Supreme Court Nominees

Supreme Court DNA Ruling: Once Again Roberts Court Allows "Procedural" Issues to Trump Justice

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that convicted inmates do not have the constitutional right to DNA testing, even though it could, as Justice Stevens said in his dissent, "ascertain the truth once and for all."

Supreme Cynics: Slamming Sotomayor

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy


Rick Horowitz

A behind-the-scenes look at a secret meeting of the conservative opposition to Sonia Sotomayor

Sessions: SCOTUS Filibuster Should Be Rare, Obama Not Nominating "Bomb Thrower"

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he's inclined against trying to use a filibuster to block President Barac...

Blog Already Polling Potential Souter Replacements

Above The Law | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


ATL readers, there are many names being bandied about as potential nominees for the Supreme Court. We've narrowed the list to nine people who have bee...

Diane Wood: Supreme Court Nominee? All You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Diane Wood, a 14-year veteran of the Chicago 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, was an early name tossed into the ring as a possible Obama Supreme Court no...