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Opinion: Pick a Nominee Who Unites Americans
By not in system - AOL News(April 26) -- When President Barack Obama chooses his second Supreme Court nominee, the Senate must determine the kind of justice that nominee would be. The debate about judicial nominees, after all, is really a debate about judicial power and the role federal judges are supposed to play in our system of government. One side in that debate wants judges who will rule the way they want on the issues they care about. The political ends justify the judicial means and the only thing that matters is which side wins. Judges may mangle, manipulate and manhandle the law so long as they deliver ...
Supreme Court Vacancy: Obama Invites GOP to White House Meeting
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyIn the faint hope of making some bipartisan headway, President Barack Obama invited two top Senate Republicans to join him and Democratic leaders at the White House next week to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy opened up by the impending retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. The White House said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) would sit down on April 21 with the president, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.). Republican leaders have reacted cautiously to the Stevens vacancy, saying, in effect, they prefer ...
Justice Hillary Clinton? The Top Cases for and Against
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(April 12) -- Even in a town full of heady resumes, Hillary Rodham Clinton's stands out. The secretary of state is, of course, a former presidential candidate, U.S. senator and first lady. Now she may be in the running for yet another impressive seat: U.S. Supreme Court justice. At least if Sen. Orrin Hatch is to be believed. Speaking about the possible names floated to replace outgoing Justice John Paul Stevens, Hatch said on NBC's "Today" show this morning: "I even heard the name Hillary Rodham Clinton today, and that would be an interesting person in the mix. I happen to like Hillary ...
After Stevens, Who Will Lead Court Liberals?
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (April 5) -- Who will be the next liberal leader of the U.S. Supreme Court? As Justice John Paul Stevens strongly hinted in interviews this week that he would step down soon after more than 34 years on the high court, the question is more than merely rhetorical. Stevens turns 90 on April 20. While he could go for the record as the nation's longest-serving Supreme Court justice, he has hired only one clerk for next term instead of the usual four, a telltale sign he is considering hanging up his black robe for good. Charles Dharapak, AP Justice John Paul Stevens hinted this week ...
Did Proposition 8 Court Read Right-Wing Blogs?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyA slew of conservative blogs have been attacking Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the US Supreme Court, for a statement that she made in 2005:Judicial Confirmation Network, a conservative group that focuses on judicial nominees, made reference to the quote in a statement this morning condemning Sotomayor's nomination, alleging that Sotomayor "thinks that judges should dictate policy." Conservative bloggers have focused on it as well: The Weekly Standard, Townhall.com, and NewsBusters have all featured posts on the comment this morning.Ed Rawls at Cubic Politics notices a striking ...
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