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Politics in judging

From CRB, a review of Unrestrained: Judicial Excess and the Mind of the American Lawyer by Robert Nagel and How Judges Think by Richard Posner; and a review of Living Constitution, Dying Faith: Progressivism and the New Science of Jurisprudence by Bradley C.S. Watson (and more). A review of Originalism in American Law and Politics: A Constitutional History by Jonathan O'Neill and Originalism: A Quarter Century of Debate by Steven Calabresi. A review of Joan Biskupic's American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more). Eric Posner reviews Justice Kennedy's Jurisprudence: The Full and Necessary Meaning of Liberty by Frank Colluci. From The New Yorker, Lauren Collins on the life of Justice Sonia Sotomayor; and is it too soon to petition the Supreme Court on gay marriage? Margaret Talbot investigates. Power to the People: Do we really want the Supreme Court to follow public opinion? A review of The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. The first chapter from Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in Judging by Brian Tamanaha. An interview with Kal Raustiala, author of Does the Constitution Follow the Flag? A review of The Citizen's Constitution: An Annotated Guide by Seth Lipsky (and more). The first chapter from U.S. Constitution For Dummies by Michael Arnheim; and the first chapter from Law For Dummies by John Ventura. From The Jury Expert, "don't poke Scalia!": Lessons for trial lawyers from the nation's highest court; and a look at why jurors turn to the Internet.