As a child, Chelsea Bednarczyk dreamed of being a Supreme Court Justice. After receving a B.S. in Political Science and a Master's of Public Administration, she's settling for the next best thing: writing about them.
In about an hour, the last day of hearings in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor will begin. While the hearings started out raising questions about Sotomayor's personal opinions, they have been quite dull in the...
Below are the names of witnesses for the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearing:American Bar Association WitnessesKim Askew, Chair of Standing CommitteeMary Boies, Primary ReviewerMajority WitnessesMichael Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New YorkChuck Canterbury, National President, Fraternal Order of PoliceDavid Cone...
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was given a chance during yesterday's confirmation hearings, to explain her now famous "wise latina" comments. These comments, which I discussed earlier, brought concern about racism on the part of the...
APThe text of the letter from the members of the Supreme Court (including retired Justice O'Connor) to retiring Justice David Souter:"We have all felt a profound sense of loss since the announcement of your decision to...
A ruling was made yesterday in the strip search case brought to the Supreme Court by Savana Redding.The Court ruled that strip searches in schools would only be allowable in cases where the students were in danger. In...
The Supreme has decided that it will hear an appeal from Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. regarding its drug Vioxx. Vioxx, a painkiller, was pulled from shelves in September of 2004 because it doubled the risks of heart...
"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life"This quote from Supreme Court...
The President made his nomination official this morning as he made the announcement regarding federal judge Sonia Sotomayor. If confirmed, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice and will replace the retiring Justice Souter.Many see Sotomayor...
The AP has broken a story regarding Obama's probably nominee for Justice Souter's replacement. If nominated and confirmed, Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York would be the first Hispanic to serve on the Court...
The US Supreme Court has broken through many boundaries in terms of race, religion, and gender, along with the nation as a whole.Historically important justices include:Roger Taney - first Roman Catholic on the CourtAppointed by Andrew Jackson in...