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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

In the den of lions ...

Epstein blasted the leaks and argued that the prying media was responsible for the disclosures.

"I don’t like leaks coming out of the court," he said. "In the end, the leaks make the judges seem all too human...The effect on [the court's] overall performance and its prestige will have to be negative....I wish the journalists would back off that kind of stuff."

Carvin [who advocated against the ACA] said the leaks suggest that Roberts fell victim to pressure from the White House and Democrats not to strike down the key part of the health care law. "It gives some credence to the fact that this kind of thing works," he said.
SG Verilli thought it inappropriate to comment.  Still, we don't want judges to seem too human, do we?  They are demigods and should be so viewed by the public at large.  Likewise, if reasoned argument is what "this kind of thing" means, it isn't necessarily a bad thing.  What other "pressure" is Carvin concerned about?

OTOH, I'm not the best person to ask, perhaps, since I didn't give much "credence" to his arguments.