That’s the subtitle of my new Confirmation Tales post, which bears the title “Theodore Olson Assists ABA’s Attack on Fifth Circuit Nominee Michael Wallace.” Here’s my opening:
To my great surprise, my exposure of the American Bar Association’s scandalous review of Fifth Circuit nominee Michael B. Wallace put me crosswise with a titan in the conservative legal world.
At the Federalist Society gala in November 2006, I wandered over to say hello to my old boss Justice Scalia. Seated at his table was Ted Olson, who successfully argued Bush v. Gore and who was back in private practice after serving as Solicitor General during George W. Bush’s first term.
“Ed’s the best!,” Olson raved to Scalia, as he greeted me warmly and told Scalia how much he enjoyed my blogging on legal issues.
But just four evenings later, Olson tried to strong-arm me to withdraw my criticism of the false testimony that American Bar Association official Roberta Liebenberg presented at Wallace’s confirmation hearing in September 2006.
Olson’s intimidation didn’t succeed.
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