Would McCain pick activists from right?

May 12, 2008

The Sun's editorial "Challenging justice" (May 7) correctly portrays Sen. John McCain's speech on federal judicial appointments and accurately observes that there are activist judges on both ends of the spectrum.

One major question is whether Mr. McCain, if elected, would select conservative activists for the federal courts or choose consensus nominees.

Carl Tobias

Richmond, Va.

The writer is a professor of law at the University of Richmond.

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