We had a situation with a Supreme Court Justice who had taken a recorder into the Supreme Court Chambers, and recorded SC proceedings without the knowledge of the other Justices, or their agreement (which they never would have agreed to).
So, the Justice unilaterally decided to do something that is fundamentally wrong, and continues to defend her actions to this date, without ever admitting that she did something wrong. Yes, this Justice can't distinguish between right and wrong, and then act appropriately (by doing the right thing; not use the recorder...), responsibly by doing what she did, and she was making decisions in the highest court in the state of Michigan. The distinction between right and wrong is as fundamental to all law, I can't see how this person ever got a law license, and further, was a Judge, followed by her election to our Supreme Court... UNBELIEVABLE...
Don
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=544539Michigan Supreme Court rebukes former Justice Weaver
Posted: 11.22.2010 at 2:35 PM
DETROIT (AP) -- Five members of the Michigan Supreme Court have rebuked a former justice who secretly recorded and released internal court discussions.
The Nov. 17 letter to Elizabeth Weaver says, "It is truly a sad day when this Court is forced to censure a former colleague."
During the recent election season, Weaver disclosed that she had secretly recorded her fellow justices in 2006 while discussing cases during a conference call.
In October, she released a transcript to reveal that Justice Robert Young Jr. had used the N-word. Weaver and Young were foes on the court. Young, who is black, acknowledged using the racial slur but said he was simply quoting a disgraced former Detroit-area judge.
Weaver quit the court in August. A message seeking comment was left for her Monday.
You can read more details about the issue by clicking:
http://www.freep.com/article/201011...n-Supreme-Court--justices-censure-Weaver
