John Roberts is the new chief justice, but the Supreme Court isn't his to lead just yet

President Bush has made good on his pledge to move the Supreme Court to the right. As a result, the Court could be more of an issue in the 2008 presidential race than it was in 2004.

IRVING R. KAUFMAN is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which includes New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, to which he was elevated by President Kennedy from the United States District Court upon the recommendation of Judge Learned Hand. As district judge he presided over several prominent civil and criminal trials, among them the Rosenberg atom-spy case, the Apalachin conspiracy, and the New Rochelle segregation case.

Being a friend of the president shouldn't be your main qualification to serve on the Supreme Court. Alberto Gonzales doesn't deserve to be nominated.

The Supreme Court should rule that EPA's posture about the dangers of global warming violates the Clean Air Act.