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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT Protect young voters -- save campaign finance reform By Nate Frentz Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/28/campaign_finance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/28/campaign_finance/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court may gut laws that were intended to keep corporations from dominating elections with their cash Scalia gets smeared on school segregation By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/27/scalia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/27/scalia/index.html?source=rss A false report that the Supreme Court justice said he'd vote against a landmark case makes the rounds Opposing the death penalty is not about innocence By Lee Kovarsky Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/11/death_penalty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/11/death_penalty/index.html?source=rss Fighting the death penalty should not hinge on proving that innocent people have been sentenced to die What if they gave a culture war and no one came? By Mike Madden Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/17/ricci/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/17/ricci/index.html?source=rss Frank Ricci, this week's poster boy for oppressed white males everywhere, declines to attack Sonia Sotomayor The Supreme Court declines to halt march to socialism By Andrew Leonard Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/the_supreme_court_and_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/the_supreme_court_and_obama/index.html?source=rss The highest court in the land slapped Roosevelt and Truman down. But on Chrysler, President Obama got a free pass. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg hospitalized By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/15/ginsburg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/15/ginsburg/index.html?source=rss The justice, who was also taken to the hospital last month, was released quickly Will Supreme Court overturn state, local gun bans? By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/30/scotus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/30/scotus/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court takes a case on a hot-button issue: Whether the 2nd Amendment applies to the states Justice Ginsburg taken to hospital By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/24/ginsburg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/24/ginsburg/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court justice, diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, is reportedly in stable health Scalia: Innocence doesn't matter By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/18/scotus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/18/scotus/index.html?source=rss In an unusual ruling, the Supreme Court orders a Georgia court to review the case of a death row inmate Obama thanks Senate for confirming Sotomayor By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/06/obama_sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/06/obama_sotomayor/index.html?source=rss In his remarks, the president also fought back against Republican criticisms of his nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court justice By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/06/sotomayor_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/06/sotomayor_vote/index.html?source=rss The Senate votes 68-31 to confirm Sotomayor to the highest court in the land GOP Sens. Voinovich, Gregg will vote for Sotomayor By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/06/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/06/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss As the Senate nears a vote on the nominee, she gets more Republican support Judiciary Committee votes to confirm Sotomayor By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/28/sotomayor_judiciary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/28/sotomayor_judiciary/index.html?source=rss On an almost entirely party-line vote, the committee sends the Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate Will Sotomayor add to SCOTUS' pro-business supermajority? By Gabriel Winant Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/23/sotomayor_business/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/23/sotomayor_business/index.html?source=rss The Chamber of Commerce endorses the judge, another sign she might not be so liberal in at least one area Live: Watch and comment on the Sotomayor hearings Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/14/sotomayor_video/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/14/sotomayor_video/index.html?source=rss Live streaming video of day 2 of the Sotomayor hearings The cast of the Sotomayor hearings By Gabriel Winant Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/14/sotomayor_guide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/14/sotomayor_guide/index.html?source=rss Which senators and witnesses are playing which parts in the Supreme Court confirmation? Find out here Sotomayor hearings begin today By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/13/sotomayor_preview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/13/sotomayor_preview/index.html?source=rss The real fireworks are likely to come later in the week, but senators and outside groups are laying the groundwork A win for the White House on Chrysler By Andrew Leonard Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/09/white_house_wins_on_chrysler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/09/white_house_wins_on_chrysler/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court declines the opportunity to derail automaker's bankruptcy reorganization. Score one for Obama. Sotomayor gets a hearing date By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/09/sotomayor_hearings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/09/sotomayor_hearings/index.html?source=rss One Democratic leader wants her confirmed by early August -- will the GOP cooperate? Chrysler deal hits Supreme roadblock By Andrew Leonard Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/08/chrysler_stay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/08/chrysler_stay/index.html?source=rss The future of the U.S. auto industry, and bankruptcy law as currently practiced, are suddenly thrown into question. Dear Wingnut, what REALLY bothers you about Sotomayor? By Glenallen Walken Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/08/wingnut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/08/wingnut/index.html?source=rss Our undercover conservative explains the right's real reasons for opposing Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Crackpots calling the kettle black By Joe Conason Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/06/05/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/06/05/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss Race-baiting lowlights from Rush Limbaugh and Pat Buchanan, two of the pundits who say Sonia Sotomayor is racist. Sotomayor answers the Judiciary Committee Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss The White House says she set a record for compiling the information, but it doesn't tell us much -- yet Sotomayor a "racist"? Really? By Gene Lyons Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/04/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/04/sotomayor/index.html?source=rss The elected wing of the GOP knows better. The entertainment wing -- Rush, Coulter et al. -- has a different agenda. Conservatives ask GOP to consider Sotomayor filibuster By Alex Koppelman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/02/conservatives_sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/02/conservatives_sotomayor/index.html?source=rss A group of leaders from the right are demanding a tougher fight against the Supreme Court nominee