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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Burris & Blago Encore
It's never a good thing for a member of Congress when the words "FBI wiretap" and "Senator" are used in the same sentence. But that's what we have now out of Illinois. Yesterday, a federal judge ordered the public release of the transcripts of an FBI wiretap that caught then-private-citizen ...
Sotomayor 1997-98 Version
So what happened in 1997 when President Bill Clinton nominated Sonia Sotomayor for a spot on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals? And does it mean a rude reception now for her bid to join the U.S. Supreme Court? Back in 1997, Sotomayor's nomination caused a bit of battling, but most of ...
Obama v GOP
The Tuesday morning announcement of a Supreme Court pick is a reminder of how a White House can drive the news cycle. But it's also a reminder of what the loyal opposition didn't do. For the last few weeks, there has been speculation on when the President would nominate someone ...
Looking For Holes
If you are looking for holes in President Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, then maybe the best example right now is a case involving affirmative action and reverse discrimination that came before appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor in 2007. The case involves white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, ...
Obama Picks Sotomayor
Well, my hunch was right about today, as President Obama is naming federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice, so that will get a lot of focus in the weeks ahead, though ...
Do Some Citizen Research
I get the emails each week. They cite a bill number in Congress and make some ominous accusation about what is contained in the legislation, usually some kind of political conspiracy which is also accompanied by complaints that the press is ignoring the issue. So I dutifully look up the ...
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