with the Heritage
Foundation on the presidential transition.
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/12/politics/12THOM.html

Keith Whittington
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