Supreme Court Candidates

...given options of choosing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state (13%) fared better, while the selection of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice came in at 5%, just...

In this article: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Virginia, White House, New York, New Jersey, Israel, and Unemployment

...for votes in the Senate have won relatively quick confirmations, including new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. So what is this "dark mark" that Senate Judiciary Committee...

In this article: Jeff Sessions, Harry Reid, Lee Hamilton, George W. Bush, Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama, Andre Davis, and John Roberts

Still, for now at least, stimulus and TARP look like a win. 4. Nominating Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in Sotomayor , Obama picked an eminently qualified jurist and disciplined...

In this article: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor, Jon Huntsman, Democratic Party, Republican Party, and Bill Clinton

by Robert M. Nelson posted on Wednesday, 4 November 2009No Comment On Monday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan , filed for a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court ,...

In this article: Supreme Court, California Institute of Technology, NASA, Injunction, Plaintiff, and Elena Kagan

... Harrington could proceed. When Katyal worried that prosecutors would "flinch" from their duties, Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested a prosecutor should indeed flinch "when he suspects...

In this article: Defendant, Neal Katyal, Supreme Court, Iowa, Sonia Sotomayor, and Anthony Kennedy

...us we wasted our time" in that decision, said Kennedy , that we were "just spinning our wheels?" Justice Sonia Sotomayor , who spent five years as a Manhattan prosecutor, also seemed...

In this article: Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Defendant, and Sonia Sotomayor

...taking office. So far, he has won confirmation for only three of the nominees -- including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The others have been caught in anonymous holds and...

In this article: Barack Obama, James Wynn, North Carolina, and Sonia Sotomayor

...other warily these days from opposite ends of the Supreme Court bench. </p><p>Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor make no secret of their rooting interests in the World Series ,...

In this article: Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Phillies, Sonia Sotomayor, Bryan Garner, World Series, Game 6, and A.J. Burnett

...law is an illegal infringement on the federal government 's power. Selden said he believes that Elena Kagan , a top attorney in the U.S. Justice Department , will conclude the state...

In this article: Arizona, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Elena Kagan, and U.S. Supreme Court

...from both sides and from Assistant Solicitor General Curtis Gannon , who appeared because Solicitor General Elena Kagan filed a brief in support of the petitioners' claim that funds...

In this article: Supreme Court, Plaintiff, Investment Company Act of 1940, and Elena Kagan

...conference Friday, whose outcome was released Monday, the justices agreed to ask Solicitor General Elena Kagan to submit a brief outlining the administration's views. The...

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...have come down steadily over the years. Three justices -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor -- seemed to support the idea that mutual fund boards should use...

In this article: Plaintiff, Defendant, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Supreme Court, Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor

...Friday whose outcome was released Monday, the justices agreed to ask Obama 's solicitor general, Elena Kagan , to submit a brief outlining the administration's views. The justices...

In this article: Supreme Court, Arizona, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Elena Kagan, White House, and United States Congress

...fund firms. The Obama administration has filed a brief siding with the shareholders. Solicitor General Elena Kagan said an investment adviser would have violated its duty if it...

In this article: U.S. Supreme Court, Chicago, and Business groups

...isn't just a matter of gently lobbing the ball back and forth. They play to win. "Hey, they're killing us! " Kathleen Sullivan , the president of the group, yelled to her doubles...

In this article: Cancer, Kathleen Sullivan, Mastectomy, Breast cancer, Surgery, and Reconstructive surgery

The Uighurs have no right to enter the United States , Solicitor General Elena Kagan told the court. In fact, Kagan said, "they are free to leave Guantanamo Bay to go to any country that...

In this article: Supreme Court, Guantanamo, Ricardo Urbina, United States, Elena Kagan, Barack Obama, and Xinjiang

Diane Pamela Wood (born July 4, 1950) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.

In this article: Diane Pamela Wood, U.S. Supreme Court, George Ryan, Barack Obama, University of Chicago Law School, First Amendment, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, University of Texas School of Law, Exxon, and Dennis Hutchinson

...other candidates are also under consideration. Here are some other frequently mentioned possibilities: * Kathleen Sullivan , 53, director of Stanford 's Constitutional Law Center , is a...

In this article: Barack Obama, Supreme Court, University of Chicago Law School, Attorney General, Harvard Law School, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan

...the case was before a federal appeals court. Attorney and Stanford law professor Kathleen Sullivan may find her legal work for gay rights targeted by conservatives, and her...

In this article: Supreme Court, Diane Pamela Wood, Kathleen Sullivan, Kim Wardlaw, Jennifer Granholm, Ameritech Corp., AT&T, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and Barack Obama

... Washington conference along with another of Obama 's candidates for the Supreme Court , Solicitor General Elena Kagan. The lunchtime speaker was Souter himself. Also attending the day's...

In this article: Diane Pamela Wood, Barack Obama, Supreme Court, David Souter, White House, Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals, and University of Chicago Law School