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Did Thomas Jefferson Think Corporations Were People?

Carl Pope | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Carl Pope

Will the Supreme Court overturn 102 years of precedent and rule that corporations have the same right to spend money to influence elections that citizens possess?

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"Unsettling": Chief Justice John Roberts On Changing Supreme Court

Huffington Post | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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For Chief Justice John Roberts, the arrival of a new Supreme Court justice is "to some extent .... unsettling." Justice Roberts, a relative newcomer ...

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Sonia and the Supremes

Shawn Healy | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

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Shawn Healy

Given the alignment of stars in Sotomayor's strive for the Supremes, her sterling resume made confirmation all but inevitable.

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Sotomayor Hearings are Political Bullsh*t

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Senate confirmation hearings on judicial nominations are a form of Kabuki Theater in which everyone plays their assigned roles and no one tells the whole truth.

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Supreme Court Right in Principle on New Haven Firefighters' Case -- But How Will This Impact Future Affirmative Action Policies?

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Sophia A. Nelson

Clearly, the nation still needs policies in place that advance women and people of color, but the question is how to do so in a way that balances the need of all persons in the workplace.

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Supreme Court Can't Decide On Anti-Hillary Movie

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Monday that it could overturn decades-old laws on how money is spent on federal elections, raising the s...

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Bush v. Gore Rears Its Head (Part IV): A New Check on the Court to Defend the Rule of Law

Shahid Buttar | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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Shahid Buttar

The false national consensus that national security should trump constitutional protections for liberty and privacy exemplifies such collusion today.

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What in the World is Jeff Sessions Talking About?

Doug Kendall | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Doug Kendall

The issue is whether American judges may look for guidance in how judges in other countries with similar legal systems have resolved similar disputes.

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Obama Quits While Ahead

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.01.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

In a move that stunned both political allies and foes alike, President Barack Obama resigned today after serving 100 days in office, telling the White House press corps, "It's all downhill from here."

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Taking A Lost Case to the Supreme Court-- Three Times?

Rob Kall | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Rob Kall

It is outrageously wrong that Altria/R.J. Reynolds tobacco could, because of its immense wealth and deep pockets, delay and abuse the Supreme Court system.

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Our Rights in Peril: The Future of the Courts

Rabbi David Saperstein | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

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Rabbi David Saperstein

The upcoming change in Administration makes us optimistic that the rightward shift of the courts will end -- but this optimism cannot be an excuse for complacency.

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Chief Justice Roberts Warns Against Politicized Confirmation Hearings

AP | ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said he is troubled by the increasingly politicized nature of the Senate judicial ...

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I Do Solemnly Swear...

Michael DeJong | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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Michael DeJong

We finally have a President who is willing to use his words -- momentarily botched or not -- and his immeasurable oratory gifts to reassure the Doubting Thomas (or Roberts) in us all.

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Obama: Changing D.C.'s Mental-Muscle-Memory

Tom Alderman | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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Tom Alderman

While all new presidents start with an appeal for bi-partisan cooperation, Obama seems to be serious about it.

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Biden Apologizes To John Roberts For Joke About His Oath Flub

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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An aide to Vice President Joe Biden tells CNN he called Chief Justice John Roberts last week to apologize for a light-hearted remark he made over the ...

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Oath and Variations

Lisa and Michael Littman | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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Lisa and Michael Littman

It is interesting to note that different justices and presidents have staged their breaks at different points in the oath.

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Even Obama Must Contend With Mercury Retrograde

Liz Rose | Posted 02.23.2009 | Living

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Liz Rose

The dizzying influence of Mercury Retrograde is in effect; things said or promised during this period of chaotic thinking and expression are often redone, revised or reassessed. (Like the oath.)

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Obama Takes Presidential Oath Again, Again

William Klein | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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William Klein

President Barack Obama was sworn into office a third time today, and the White House announced plans to repeat the swearing-in on a daily basis.

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Excerpts from My Obama/Lost Fan Fiction

Meg Favreau | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

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Meg Favreau

BARACK OBAMA, HURLEY, and CLAIRE are running through the jungle. All are sweating, out of breath, and wide-eyed. Obama leads the group, determined.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Puts the Kibosh on This Whole Obama-mania Thing

David Bourgeois | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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David Bourgeois

Call it payback for Obama voting against confirming the right-wing justice. Instead of reading the oath, the cocky Justice John Roberts thought he could just recite it by memory.

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Should Obama Retake The Oath?

San Fransico Chronicle | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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Several constitutional lawyers said President Obama should, just to be safe, retake the oath of office that was flubbed by Chief Justice John Roberts....

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Impeach John Roberts

Craig Crawford | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Craig Crawford

John Roberts bungled the presidential oath of office to such an extent that Obama might need to do it again, at least in private, to ensure the legality of his inauguration.

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An Entirely Different Inauguration Day

Erik Ose | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Eight years ago, the country was experiencing an entirely different sort of Inauguration Day. On January 20, 2001, people were outraged.

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Obama's Request: Add "So Help Me God" To Oath

CNN | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama has requested that the words "so help me God" be added to the end of the oath of office to be administered by Chief Justi...

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Supreme Court Hands Exxon $2 Billion... and Progressives an Opening

Doug Kendall | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Doug Kendall

At a time when gas prices and oil company profits are record highs, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken $2 billion from 32,000 Americans who lost their livelihood in the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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