Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Cheney and Scalia and the ducks Posted here Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 11:43:20 AM     diagnostic WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spent part of last week duck hunting together at a private camp in southern Louisiana just three weeks after the court agreed to take up the vice president's appeal in lawsuits over his handling of the administration's energy task force. While Scalia and Cheney are avid hunters and longtime friends, several experts in legal ethics questioned the timing of their trip and said it raised doubts about Scalia's ability to judge the case impartially. What kind of a culture are we developing? ********