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Results tagged “Supreme Court”
Jul 15 2009, 12:42PM
O'Connor on the Court
You gotta like Sandra Day O'Connor. She's spirited, direct, no-nonsense and, three years after stepping down from the Supreme Court, gives the jaunty impression she is telling you things she...
Jul 14 2009, 11:17AM
Sotomayor Wouldn't Mind Cameras in Supreme Court?
Though cameras in the courtroom were by no means favored by Justice David Souter (he warned they'd have to "roll over my dead body" to get into the Supreme Court),...
May 26 2009, 11:46AM
Conservatives Go After Sotomayor For 'Policy' Quote
Conservatives are jumping on Sonia Sotomayor's 2005 comment that appeals courts are "where policy is made." American Future Fund criticized Sotomayor for the comment in a statement this morning and...
May 26 2009, 10:16AM
It's Sotomayor
President Obama has picked the SCOTUS candidate many had handicapped as favorite all along, nominating Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court this morning.Sotomayor has...
May 13 2009, 12:58PM
A New SCOTUS Possibility: Carlos Moreno, 60
Carlos Moreno, a California State Supreme Court Justice, has emerged as one of several leading candidates to replace retiring Justice David Souter, an administration official and a Democratic lawyer with...
May 7 2009, 2:48PM
Timing Of Nomination: Around Memorial Day?
The pre-decision period will last a little longer. Administration officials and outside advisers say that President Obama and his judicial nominations team will take their time to vet potential nominees,...
May 6 2009, 12:30PM
A Justice Who Is Gay
Two of the most qualified center-left jurists in the country are gay, and they've got friends in high places. Channeling our inner Joy Behars: "Who cares?"Sexual orientation won't matter to President...
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