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Entering the Supreme Court spin zone, the Senate minority leader tweaks the religious right for going ballistic over a nomination that hasn't happened yet.
By Tim Grieve
July 6, 2005
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When the nation's first African-American justice resigned, George H.W. Bush named another African-American to replace him. Will the son follow suit?
By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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The departure of Sandra Day O'Connor sets the stage for a nasty judicial confirmation battle -- and could tip the Supreme Court decisively to the right.
By David Paul Kuhn
July 1, 2005
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What's next for abortion, gay rights and post-9/11 civil liberties? Activists and scholars debate the Supreme Court's future.
Compiled by Salon staff
July 1, 2005
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By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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People for the American Way offers a list of 5-4 decisions that could have gone the other way if a more reliably conservative justice were sitting in O'Connor's seat.
By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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The president calls for a "fair" confirmation process. The Senate minority leader says Bush should consult with senators from both parties before making a Supreme Court nomination.
By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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The retiring justice has provided the critical swing vote in dozens and dozens of Supreme Court decisions, but none more visible than those on abortion rights.
By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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Bush will speak on O'Connor's resignation this morning.
By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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The swing-voting associate justice will leave the Supreme Court.
By Tim Grieve
July 1, 2005
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What the medical marijuana ruling means for patients, the commerce clause, marital sex, Antonin Scalia's career and more.
By Ryan Grim
June 7, 2005
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With a vacancy expected on the Supreme Court, Sen. Patrick Leahy warns President Bush not to wage ideological war over nominees.
June 28, 2003
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With William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor considering retirement, activists on all sides are preparing for a firefight over Bush's next high-court nominee.
By Tim Grieve
June 27, 2003
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Top thinkers on race relations say Monday's Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action herald another generation of opportunity and another generation of conflict.
Compiled by Laura McClure and Mark Follman
June 24, 2003
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If the Supreme Court justices who handed Bush the presidency retire during his term, not only will they spark a virtual civil war, they'll destroy the integrity of the high court.
By Joseph M. Birkenstock
June 13, 2003
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The courts and even some of his allies have turned against John Ashcroft and his attack on civil rights -- and he has only his own bungling and overreaching to blame.
By Bruce Shapiro
September 11, 2002
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The final result of the Supreme Court deliberation comes down to the decisions of one or two justices.
Read by Alicia Montgomery
December 12, 2000
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The justices reveal themselves to be as knotted as a family in the throes of emotional strife.
By Damien Cave
June 7, 2000
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The recent Supreme Court decision on nude dancing had Justice O'Connor ruling on G-strings and pasties.
By Virginia Vitzthum
April 4, 2000
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The next move will come from Congress.
By David McGuire
March 22, 2000
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