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judicial nominees Archive
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The Wisdom of Obama’s Movements on Nominees
The news that Republicans had confirmed 27 of President Obama’s nominees on Thursday night before heading home to recess for... -
Edward Kennedy’s America and the Bork Nomination
It’s fitting, in a way, that a conservative would find a way to view one of President Reagan’s greatest political... -
McConnell's '76 Cases Per Day' Fallacy
From CBS’ Jill Jackson: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says committee would have to review 76 cases per day to be... -
More Empathy From Sotomayor
Uh oh. We now have more proof of Sonia Sotomayor’s empathy, care of — surprise — Stuart Taylor. Even back... -
The Real Record, the Real Judge
Enough with the fake alarm, folks. The New York Times, with the grateful permission of the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal,... -
There Will Be No Filibuster of Sotomayor
Let’s just get that out of the way. There are 59 Democrats and likely a 60th in the form of Al... -
Reports: SCOTUS Nod to Judge Sotomayor
The face of change. Well, Jeffrey Rosen, here goes. [UPDATE: Here's a nearly 11-year-old Slate piece by Jacob Weisberg talking about, shockingly,... -
Thought for the Day
From Martin Garbus’ The Next 25 Years: The new Supreme Court and what it means for Americans: As Senator Barack Obama... -
Judiciary Comte. New GOP Counsel: Gays = Pedophiles
This is is a sign of things to come from the new ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. From... -
A Progressive Message From the Conservatives' Rise
Jeffrey Toobin’s lengthy New Yorker profile of Chief Justice Roberts is instructive — not only for its picture of the...