Supreme Court To Hear Case About Excessive Pay; Parallels Seen In Executive Compensation
The Supreme Court this week will hear a case that raises bedrock questions about the ability of the market to set "reasonable" corporate compensation,...
The Supreme Court this week will hear a case that raises bedrock questions about the ability of the market to set "reasonable" corporate compensation,...
AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her nomination process was so tightly scripted that even her clothes were chosen f...
AP | Posted 10.04.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — An American cardinal on Sunday issued a plea for the rights of the unborn at a church service that included Vice President Joe Bide...
Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
After Republicans sought repeated assurances from Justice Sotomayor that she'd follow the law, and precedent, we are about to found out of Republican appointees likewise feel bound to that commitment.
Huffington Post | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
For Chief Justice John Roberts, the arrival of a new Supreme Court justice is "to some extent .... unsettling." Justice Roberts, a relative newcomer ...
Norm Stamper | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
How long will it be before one of those pistol-packing town-hallers, driven to the brink by publicly aired hate-talk, pulls his gun, and then its trigger?
Carol M. Swain | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
Hadassah's is one of many such e-mails I have received over the years from whites who confess to having been raised in liberal democratic- homes, but who are now flirting with white nationalism.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."
HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
On Thursday, Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. She will also be the third woman Justice in history and th...
Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
There is a suggestion that elections make judges accountable to the people, but there should be no such accountability. The most unpopular judge can be the very best.
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Judd Gregg says he'll vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, breaking with most of his fellow Republicans....
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
The news this month for Obama fans is not particularly good, as Obama has definitely ended his "honeymoon" period (which virtually all first-term presidents go through).
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain says he'll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confirmation this ...
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a s...
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a...
Huffington Post | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics
On Tuesday the Senate Judiciary Committee will convene to vote on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor is expect...
Charles H. Green | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
People observe and believe very different things based on whether they are members of a minority, or of a majority. One group, I suggest, notices more, and knows more, than the other.
Legal Times | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
At the request of a Democratic Senate, the Bush administration in 2006 opened a rare window on the process for preparing a Supreme Court nominee for a...
Huffington Post | David Stemler | Posted 08.21.2009 | Comedy
So what does it take to become a Supreme Court justice in this fair nation of ours? After combing through hours and hours of footage from last week's...
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee put off its vote Tuesday on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for one week amid objections from ...
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 08.21.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — The abortion rights group NARAL ProChoice America says it's endorsing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. NARAL says Sotomayor'...
ABC News | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
Sonia Sotomayor has emerged from her Senate confirmation hearings with majority public support for her nomination to the Supreme Court, holding the po...
Dan Agin | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living
We need the past to inform us why we're the way we are. Without that we will never change. And without change our hatreds may eventually destroy us.
AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON -- Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court ju...
Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics
I agree that a nominee should not answer hypothetical questions on cases that may arise in the future, but I see no reason why nominees should not answer questions regarding existing court opinions.
Washington Post | Robert Barnes and Steven Mufson | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business