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Elena Kagan Memos Show Supreme Court Nominee Was Wary Of Conservatives As Clerk For Thurgood Marshall

AP | MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — As a young lawyer working for Justice Thurgood Marshall, Elena Kagan repeatedly expressed her concern that a conservative Supreme C...

David Hoffman, Dem Senate Candidate, Omits Conservative Judge Clerkships From Campaign Bio

Gapers Block Mechanics | Ramsin Canon | Posted 05.25.2011

Former City of Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman is running for the US Senate as a Democrat; it should then come as no surprise then that on his...

Justice Sotomayor, Justice Scalia and Our Six Catholic Justices

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Geoffrey R. Stone

Does the religion of the justices in any way matter to the business of the Supreme Court? During Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, her faith was largely backgrounded, as if being Latina matters but being Catholic doesn't.

The Empathy Seat on the Supreme Court

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Thane Rosenbaum

Somewhere between graduating from law school, the passing of the bar, and the hanging up of a shingle, those who are licensed to navigate our legal system have lost their inner-Atticus Finch.

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

Susan Scafidi | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Scafidi

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.

The Ten Most Shocking Personal Moments of the Supreme Court

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011

Katie Halper

Everyone is speculating about the ways Sotomayor's personal background will compromise her judicial integrity. I mean, it's pretty hard to hold a gavel while eating arroz con pollo, let alone while having a vagina.

SUPREME COURT STYLE: Who's The Best-Dressed Justice? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

*UPDATE: Sandra Day O'Connor has won best-dressed Justice! Scroll down for pull poll results.* The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor has turned the...

In Choosing Souter's Replacement, Obama Should Follow the Lead of... George W. Bush?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

Mitchell Bard

If George W. Bush was able to influence the Court for the next 20 years, Obama certainly should do the same.