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In Day 2 of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings, the soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice (you have to speak those things into existence you want to see) has shown that, like her appointer, she can remain as "cool as the other side of the pillow."...
Tags: judicial activism, Senate Confirmation Hearings, Sotomayor
THE STAKES ARE HIGH On the eve of the Senate confirmation hearings, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous has decided to single out Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama and warned him to” watch out and stay clear of personal attacks”. Mr. Jealous went...
Tags: Judge Sotomayor, Supreme Court, NAACP, Racism, Conservatices, Republicans, Democrats, Obama, Judicial Activism
A judge had appealed to the Supreme Court saying he did not want to carry out a gay wedding on religious grounds The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that judges in lower courts or in local town halls cannot refuse to marry gay and lesbian couples.
Tags: supreme courts, The Spanish Supreme Court, judicial activism
I remember a broadcast not long after Justice Souter retired, where a pundit mentioned that Obama may have an opportunity to make multiple nominations during his tenure as President, because of the age of some of the justices currently serving...
Tags: judicial activism, nominations, Sotomayor
As compelling & improbable a story that of Sonia Sotomayor’s may seem, it may not be enough to fend off what is likely to be an extended and intense scrutinization of her beliefs and judicial style from Conservatives and Democrats...
Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Judicial Activism, Supreme Court Justices