Judge's NSR Vote May Undermine Activists' Attacks On GOP Judicial Picks

Federal appellate Judge Janice Rogers Brown's vote last week to overturn the Bush administration's controversial new source review (NSR) reforms could help conservatives beat back future attacks from environmentalists on Republican judicial nominees, conservative legal scholars say. Brown, who drew strenuous objections from environmentalists when President Bush nominated her to the bench in 2003, sided with the activists last week in one of the most significant environmental rulings in years, leading conservatives to say claims that she would dismantle strict...