Apparently, one of the things motivating Justice Ginsburg to get back to her regular schedule is Jim Bunning’s prediction of her imminent demise. Heck. If one of the most conservative Senators wants to motivate one of the most liberal Justices to stay at work, I’ll take that.

The DC Court of Appeals just ruled that it–the Court–and not the Administration gets to determine whether information will be of use to a detainee in a habeas petition. And if it is, the Court ruled, then the Administration must turn that over in some form.

Yesterday’s Judiciary Committee consideration of Obama Solicitor General nominee Elena Kagan proved that confirmation hearings are not totally useless, we learned something new about Kagan before the SJC. She was for honest and open answers to Senator’s questions at confirmation hearings before she was against it.

Dana Jill Simpson is pissed that Greg Craig didn’t recuse himself from negotiations over Rove’s testimony. And in the process, she dished that Richard Shelby fronts a corrupt aviation firm through the corrupt judge who presided over the Siegelman trial.

Here’s the written agreement between HJC and the Bush Administration for Rove and Miers’ testimony. Some highlights: The House Judiciary Committee (the “Committee”) will interview Karl Rove and Harriet Miers, but there will be no additional interviewees / witnesses (subject to the one exception [possibly Bill Kelley]). [snip]The scope of the interviews will be limited to:

Looseheadprop asks some good questions about the September 25, 2001 opinion on FISA David Kris requested from OLC. While I think I can explain the timing of that opinion, what truly disturbs me is the move to eviscerate the Fourth Amendment (to justify warrantless wiretaps) precisely as PATRIOT went to Congress.

I guess Karl Rove doesn’t look so tough now that he’s out of office. He and Harriet will soon give a deposition to the House Judiciary Committee.

Arlen “Scottish Haggis” Specter has debased himself to fronting for the intellectually flaccid Hans von Spakovsky. Really. Is this what the conservative movement has come to?

Rush Holt has introduced legislation to create an investigative commission into the anthrax attack.

In which Sheldon Whitehouse trims David Rivkin’s hedges.