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Luttig resigns Fourth Circuit post.

monju_bosatsu — Wed, 10 May 2006 09:28:11 -0800

Luttig Resigns. Judge J. Michael Luttig, long considered a front-runner for a Supreme Court nomination, at least until he was passed over by President Bush, has resigned his position on the Fourth circuit. Luttig will take over as general counsel to Boeing. Read Boeing's press release and Luttig's resignation letter [pdf].

Miers withdraws herself

cillit bang — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:07:51 -0800

Newsfilter: Miers withdraws herself

Miers and the Golden Parachute

Sticherbeast — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:40:25 -0800

Harriet Miers, Ben Barnes, and an "eye-popping amount of money." Harriet Miers may have given "Bush skipped out on the TexANG"-accuser Ben Barnes a golden parachute in an effort to keep him close...and quiet.

Howard Dean Again Ratchets up Anti-Bush Rhetoric.

dsquid — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:40:11 -0800

Howard Dean Again Ratchets up Anti-Bush Rhetoric, this time blaming the President's right-wing supreme court for the recent Kelo ruling. These comments strike some as confusing, seeing as how none of the justices at the time were appointed by the President, and 3 of the dissenters are considered to be the most conservative members on the bench.

at least it's not Luttig?

amberglow — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:51:09 -0800

the Supreme Court Short List --read it and weep, or not. CNN is already reporting it's John Roberts, and not Edith Clements. Bush announces at 9pm est. Roberts worked for both Reagan and Bush 1, btw.

...semaphoring to hard-core abortion opponents...

amberglow — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:51:59 -0800

Speaking in ~~Tongues~~Code --Dred Scott and Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court and a President who signals his base in terms that fly over the heads of most of the country.

aaron — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 17:03:23 -0800

Nat Hentoff on the Supreme Court and Bush v Gore: "Far from stealing the election for Bush, the majority of the Supreme Court shamed the politicians of both parties who, for so long, have failed to secure everyone's meaningful right to vote."

baylink — Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:28:14 -0800

ELECTION: Ethel, on Big Tony and the Supremes. If you're Republican, skip this link; I wouldn't want to be responsible for giving anyone apoplexy or popping anyone's anuerysm... :-)

holgate — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:45:00 -0800

Bush, by a technicality. They've run out the clock. Oh dear. This could be messy.

aaron — Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:26:03 -0800

Supreme Court II: Election Boogaloo. Programs, getcher programs here! Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, you can get your grubby hands on the Bush and Gore briefs right now. Fascinating reading. PDF files, of course.