>> President Bush’s appointees to the United States Supreme Court, Justices Roberts and Alito, ensured the court upheld the constituionality of Bush’s so-called partial-birth abortion ban in a ruling this afternoon. Justices Kennedy, Scalia and Thomas joined the majority opinion. Justices Ginsburg, Stevens, Souter and Breyer made up the dissenting opinion. [WaPo] >> Now that Gilbert is injured, perhaps it’s time to draft him for the job he’s really meant to do. [Mothering Hut] >>…

Written by new DCist food and wine contributor Michael Mugmon. In the spirit of SportsCenter, DCist asks: DID YOU KNOW that United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has moonlighted as a jurist on the 12-member judging panel for the annual International Wines for Oysters Competition –- the gold medal winners of which are trotted out at Old Ebbitt Grill’s Oyster Riot? In past years, Justice Scalia –- who quietly campaigned to replace William Rehnquist…