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Election could decide future of the federal courts

 

Published 10/3/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Republican Sen. John McCain likes fellow conservative justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito. Democratic Sen. Barack Obama does not think much of Clarence Thomas. That may seem like an oversimplified summary of what the two major candidates for president think about the federal judiciary, but the impact of the upcoming election on the [...] (link)

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