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Obama Wants Supreme Court Nominee With Long-Term Impact: Gibbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs stressed on Monday that while the president was not taking age into consideration when choosing his Supreme Court n...

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Jeff Sessions Demanded Up-Or-Down Vote On Alito

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), now the Republican with the most power to delay President Obama's Supreme Court nominees, decried filibusters during the ...

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Who Are These People on the Supreme Court?

Michael Wolff | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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With the announcement of the imminent resignation of Justice Souter, we get a close-up view of what an odd bird he is.

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GOP Begins Laying Out Campaign Against Obama's Court Pick

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

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The framework of the forthcoming battle over Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick began to materialize on Sunday, as a range of Republican officials sent...

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Orrin Hatch: Obama Speaking In "Code"

AP | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A senior Republican on the Senate committee that will consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee says he's worried the...

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GOP Gearing Up For Court Fight

Politico | GLENN THRUSH & MANU RAJU | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

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Senate Republicans admit they have virtually no shot at stopping President Barack Obama's pick to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter -- but th...

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Obama Supreme Court Pick Chatter Includes Chicago Judges

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 06.01.2009 | Chicago

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On the widely-reported list of candidates the president is expected to consider are at least two federal judges from his home town. One often-mentione...

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Inside Obama's Court Deliberations: Sotomayor Most Mentioned

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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Upon hearing news that Justice David Souter would be retiring at term's end, senior White House aides hastily convened a meeting in the West Wing on T...

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What We Know About Obama's Supreme Court Philosophy

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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Many have speculated that President Obama will be looking for a minority or female to replace the outgoing Supreme Court Justice David Souter. A top c...

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Obama Press Briefing Visit: Talks Souter, Supreme Court Pick (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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With his chief counsel and chief of staff by his side, Barack Obama made a surprise visit to the White House press briefing room on Friday, officially...

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How Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Can And Can't Be Filibustered

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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The prospect of Senate Republicans filibustering an Obama Supreme Court nominee seemed remote, especially considering the defection of Sen. Arlen Spec...

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Out Lesbian A Contender For Supreme Court Nomination

gaypolitics.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Home

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Stanford Law School professor Kathleen Sullivan, widely considered one of America's top constitutional scholars, is being mentioned as a possible repl...

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Mark Halperin On Souter Replacement: "White Men Need Not Apply"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

With the announcement that Justice David Souter is planning on retiring from the Supreme Court to return to New Hampshire, President Barack Obama now ...

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Supreme Court Vacancy: Women's Group Lobbyies For Female

The Washington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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In the first signs of what is sure to be an avalanche of lobbying to come, advocacy groups today began the process of arguing for and against certain ...

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Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman

AP | MARK SHERMAN and BEN FELLER | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged Friday to name a Supreme Court justice who combines "empathy and understanding" with an impeccable l...

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Seth Waxman: Supreme Court Nominee? All You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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Seth Waxman, one of the names on the short list for President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee once Justice David Souter retires in June, wa...

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Elena Kagan: Supreme Court Nominee? All You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter, President Obama has a space on the high court to fill. One of the top prospects is Elena Ka...

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Harold Koh: Supreme Court Nominee? All You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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Harold Koh, current dean of the Yale Law School, is one the top prospects for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee once Justice David Souter retire...

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Justice Souter: Homeward Bound

Brian Williams | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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The quiet man from New Hampshire has accomplished one thing with his planned departure: he's proven once again that attempts to predict the behavior of the court and its justices can be a dicey business.

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My Souter Remembrance

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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As we hear news of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's expected retirement, I am reminded of those days in 1990 when I covered his nomination by President George H.W. Bush.

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Souter Replacements: Obama's Five Likely Picks (SLIDESHOW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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News of Justice David Souter's plan to retire at the end of the Supreme Court's current term immediately set off one of Washington D.C.'s most cherish...

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Obama's Supreme Court Pick

Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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In the wake of reports of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's planned resignation, all eyes turn to President Obama. According to NPR's Nina Totenbe...

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Obama And Biden's Fireside Chat With Supreme Court Justices; Alito Skips It

legaltimes.typepad.com | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden visited the Supreme Court late Wednesday afternoon for a highly private, hourlong c...

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Obama, Biden To Visit Supreme Court Tuesday

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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According to President-elect Obama's transition team, Obama and Joe Biden will visit the Supreme Court tomorrow afternoon: At the invitation of Chief...

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Harvard, Stanford's First Female Deans Vie For Obama Post

Bloomberg | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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The first female deans of the Harvard and Stanford law schools are the top candidates to serve as Barack Obama's voice at the U.S. Supreme Court, acco...

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