http://dir.salon.com/topics/bush_judges/?source=rss&aim=bush_judges en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT By James Sandler Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/01/whistleblowers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/01/whistleblowers/index.html?source=rss U.S. officials have long retaliated against employees who speak out, burying the dangers they expose. Now, Congress wants to give whistle-blowers greater protection -- but President Bush vows to stop it. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/31/money_trail/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/31/money_trail/index.html?source=rss A four-month investigation reveals that dozens of federal judges gave contributions to President Bush and top Republicans who helped place them on the bench. A Salon/CIR exclusive. By Mark Follman Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/bush_judges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/bush_judges/index.html?source=rss Senate Republicans leave us hanging on the fate of four divisive Bush judicial nominees. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/13/boyle_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/13/boyle_response/index.html?source=rss Judge Terrence W. Boyle responds to conflict-of-interest charges. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/23/boyle_clerks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/23/boyle_clerks/index.html?source=rss Judge Terrence Boyle's former law clerks have launched a dubious defense of the embattled Bush nominee. Will their tactics backfire on Bill Frist and the White House? By Mark Follman Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/17/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/17/boyle/index.html?source=rss Terrence Boyle is the second Bush appellate nominee to take a ratings hit, after a Salon report uncovers ethics violations. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/07/06/dole_boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/07/06/dole_boyle/index.html?source=rss In the Washington Times, the Republican senator accused Salon of leading a "smear campaign" against Bush judicial nominee Terrence Boyle. Dole got the facts wrong. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/03/boyle2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/03/boyle2/index.html?source=rss Following a Salon report, top Democrats say Bush nominee Terrence Boyle's record is "outrageous" and that he has "no place on the federal bench." By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/01/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/01/boyle/index.html?source=rss A Salon/CIR investigation reveals that Terrence Boyle, a key circuit court nominee touted by the White House and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, ruled in multiple cases involving corporations in which he held investments. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/08/payne3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/08/payne3/index.html?source=rss With Judge James Payne under an ethics cloud, the White House has "honored" his "request" to bow out from a top federal court appointment. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/31/payne2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/31/payne2/index.html?source=rss James H. Payne broke the law by ruling on corporations in which he held financial interests. Now Bush's nominee to the nation's second-highest court has the Senate and a top judge on his case. By Will Evans Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/23/payne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/23/payne/index.html?source=rss A federal judge nominated to the U.S. Circuit Court owned stock in corporations involved in lawsuits brought before him. By Dan Noyes Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/06/corporate_miers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/06/corporate_miers/index.html?source=rss Bush's Supreme Court nominee does have a paper trail -- leading to major corporations. By Dan Noyes Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/13/roberts_recusal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/13/roberts_recusal/index.html?source=rss John Roberts' ties to corporate America, and his potential for conflicts of interest, would be unprecedented for a sitting justice. Will the Senate notice? By Dan Noyes and Andy Isaacson Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/20/7_judges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/20/7_judges/index.html?source=rss Miss them the first time around? Meet the seven antiabortion, anti-gay, pro-industry Bush nominees who could rise from the ashes of the filibuster. By Dan Noyes Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/01/bush_judges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/01/bush_judges/index.html?source=rss Last year the Senate rejected former mining and cattle lobbyist William Myers for the Court of Appeals. Now Bush is trying again -- and this time Myers' business pals are waging a multimillion-dollar campaign for him. By Dan Noyes Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/04/01/myers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/04/01/myers/index.html?source=rss Is the Bush White House using the courts as another way to pay back special interests?