Supreme Court Justices Become 2012 Campaign Issue
Ryan asked whether Obama imposed a "litmus test" on his Supreme Court choices, by which he meant whether Obama had required Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor to offer assurances of their commitments to abortion rights before he nominated ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Supreme Court justices debate affirmative action
WASHINGTON -- Conservative Supreme Court justices took aim at affirmative action Wednesday in a politically charged case that will likely determine what role race can play in college admissions and other public policies.www.kansascity.com
Ohio voting dispute makes its way to the Supreme Court
On one side, 15 states have joined Ohio in asking the Supreme Court for emergency protection from federal judges who seek to "micromanage" elections.www.washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court retention race becomes heated
TALLAHASSEE - The organized opposition to the retention of three Florida Supreme Court justices has their supporters accusing the Republican Party of trying to take over the judiciary and rekindled memories of scandal and corruption that led to the ...www.news-journalonline.com
3 GOP senators endorse Supreme Court justices
Three Republican state senators, "deeply concerned" about mixing politics into the judiciary, urged their party Friday to reconsider its "unprecedented" call for voters to reject three Florida Supreme Court justices who are up for a hotly contested ...www.thefloridacurrent.com
Oregon Supreme Court race: Campaign heats up between Judge Richard ...
The race for Oregon Supreme Court justice is bucking the usual low-key judicial campaign tradition-- with one of the candidates criticizing the other for "exaggerating" her credentials and the target of the claim standing by her experience.www.oregonlive.com
'Stalker' court win
The decision by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Analisa Torres was the second setback in the case for prosecutors, who must now decide whether to pursue the only charges left against the Madge-mad retired smoke-eater -- for misdemeanor resisting ...www.nypost.com
Senate informed about salaries, perks of judges of superior courts
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday about the salary packages and other privileges being given to the chief justices and judges of the Supreme Court and high courts. Law Minister Farooq H Naek shared this information with the House in a ...www.thenews.com.pk
After hearing case in school theater, members of state Supreme Court discuss ...
The students in Lyle Hovland's psychology class said they had found the case interesting when the Supreme Court came to their school to hear arguments in an appeal.www.wctrib.com
W.Va. high court hopefuls mindful of critics
(AP) - The four candidates for two seats on West Virginia's Supreme Court differ on how to respond to criticism of the state's judicial system from some business groups and others, each told The Associated Press.www.statejournal.com
Four Ways A Romney Supreme Court Would Change The Constitution Without ...
That does not mean, however, that Romney will not usher in massive changes to the Constitution if he is given the opportunity to name new Supreme Court justices. Here are just four ways that Romney's appointees would vote to effectively rewrite the ...thinkprogress.org
Argentina Supreme Court OK's sex slave's abortion
But politicians, doctors and judges often continue to block them, despite a Supreme Court ruling in March that was supposed to remove barriers to abortion.www.khou.com
Justices' decision based on rule of law
Iowa justices are required to take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the state of Iowa. Yet, once again, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court is being targeted for doing just that. America's system of justice is based on the rule of law, a process ...thegazette.com
Sanders, McCloud face off for Supreme Court
But the comments, she says, betrayed a lack of leadership on an issue central to the fairness of the justice system. "I don't think it shows leadership for a sitting justice on the Supreme Court to simply say blacks have a crime problem," McCloud said ...www.seattlepi.com
State Court Justice, for Sale or Rent
In a unanimous vote of its board, the Florida Republican Party took the unprecedented move Friday of opposing three Supreme Court justices because of a nine-year-old ruling in a murder case. No sitting justice has ever lost a retention vote, the Herald ...www.theatlantic.com
Brewer appoints 3rd justice to state court
But McGregor came with a pedigree that made her acceptable to Republicans: She had clerked for and was endorsed by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Friday's appointment comes as Brewer is pushing a constitutional amendment to ...www.yumasun.com
Amendment 5 will affect state Supreme Court justices
As Election Day grows near, the Jackson County Floridan will be presenting one of the 11 proposed amendments on the 2012 ballot on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next five weeks.www2.jcfloridan.com
Opinion: Too Tired to Talk About Affirmative Action
Enlarge. Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Elena Kagan attend President Obama's State of the Union speech on January 24, 2012.www.wnyc.org
Supreme Court hears arguments over Texas program that looks at race in ...
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action.www.greenfieldreporter.com
Supreme Court Justices attend annual Red Mass
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American archbishop has reminded a congregation that included six Supreme Court justices Sunday to be open to the spirit of God, beg for his blessings and ''strive to be instruments of a new evangelization.www.boston.com
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