Justice Sotomayor's Confirmation Leaves Court 66% White Male

This report was first posted at the blog of Americans for a Pluralistic US Supreme Court.  The first objective of the Americans for a Pluralistic US Supreme Court blog has been achieved with the Senate confirmation today of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Washington Post...

Five Cubans jailed for Fighting Terrorism

I know it's a difficult case to understand, but I think this is worth reading.  A highly biased Jury, working in the wrong city (Miami) have broken the lives of these five brave men (and their relatives) for...

Anti-Sotomayor Arguments Die in Fires of Reason and Demographics

Republican Arguments Against Sotomayor Founder on the Shoals of Reason and Demographics, Says Petition At present the US Supreme Court is 78% white male while the United States overall is approximately 30% white male.  White male Republican senators would have us...

Saudi Arabia Retains Immunity, Can't Be Sued By 911 Victims

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined an appeal by the families of 911 victims to hold Saudi royalty, other Saudi entities and Saudi Arabia in general liable for 911 terrorist attacks. The Saudi defendants will retain their sovereign immunity and cannot be sued in the...

"Identity Politics" is Code Words for "Not a White Man"

According to the Washington Post's Peter Baker, of the 110 people who have served on the [U.S. Supreme C]ourt, only four were not white males. And yet the caption to his article states: "With President Obama’s pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, identity politics in America is...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is the Supreme Court Nominee

Breaking News: President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor from New York, as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 26. "President Barack Obama called Judge Sonia Sotomayor...

Replacing Souter: Potential Supreme Court Nominees, Obama Picks

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter gives President Obama a chance to effect change that will last past his term in office and the fact that he is likely to nominated somebody who shares his...

Gay Advocates, Black Caucus Eye Supreme Court Vacancy

Gay advocates and the Black Caucus eye the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter. Virginia Linder and Kathleen Sullivan, openly lesbian and highly qualified, are...

Update: Obama reaffirms 'right to choose'

President Obama has lifted a funding band imposed on organizations providing abortion services abroad that was implemented during the Bush regime.President Obama reaffirmed a woman's 'right to choose' on the 36th...

A Legal Victory For... Animal Cruelty? Say What?

Just when you thought we might be making progress as a society, a story like this comes out... A society can be judged upon how well it treats its innocent and those in need of protection. It seems that somehow,...

12th Texas Execution this year

Tonight Joseph Ries will become the 12th Texas execution victim this year unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in to stop it.  Texas executes more prisoners than any other state with two last week, two...

Ohio's Strickland and Brown Defend Chief Election Officer, Slam Republicans o...

Strickland Says Official Documents Using "Theodore and Ted" Would Make Him a Mis-Match This Year OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and US Sen. Sherrod Brown, both Democrats, defended actions of Ohio Secretary of State...

Supreme Court Sides with Ohio Secretary of State in Voter Match-Up Case

Supremes Bail  Out Brunner But Ohio Republicans Press the Attack on Voter Registration Fraud OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: The United States Supreme Court Friday came to the defense of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner with a "Per...

McCain, Republicans Steer Clear of Gustav as Storm Clouds Swirl Around Alaska...

McCain, Republicans Steer Clear of Gustav as Storm Clouds Swirl Around Alaska Gov. Palin OhioNewsBureau   By John Michael Spinelli COLUMBUS, OHIO: As Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a first-term Democrat, hits the campaign trail Tuesday in his home state to tout why...

Pick of Palin in Ohio by McCain Puts All Republican Eggs in One Ovary

Dayton Scene of Republican Ticket Announcement, But Will Palin Play in the Rest of Ohio? OhioNewsBureau   By John Michael Spinelli   COLUMBUS, OHIO: Arizona Sen. John S. McCain chose Dayton, Ohio, to announce...

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