WASHINGTON -- Why is the District of Columbia Court of Appeals giving William A. Borders Jr. such a hard time about restoring his license to practice law?

The two most obvious answers: (1) Because it can, and (2) because it wants the goods on Alcee L. Hastings. For the 64-year-old Borders, No. 2 is irrelevant; he's pinning his hope on challenging reason No. 1.

A brief history: Twenty-two years ago, Borders, a Washington lawyer, and Hastings, a judge on the U.S. District Court in Miami, were accused of conspiring to arrange a $150,000 bribe to reduce the sentences of two brothers who had been ...

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