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In the past week, there have been some interesting developments regarding the supreme court nomination. It seems as though Obama's short list is developing, according to some supposed leaks and close observation of the White House. Some of the names that have gained prominance in the past week include...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 While we still wait for President Obama to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by Justice Souter, I would like to muse a bit on the possible criteria that the president might take into account. One thing I have always wondered...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Well sports-fans it’s that time of decade once again. “You mean when the Cubbies look like they might win a pennant?” Probably not… It’s Supreme Court nomination posturing season!!! Garish punctuation aside, this is actually...
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The replacement of Justice David Souter has been met with a drowsy shrug in some circles because it’s assumed that President Obama’s nominee to succeed him will not alter the makeup of the court. After all, we’d be switching one liberal for another, right? Wrong. Former Attorney General...