Monday, December 26, 2005
Anna Nicole Smith gets White House boost
From the AP:
Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith has an unusual bedfellow in the Supreme Court fight over her late husband's fortune: the Bush administration.And why would these paragons of family values get involved with the "Woman With Two Huge 'Brains'"?
The administration's top Supreme Court lawyer filed arguments on Smith's behalf and wants to take part when the case is argued before the justices.
The issue before the high court is one only lawyers would love: when may federal courts hear claims that involve state probate proceedings. Smith lost in Texas state courts, which found that E. Pierce Marshall was the sole heir to his father's estate.So the feds just want to extend federal court jurisdiction at the expense of the states. Right! My own opinion is that Karl Rove wants an autograph, wink, wink,nudge, nudge.
The Bush administration's filings in the case are technical. Without getting into the details of the family squabble, Solicitor General Paul Clement said that the justices should protect federal court jurisdiction in disputes.
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