Judicial Reform

By Nuclear Threat or Weekend Recess

Victor Williams | Posted 10.10.2011

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Victor Williams

The Senate majority's unified, strategic and forceful stand against ever-increasing minority obstruction holds the potential to be a game-changing event for the 112th Senate.

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Elected Justice

Andrea Lyon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Lyon

Judicial candidates running election campaigns sound more like they are running for sheriff than running to be a neutral arbiter of the law.

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Jason Linkins

Vitter, Landrieu Enmeshed In Bitter, Pointless Spat Over Judicial Appointments

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Writing for the WBRZ News Advocate, Gerard Shields describes the actions being taken by Senator David Vitter (R-Louis.), who is blocking the nominatio...

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Right and Left Join to Take On Criminal Justice System

New York Times | ADAM LIPTAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In the next several months, the Supreme Court will decide at least a half-dozen cases about the rights of people accused of crimes invol...

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Judicial Reform Puts Saudi Women Lawyers in a Position of All Show and No Play

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sabria Jawhar

About 10 years ago Saudi women started returning home from abroad with fresh law degrees and were ready to take on the world. And they are still waiting.

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