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...lawyer and judge; and the political danger of attacking a Hispanic nominee make President Barack Obama's first pick for the court all but a shoo-in when confirmation hearings begin on July 13. But members of the Supreme Court bar and clerks who have worked there say the opinion in the Ricci case (named for one of the New Haven firefighters who brought the lawsuit) offers an advance look at Sotomayor's future relations with conservative Justices - and may set the tone for her interactions with her presumed peers. (See four myths about Supreme Court nominees...
...overturning Sotomayor's ruling, the high court's conservatives split in tone. In a concurring opinion joined by Justices Thomas and Scalia, Justice Samuel Alito criticized the Second Circuit, saying the claims by Ricci and the other firefighters were never sufficiently considered by the lower courts and that those courts had therefore denied them "evenhanded enforcement...
...distributed that it can't be stopped. It's not impervious; the Iranian government has already moved to limit access. But Twitter has done its work. The protesters know they aren't alone, and Ahmadinejad now faces judgment not only in Iran but also in the court of world opinion...
Nixon, Richard M. • 154 new hours of taped conversations with - the most reliable source of comedy in the history of the English language - are released, featuring such gems as the awareness of that abortion is sometimes necessary (like "when you have a black and a white"); the opinion of that the problem with Jews "may be they have a death wish. You know that's been the problem with our Jewish friends for centuries," and the suggestion by that Republicans should find attractive female candidates ("Understand, I don't do it because I'm for women...
Voting Rights Act • challenge to is sidestepped by the Supreme Court, though opinion favoring the overturning of is voiced by a single Justice, dubbed by Wonkette "Uncle Thomas...