Supreme Court Justice

Is Clarence Thomas At The Center Of An Ethics Violation?

ARTINFO | Posted 08.24.2011

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A quaint historical museum in Pin Point, Georgia, that is set to open this fall has become the target of an exhaustive ethics examination by the New Y...

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Clarence Thomas Goes Five Years Without Asking Question In Supreme Court Arguments

The Los Angeles Times | David G. Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justice Clarence Thomas hasn't asked a question during the Supreme Court's oral arguments for five years. He has said the sessions are unnecessary and...

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'Sexually Driven' Memoir

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lillian McEwen, who dated Thomas in the 1980s, has signed with TitleTown Publishing, a Green Bay, Wis.-based publisher specializing in true crime and ...

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Justices Scalia, Thomas Spark Judicial Ethics Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reports that two Supreme Court Justices have attended seminars sponsored by the energy giant and conservative bankroller Koch Industries has sparked a...

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A Right-Wing Court? The Democrats Fault

Richard Greener | Posted 05.25.2011

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To halt the Supreme Court's inexorable march toward the far right, the president must nominate a legitimate liberal, a known quantity, a product of the Democratic Party left

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Clearing the Air on Swirling Mistruths About Kagan's Military Stance

Sen. John Kerry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Misinformation, distortions and flat-out untruths about Elena Kagan's support of the military are growing predictably louder. Here are the facts.

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Obama's Unacceptable Replacement for Justice Stevens: Jesus Christ (esq.)

Rob Kutner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The shoulder pads in John Paul Stevens' robe haven't even cooled yet, but the President has already found a replacement with even more divisive and liberal credentials: Jesus H. Christ.

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The Five Factors I Hope the President Considers When Choosing the New Supreme Court Justice

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

The new justice must be just liberal enough to be outraged by the philosophies of Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Samuel Alito.

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Stevens Replacements: Who Will Be The Next Supreme Court Nominee? (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Shriram Harid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here are the top contenders to replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens who announced on Friday that he will retire from the Supreme Court this...

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Justice John Paul Stevens' 10 Most Important Supreme Court Decisions

The Huffington Post | Shriram Harid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the course of his 34-year tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced on Friday that he will retire this summer, has op...

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Supreme Court Retirement: Latest Stevens News, Reaction, Possible Replacements

Posted 05.25.2011

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Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced on Friday that after nearly four decades on the bench, he will retire this summer. Here is the late...

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Justice Stevens, Last Of His Line

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Justice John Paul Stevens's departure from the Supreme Court represents the end of an era. Just not the one you are probably thinking of. Stevens's u...

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John Roberts Stepping Down? 'RadarOnline' Claims Supreme Court Chief Justice Considering Quitting

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE 4:55 AM ET -- Anatomy of a rumor. So, it turns out that the rumor of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts's resignation was all a prank sta...

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Sonia Sotomayor Has Achieved Celeb Status As Supreme Court Justice

AP | Jesse J. Holland | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Jesse J. Holland, AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emergin...

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Sotomayor Confirmation: Swaying Court May Be Tougher Than Confirmation

AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Not-So-Blind Justice: On Style And The Supreme Court

Susan Scafidi | Posted 05.25.2011

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While federal law leaves the justices free to design their own robes, Judge Sotomayor will almost certainly follow tradition and pack her current collection of black robes for the trip to Washington -- and not whip up, say, a hot pink version for the occasion.

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A Supreme Court Justice Can be Fat and Fit

Arthur Agatston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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I can't speak for whether our Supreme Court candidates are fat and fit or not. But I can tell you not to judge a book (or a judge) by its cover.

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Lawmakers Press For Second Black Justice

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Congressional Black Caucus is launching a campaign to persuade President Obama to appoint one of their members to the Supreme Court seat that will...

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Jeffrey Rosen: The Case Against Sotomayor

The New Republic | Posted 05.25.2011

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A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sonia Sotomayor's biography is so compelling that many view her as the presumptive front-...

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What We Know About Obama's Supreme Court Philosophy

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Kathleen Sullivan: Supreme Court Nominee? All You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Marie Sullivan, a leading scholar in constitutional law and professor at Stanford Law School, is considered a potential replacement for retir...

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An Open Letter to Senator McCain

Eleanor Smeal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Women, Senator McCain, vote on issues important to us, not on whether or not the candidate wears a skirt. The truth is, your candidacy is the worst for women in recent history.

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Biden Blowing in Winds of Women's History

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 05.25.2011

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History has put Sen. Biden right in the ring with two of the most galvanizing women of our time.

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