July 13, 2009 by John
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama’s nominee for the “wise Latina with rich experience” seat on the Supreme Court, is about to get ugly.
As you may know, several years ago, Sotomayor ruled on a case concerning a group of white firemen who had been denied promotion. The firemen had all [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama sought advice from congressional leaders on Wednesday as he pondered a broad group of candidates for a Supreme Court opening ranging from judges to a member of his Cabinet.
Under consideration are several women, including Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who argues for the government before the Supreme Court and two U.S. appeals [...]
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he’s inclined against using a filibuster to block President Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama said a deal four yours ago that averted filibusters against some of former President George W. Bush’s judicial nominees established a “standard” [...]
In the speech that catapulted Barack Obama to fame in 2004, the young Democrat said, “There is not a liberal America or a conservative America. There is a United States of America.” Five years later, the same man will face his biggest test to prove it: the nomination of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Since [...]
NPR is reporting that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is going to retire at the end of the current court term. His departure will give President Obama the chance to name a member to the high court. Souter is only 69 and is younger then over half of the Justices in the court. Souter is [...]
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