Bench Memos Re: President Obama and the Concept of Judicial Restraint By Ed Whelan May 6, 2010 3:35 PM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Share on WhatsApp Email this article In an op-ed today in Politico, JCN’s Carrie Severino nicely exposes President Obama’s cynical effort to run away from his lawless “empathy” standard for Supreme Court justices and to disguise himself as a supporter of judicial restraint.