After defeating the Nationals today 14-3, the New York Mets, also known as my religion, my obsession, and, at alternate times, the bane of my existence, are 7-1. It’s their best start since going 8-1 to open 1985, when, oh by the way, I was 5… I know it’s only April, but, I’m a Mets fan. This is frickin’ cool!
In unrelated news, via Slate, Emily Bazelon has an important piece from earlier this week about the case of Ali Saleh Kalah al-Marri, the one person still held as an “enemy combatant” within the United States. [Here is the district court opinion upholding the government’s authority to hold him.] Bazelon’s story covers all the highlights, including the dangerous evidentiary issues that, just like Hamdi’s and Padilla’s cases, this case implicates.
I wanted to flag it, though, both for its own points, and to reiterate a point that’s just slightly less than explicit in her piece — Just because the government released Yaser Hamdi and charged Jose Padilla doesn’t mean that they’re done holding people stateside as enemy combatants…
Keith Olbermann ends his “Countdown” show each night by noting the number of days since the declaration of “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq (yesterday was day 1,078, by the way). Maybe it’s time to start the “al-Marri count” as well.
Posted by Steve Vladeck on April 14, 2006 at 03:14 AM
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And how does Anne Vladeck fit into the family tree?
Posted by: Mickey | Jan 10, 2007 5:57:40 PM
Wow. Quite the accomplished family you have there Mr. Vladeck.
Posted by: James | Apr 14, 2006 1:27:31 PM
Actually, I’m not sure that my Uncle and his family (including my cousin, reigning NESCAC Pitcher of the Year Joe Vladeck, whom anon left off his family tree) are Mets fans… but most of them _are_ New York Giants fans, so we let them stay.
Posted by: Steve Vladeck | Apr 14, 2006 9:56:21 AM
David Vladeck, Professor at Georgetown Law, is Steve Vladeck’s uncle.
Other famous Vladecks:
Bruce Vladeck, Interim President of the University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey and former Administrator of the Health Care Finance Administration — Steve Vladeck’s Dad
Judith Vladeck, esteemed labor lawyer and partner at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard — Steve Vladeck’s Grandmother
And yes, I believe all the Vladecks are Mets fans.
Posted by: Anon | Apr 14, 2006 9:41:17 AM
Hey, I realize this is an odd question, but it has been bugging me for a while; are you related to Professor David Vladeck? I ask because he teaches at my school and I was curious if he was your dad or your brother.
Posted by: James | Apr 14, 2006 3:04:17 AM