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GOP Candidates Eye Slashing Court Power

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — Most of the Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that...

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Court's Decision in CLS v. Hastings Threatens Free Speech on Campus

Caleb Melby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caleb Melby

Amidst all that hubbub about Elena Kagan and the Chicago hand-gun ban decision, one piece of Supreme Court news from the past couple weeks went virtually unnoticed. The Court ruled in a case involving a Christian student group and a California public school. And it's a ruling threatens the free speech and assembly rights of students in public institutions everywhere.

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Two-Thirds Of Americans Can't Name ONE Supreme Court Justice (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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If Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is confirmed by the Senate, she will sit on the the heralded bench next to, er.... umm... uhh. At least that's li...

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Sandra Day O'Connor Talks Civics In Chicago

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

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With more Americans able to name the judges on "American Idol" than those of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, retired Justice Sandra Day O...

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WATCH: "Is Sotomayor Smart Enough?" Attack Ad

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Filipowicz

Maybe the problem is that most right wingers don't know what summa cum laude means. Most likely, they're just desperately making stuff up to try to stop an extremely qualified nominee.

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Republicans Get All F*cked Up Over Opposing First Hispanic Supreme Court Choice

John Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Marshall

The artist formerly known as the Republican Senator Arlen Specter said that as a hermaphrodemocratite, if he opposed Sotomayor his head would explode.

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More RNC Talking Points on Sotomayor Nomination Leaked

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Nominee: All You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama has tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear...

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Sotomayor Opposed By Powerful Anti-Empathy Lobby

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor faces new hurdles today, in the form of pressure to block her confirmation from the powerful anti-empathy lobby.

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