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Right Wing Watch (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
As John McCain continues to work to win over right-wing leaders, activists, and voters, the one constant theme he has been hammering is his pledge to nominate judges like John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court; a promise...
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Time (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
After years of split decisions, America's highest court has found consensus on a range of issues. How John Roberts brought the Justices together
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
In an interview with John Roberts of CNN, potential Vice Presidential nominee Mitt Romney dismissed Barack Obama's bipartisanship accomplishments as being achieved on liberal issues....
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Media Matters (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
On the July 2 edition of CNN's The Situation Room , guest host John Roberts asked Sen. John McCain senior adviser and Republican National Committee victory chairwoman Carly Fiorina, "[A]s a business person, a former CEO, do you consider John McCain to be an expert on the economy?" Fiorina responded in part: "[D]o I think he's a leader who understands how the economy works, who understands the importance...
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Media Matters (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Discussing former Secretary of State Colin Powell's possible presidential endorsement on the July 1 edition of CNN's The Situation Room , guest host John Roberts asserted that Sen. John McCain "is a very different person, at least his record in terms of being a maverick and independent, than George Bush." But Roberts did not mention that, according to Congressional Quarterly , a nonpartisan publication...
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Meckler notes that “Sen. John McCain says he’s outraged that presidential rival Barack Obama opposed the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.” But McCain “seemed a lot less interested in criticizing his close friend” Joe Lieberman for opposing Alito. Lieberman explained his vote [...]
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CDR Salamander (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Nice to see what the WaPo is all a'skitter about. For much of its term, the Supreme Court muted last year's noisy dissents, warmed to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s vision of narrow, incremental decisions and continued a slow but hardly steady move to the right. ... But as justices finished their work last week, two overarching truths about the court remained unchanged: It is sharply divided ideologically...
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Althouse (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
WaPo reports: McCain emphasized that he would seek out Supreme Court appointees along the lines of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, saying they're the kind of jurists who will rule in favor of crime victims. "They will be the kind of judges who believe in giving everyone in a criminal court their due: justice for the guilty and the innocent, compassion for the victims, and respect...
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
“With his third term as chief justice coming to a close amid three explosive cases last week, John Roberts has proved to be almost everything conservatives hoped and liberals feared.” The Chicago Tribune recalls his pledge in 2005: “I come before this committee with no agenda, no platform. I will approach every case with an [...]
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Gay Opinion Blog (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
By Robert Barnes Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 29, 2008; Page A01 For much of its term, the Supreme Court muted last year's noisy dissents, warmed to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. 's vision of narrow, incremental decisions and continued a slow but hardly steady move to the right. But as justices finished their work last week, two overarching truths about the court remained unchanged:...
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Enclave (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts has not been the neutral umpire or cautionary 5th vote that he sold himself to be when campaigning for the position. Instead, he has always sided with the conservatives against the liberal wing of SCOTUS. And he has repaid the Bush Administration for the appointment by being partial to them in his decisions.
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Get Mash (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
For much of its term, the Supreme Court muted last year’s noisy dissents, warmed to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s vision of narrow, incremental decisions and continued a slow but hardly steady move to the right. Read the full story
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
With his third term as chief justice coming to a close amid a trio of explosive cases last week, John Roberts Jr. has proven to be almost everything conservatives hoped and liberals feared.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
In two of the most significant decisions in the court's just-ended term, the decisions of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, above, proved to be more crucial than those of Chief Justice John Roberts, right.
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andee29 | 06/10/2008
ABC News Controversial New Movement: Autistic and Proud Activists Say Stop Looking for a Cure and Accept Autistic People as They Are By DEBORAH ROBERTS, MICHELLE MAJOR and JONANN BRADY June 10, 2008 — Ari Ne'eman and Kristina Chew say they are the faces and voices of autism's future. They're part of a controversial group hoping to radically change the way others look at autism. Their message: Stop