Judges

Obama and the Constitution: Our Nation's Unfinished Business

Doug Kendall | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, 14th Amendment, Second Founding, New Birth of Freedom, Judges, Reconstruction, Obama Inauguration, Federalist Society, Constitution, Barack Obama, Politics News
Doug Kendall

Obama must secure "a new birth of freedom" for the 21st century, push the Supreme Court to enforce the text and history of the Reconstruction Amendments, and nominate Justices who will do the same.

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Truthfulness, Justice and the American Way

Paula Gordon | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Interrogations, Troy Davis, Guilt, Judges, Justice, Evidence, Innocence, Civil Rights, Juries, Paul Ekman, Testimony, Politics News
Paula Gordon

While the fate of the nation hangs in the balance, so does that of Troy Anthony Davis. He personifies the continuing threat to justice (and to life) of our de facto judicial system.

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Election Judges Learn To Handle Problems With Voting And Voters

The Patriot-News | FORD TURNER | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Judges, Voting Problems, Politics News

Freeman Richard sits close to the heart of democracy, and sometimes his seat gets hot. Richard is a judge of elections. He has been called names and ...

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Catholics Shouldn't Trust McCain's Abortion Rhetoric

Kari Lundgren | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Catholics, Abortion, John McCain, Catholic Vote, Roe v. Wade, Obama, Mccain, Presidential Debates, 2008 Election, Catholic, Judges, Judicial Nominees, Conservative Supreme Court Justices, Home News
Kari Lundgren

In comparison to the plight of the unborn, what is the economy, poverty, labor rights, equal pay for equal work, or the war in Iraq? For some Catholic voters, it is crucial to choose a presidential candidate who would pick justices committed to overturning Roe v. Wade. But would McCain?

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Bid'n his Time: If it's Joe, Don't Ignore his Constitutional Gravitas

Paul Abrams | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Constitution, Joe Biden, Foreign Policy, Judiciary, Barack Obama, Judges, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Everyone knows Biden's expertise in foreign policy. It has overshadowed his equal expertise on the law, the Constitution, and the Judiciary -- it should not.

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An Unlikely Pair

Mike Farrell | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lawyers, Death Penalty, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Judges, Criminal Justice System, Death Penalty Debate, Death Penalty California, Politics News
Mike Farrell

This Piece Was Co-written by Donald A. McCartin We are an unlikely pair -- not "The Odd Couple," but close. Forty-five years ago, one was a successfu...

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Judicial Partisanship Awards

Cass R. Sunstein | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Judicial Activism, Judges, Politics News
Cass R. Sunstein

Who are the real activists on the U.S. Supreme Court? Do Republican appointees differ from Democratic appointees? How much? Are federal judges political?

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Activist Judges, Supreme Court Justices, John McCain, Judges, McCain Moment, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

This week, John McCain gave a speech for the ages - the Dark Ages. He offered up the Right's boilerplate complaints about activist judges -- ignoring the fact that the majority of federal judges are GOP appointees, as are 7 of the 9 Supreme Court Justices. Or maybe he was having another McCain moment. Across the aisle, while Hillary's chances of winning teetered between none and "What are you smoking?" Obama played it cool, allowing Hillary the space to face the inevitable with dignity and on her own terms -- the political equivalent of "it isn't you, it's me." (BTW: Happy Mother's Day to all HuffPost mothers!)

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Code Words and McCain's Speech on Judges

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, John McCain, Clarence Thomas, Judges, John Roberts, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, Constitution, Mccain-Feingold, Politics News
Doug Kendall

If the proper role of the judiciary is going to be one of "the defining issues of this presidential election," as John McCain asserted today, he shoul...

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McCain and the Imperial Presidency

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Judiciary, Barack Obama, Judges, Hillary Clinton, Imperial Presidency, John McCain, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

Will Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama get up and denounce this revitalized imperial presidency? The answer, I fear, is that you shouldn't hold your breath.

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McCain's Justice

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Judicial Activism, John McCain, Supreme Court Justices, Judges, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

John McCain's statement on the role of judges might very well qualify as one of the most ignorant statements ever made by a presidential candidate.

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Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards! Judges, Bail and Coercive Plea Bargains

David Feige | Posted 04.06.2008 | Home

Read More: District Attorney, Drug Sentencing, Judges, Brooklyn, Bail, Conspiracy, Drugs, War on Drugs, Prosecutors, Home News
David Feige

Michael Brick's ambitious piece in today's New York Times about the wide ranging narcotics prosecutions in the housing projects of Brooklyn omitted ...

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The Rise of the Federalist Society and the Erosion of Justice

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Federalist Society, Rudy Giuliani, Civil Rights Act, Conservative Judges, George W. Bush, Bush Judicial Appointments, Judges, Federalist Society Judges, Conservative Activist Judges, Bush Civil Rights, Alaska v. EEOC, Roe vs Wade, Politics News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

With 426 days left in Bush's term, what's next for judicial appointments? One might think that not a lot can happen. Not so.

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Narrow Debate About Judges A Disservice to Voters

Nan Aron | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Judges, Judicial Nominations, Neoconservatives, Suzanne Malveaux, Media Slanting, Pro-Life, Las Vegas Debate, Pro-Choice, Media Bias, Wolf Blitzer, Politics News
Nan Aron

Hot-button issues such as reproductive and gay rights are important topics, but the media does the American people a disservice when it perpetuates a single minded approach to judicial selection.

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Hooray for the Lawyers and Judges - of Pakistan

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Pakistan Judges, Pervez Musharraf, Lawyers, Bhutto Pakistan, Pakistan Lawyers Jailed, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Judges, Politics News
Tom Alderman

Unlike Pakistan, a massing of homegrown attorneys-in-the-streets is not something you see in our 200 TV channel universe.

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Judge With History Of 'Racially Insensitive' Writings Confirmed By Senate

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Southwick, Judiciary Committee, Judicial Confirmation, Judges, Politics News

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Judge Leslie Southwick to a seat on the federal appeals court in Mississippi despite complaints by some majority Dem...

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