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Spry Justices May Forestall Obama Court Makeover


Aging Stevens, Ginsburg show no sign of retiring, defying conventional wisdom

ABC News ABC News Nov 11, 08 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the boons for the next president was thought to be the chance to appoint a justice or two to the Supreme Court. But though John Paul Stevens is 88 and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 75, neither has indicated an intention to retire. Ginsberg has twice demurred, saying Stevens, who is “going strong at age 88,” is a role model, writes Jan Crawford Greenburg for ABC. More »

 McCain Would Tilt
 Split Court Right 

Court now divided along political spectrum

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 29, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s choice for president will likely ripple all the way to the halls of the sharply divided Supreme Court, the Washington Post reports. Since the next justice to retire is likely to be left-leaning, a Barack Obama victory would maintain the status quo of four conservatives, four liberals, and Anthony M. Kennedy serving as the swing vote. But if John McCain appoints the next justice, the court could swing decidedly to the right. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • US Supreme Court • conservative • liberal • justices

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 O'Connor's Imprint Fades 

First female Supreme Court justice's legacy uncertain

USA Today USA Today Jun 10, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as Sandra Day O’Connor public profile as an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease research grows, the legal imprint of the first woman Supreme Court justice is fading, USA Today reports. Since her departure, the Roberts court has shifted course on abortion and retreated from positions supported by her swing vote on affirmative action and campaign finance. More »

More about:  US Supreme Court • abortion • law • John Roberts • Samuel Alito • Sandra Day O'Connor • integration • Samuel A. Alito • justices

Calif. Court Considers
Gay Marriage

Judges, who appear split, have 90 days to rule on ban 

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 5, 08 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - An overflow crowd and hundreds more outside a San Francisco courthouse listened yesterday as the California Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's gay marriage ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judges appeared split as lawyers argued for more than 3 1/2 hours. One judge asked if domestic partnership did not basically confer the same rights as marriage. "Doesn't this just boil down to the use of the 'm' word, marriage?" he asked. More »

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