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On the heels of the Sotomayor confirmation, another Supreme Court seat may be in play. The potential appointment of three justices in his first term will make President Obama among the most powerful presidents to influence the Court’s direction in decades.
Justice John Paul Stevens May Retire; Are We in for Another Court Fight? -
Ted Kennedy was as much a masterful communicator as a skilled legislator. His urgent message was simple and lasting: We must build a fair and just society.
Ted Kennedy's Speeches Offer a Lasting Articulation of the Liberal Ideal -
In a controversial move, the Supreme Court sends the 1989 death row case back to federal court. Will compelling evidence prove Troy Davis innocent?
U.S. Supreme Court is transferring Troy Davis' petition for a writ of habeaus corpus. -
Why white women are the real winners in affirmative action.
Who wins out when it comes to affirmative action? -
Henry Louis Gates knows the rules. He knows them so well that he writes books about them for a living. So why did he lose his cool?
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Was Arrested for Losing His Cool -
"There you go again." By that, I mean the GOP. Sen. Jeff Sessions, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, can’t seem to grasp that American jurisprudence is about more than just the application of the law to the facts, or that our Constitution has proven time and time again to be one of the most pliable, flexible, living, breathing documents ever to be written in the history of man....
The First Day of Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings Exposes Republican Hypocrisy -
Whatever they think about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, conservatives should know there’s nothing they can do to stop her confirmation.
Sotomayor will be confirmed, and there's nothing Republicans can do about it. -
There is little question that Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed. But it is important for the White House and Democrats to do it right and set the tone for an even bolder pick the next time.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Judgment Day -
Um...better late than never?
Wrongfully Convicted Men Free after 20 Years; States Hopes for Mulligan -
The Supreme Court has spoken today, in a 5-4 ruling in favor of the firefighters in the controversial New Haven case (Ricci v. DeStefano), and they have once again opened up a serious Pandora’s box. This case has always troubled me on the merits because it smacks of "well intended "affirmative action policy that does nothing to move us forward...
New Haven Affirmative Action Case Shows Why Racial Preferences are Dangerous
