tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post1770117309412475333..comments2024-03-27T14:54:46.050-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: Beat LA (and Rumpole)David Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-68066089091773044732010-06-19T10:49:29.553-04:002010-06-19T10:49:29.553-04:00Admit. On *this* Court, he is the best friend a c...Admit. On *this* Court, he is the best friend a criminal defendant has. I stand by that. He's obviously no Brennan or Marshall, but take a look at this Court. Even Breyer, Ginsberg and Sotomayor frequently rule for the government (see, e.g., Sentencing Guideline cases, recent BOP case, Confrontation cases, etc). Alito and Roberts are the worst for criminal defendants. We are losing Stevens. So yes, Scalia -- far from perfect -- is the best friend a criminal defendant has on the Supreme Court.David Oscar Markushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-18083834689424597882010-06-18T20:27:15.607-04:002010-06-18T20:27:15.607-04:00Straw Man???? Admit or deny you have repeatedly sa...Straw Man???? Admit or deny you have repeatedly said Scalia is the best friend a criminal defense attorney has on the court. I believe I have the email.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.com