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"I think Obama would want to make a
statement with his Supreme Court justices. We hope for...
a justice who can replace the lost voice of an Earl Warren or Thurgood Marshall or William Brennan," said Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, a ...
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Who would Obama pick for the Supreme Court? - Los ...
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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
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... – Wall Street Journal Stevens Shows No Sign of Leaving Court – Washington Post - Michael O’Brien
Voters' Vantage Point: SCOTUS
Behind the Numbers —
Voters' Vantage Point: SCOTUS President-elect Barack Obama is expected to have the opportunity to appoint several justices to the Supreme Court, with much of the speculation centered on Justice John Paul Stevens , the oldest and longest-serving of the nine. While Stevens is giving few signals about when he intends to step down, voters who cast their ballots with the high court in mind made some of their views known on Election Day. The SCOTUS bloc is a slim group. Few, 7 percent, singled out the court as their top voting consideration, though more than half called appointments ...
No Immediate SCOTUS Appointment For Obama?
Rhymes With Right —
Washington Post reports that Justice John Paul Stevens is giving no indications of an impending retirement. However, Im intrigued by this little tidbit . The three most often mentioned [as potential retiring justices] -- Stevens, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75, and Justice David H. Souter, 69 -- are part of the four-member bloc that most consistently votes liberal. Logic would have it that they would want their replacements to be like-minded. But Ginsburg has made clear lately that she should not be thought of as having one foot out the door, and Souter rarely gives ...
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Stevens may, after all, seek pardon
politico.com 11/18/2008 — The Crypt found Sen. Ted Stevens in the hall after his morning meeting with the GOP and asked him to elaborate on his decision not to seek a pardon from President Bush.
"I didn’t say anything about that at all. I said nothing about ...
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Still More Signs That Stevens Is Going Down
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/14/2008 — Here's yet another sign that the Democrats are poised to defeat Alaska GOP Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens and pick up this key seat in a deep-red state.
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Stevens says he won't seek pardon from Bush
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 11/19/2008 — (CNN) — Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Arkansas, who was recently convicted on seven felony counts, said Tuesday he won’t ask President Bush to pardon him.
“No, no, no,” Stevens responded emphatically when asked if he would seek a pardon.
The embattled ...
Senate GOP delays vote on Stevens —
CNN Political Ticker 11/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Republicans have decided to delay a vote on a resolution to strip embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens from his committee assignments, Republican senators told CNN Tuesday.
The Senate GOP caucus is delaying the vote in ...
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