Who would Obama pick for the Supreme Court? - Los Angeles Times

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latimes.com - 11/17/2008

Who would Obama pick for the Supreme Court? - Los Angeles Times

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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 coalition of public interest and civil rights ...

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The Swamp: Obama likely to pick moderate justices

protein wisdom: Former teen idol Leif Garrett comments on the likelihood of Barack Obama appointing justices whose first instinct is to appeal to the Constitution as written, as opposed to the Constitution-as-flawed-document in need of some reanimation by way of appeals

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salon.com - 11/20/2008

Obama's Supreme Court | Salon News

— salon.com — Nov. 19, 2008 | In February 1980, Republican presidential aspirant Ronald Reagan declared that the U.S. Supreme Court needed fresh faces. The court had just declined to block a New York judge's ruling that the federal government should continue to pay ... (more) Obama's Supreme Court | Salon News

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latimes.com - 11/19/2008

Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban considered by California Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Reporting from San Francisco -- The California Supreme Court agreed today to review legal challenges to Prop. 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but refused to permit gay weddings to resume pending a ruling. Meeting in ... (more) Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban considered by California ...

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courtinfo.ca.gov - 11/19/2008

California Supreme Court Takes Action on Prop. 8

— courtinfo.ca.gov — The California Supreme Court has issued orders in four cases challenging Proposition 8. The latest news is available on the Supreme Court Web page. (more) California Supreme Court Takes Action on Prop. 8

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Obama likely to pick moderate justices
The Swamp — ... David Savage, who covers the Supreme Court for the Tribune's Washington bureau, has a good piece that looks at what liberals hope to get from President-elect Barack Obama in terms of future justices. The conclusion, they're not likely to get the liberal they seek but a moderate. ...

Former teen idol Leif Garrett comments on the likelihood of Barack Obama appointing justices whose first instinct is to appeal to the Constitution as written, as opposed to the Constitution-as-flawed-document in need of some reanimation by way of appeals
protein wisdom — ... the middle of going down on me in the booth of Hakata’s in Santa Monica at the time — so I guess it’s possible she was really saying Gerry Ford .“– Not that I’ve answered your question, I realize, but c’mon, man — a story about eating sashimi while having your crank treated like a delicately wrought Eagles ballad sure as hell beats talking about some stupid fucking judge who is going to toss your ass in jail for a little personal-use heroin no matter what asshole appoints her.” * Posted by Jeff G. @ ...

Obama and Supreme Court nominees
Newshoggers.com — ... Speculation about what kind of justice Barack Obama may nominate is rampant. The LA Times ran a piece the other day suggesting the Obama nominated justices will be a good deal more temperate that some might guess. ...