A Texas Lawyer speaks out on Priscilla Owen

[housewolf]

From Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo:

email to Josh:

I have been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1961. During that period we have seen the complete deterioration of the 5th Circuit in New Orleans from a beacon of reason during the civil rights battles (of course it then included more States including Alabama) to the a rubber stamp right-wing caricature of its former stature.

The court is particularly bad in precisely the areas in which Priscilla Owen is awful. Sure she is terrible on abortion issues. I think the other important areas of her reactionary views such as employee rights, civil rights, torts etc. are the ones she will do the most damage on. That is because most of those sorts of cases end at the Circuit Court level. Most abortion issues do make it to the Supreme Court, so the damage she could do on that issue is limited.

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http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_05_15.php#005720

[Erika]

1. Owen has the reputation of being a corporate whore

and apparently deserves it.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Yep

From what I've read she trialed Enron and ruled in their favor because they gave her campaign tons of cash. Truly is a corporate whore.

[napi21]

2. You're right. Owen is not nominated to the DC circuit.

Most of what she would hear would be corporate claims...for or against. I also understand that, THAT court is so RW already, she wouldn't matter?