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When it comes to appointing federal judges, President Obama shouldn’t try to play center. Centrist judges will not balance judges on the right. Left balances right.
President Obama Appoints Federal Circuit Court Judges to 4th Circuit -
The new Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, will decide just how soon we give up on kids—usually black kids.
No More Life in Prison for Teenagers, Says Alan K. Simpson and Charles Dutton -
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? -
When I met Troy Davis earlier this year, I was convinced of his innocence. Why did it take the American justice system so long to act?
NAACP President Ben Jealous on the Troy Davis Case -
The Senate Judiciary Hearings were all about the "politics of humiliation." But Republican Senators also put Sotomayor through her paces because she dared to identify as a proud Latina.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, "The Wise Latina" and Puerto Rican Pride -
Senate votes 68 to 31 for judge who will be first Hispanic to serve on High Court.
Sotomayor Wins Confirmation -
It's a truly sad state of (GOP) affairs when an underqualified woman of color uses all her empathetic ethnic guile to ascend to the highest bench in the land...
Sotomayor Confirmation Expected Today -
Why try to work on the problems facing American citizens when you can sling mud for the cameras?
GOP Gears Up to Debate Sotomayor; Dust Off 'Wise Latina' for 47237428 Time -
The judge's nomination will now move on for Senate confirmation...
Sotomayor Passes Preliminary Confirmation Vote -
A great majority of the questions were tough and insightful. Just kidding...
Round 2...Fight! A Wrap-Up of Sotomayor's Second Day
