Stephen J. Fortunato Jr. was as an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court for 13 years. He is now an Adjunct Professor at the Roger Williams University School of Law.
Viewpoint
Elena Kagan and the Supreme Triangulation of Barack Obama
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Dispatch
Supreme Court OKs Racial Profiling
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Feature
Supreme Court Inc.
The Roberts Court unravels a generation of progress
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Viewpoint
And Now The Justice Department Eight
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Feature
Judging Harriet Miers
Democrats must rise up and challenge conservative claptrap about "activist judges"
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Feature
Bad on the Basics
John Roberts' affability masks a callous indifference to some of our most fundamental rights
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Culture
Origin of the Specious
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Viewpoint
Judicial Chainsaw Massacre
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Feature
Dissenters Be Damned!
Bush’s conception of judicial interpretation harks back to the dark days of monarchy.
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
Feature
A Court of Cronies
Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.
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