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Sotomayor unlikely to change Court balance

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:19:06 +0000

(Washington) In more than 16 years as a federal judge, Sonia Sotomayor has often sided with people claiming discrimination in education and employment. She’s backed police and prosecutors over(...)

Souter bids farewell

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:56:59 +0000

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Supreme Court Justice David Souter, momentarily choked with emotion, bid an affectionate farewell Tuesday to judges and lawyers he has worked with for nearly two(...)

Conservative Southerner leads GOP Court nomination fight

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:17:37 +0000

Sen. Jeff Sessions' ascension as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee comes more than 20 years after the panel rejected him for his own federal judgeship during the Reagan administration over concerns that he was hostile toward civil rights and was racially insensitive.

Vanasco: “Will Souter’s retirement affect gay rights?”

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:23:12 +0000

Will Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s retirement affect gay rights? – Nancy, Chicago

The makeup of the Supreme Court affects every corner of American lives, because the decisions the(...)

Lesbian law prof among potential Supreme Court nominees

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:12:37 +0000

Kathleen Sullivan was involved in legal teams fighting for LGBT rights before the US Supreme Court including Bowers v. Hardwick in 1986 where the court upheld Georgia's criminal sodomy law and in 2003 Lawrence v. Texas where the court overturned sodomy laws.

Search for new Justice may reignite GOP anti-gay agenda

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:07:48 +0000

(Washington) President Barack Obama has tried to hold off debate on contentious social issues such as abortion, immigration and gay rights as he focuses on the economy and the wars in Iraq and(...)

A look at potential Supreme Court nominees

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:30:12 +0000

(Washington) Court watchers think President Barack Obama will choose a woman for his first nomination to the Supreme Court, where only one of nine seats is currently held by a female – Justice(...)

How a Supreme Court Justice is chosen

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:47:31 +0000

(Washington) Now that Justice David Souter has helped solve the mystery of whether anyone would retire from the Supreme Court this year, what’s next? How will the executive and legislative(...)

Justice Souter to retire from Supreme Court

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:43:48 +0000

(Washington) Justice David Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court, but his departure is unlikely to change its conservative-liberal split.

President Barack(...)