PSCI 2481
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May 2009
NEWS
New York Times: Souter Said to Be Leaving Court in June (5/1/09)
New York Times: Obama Announces Souters Retirement (5/1/09)
Souter's Resignation Letter (5/1/09)
Obama's Remarks on the Resignation of Justice Souter (5/1/09)
Wall Street Journal: STATEMENTS FROM THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING JUSTICE SOUTERS RETIREMENT (5/1/09)
New York Times: The Judgment on Justice Souter (5/1/09)
New York Times: Wider World of Choices to Fill Souters Vacancy (5/2/09)
New York Times: Obama Has Chance to Select Justice With Varied Resume (5/2/09)
Washington Post: Replacing Justice Souter (5/3/09)
New York Times: David H Souter Justice Unbound (5/3/09)
New York Times: Hearings for Nominee Will Reflect a Reversal (5/3/09)
New York Times: As a Professor a Pragmatist About the Supreme Court_050309
Los Angeles Times: Abortion issue looms over Supreme Court choice (5/3/09)
AP: Conservative Sessions leads court nomination fight (5/6/09)
AP: Stocks could pose conflicts for court prospects (5/6/09)
Washington Post: To the Court Born (5/10/09)
New York Times: Scouring Obamas Past for Clues on Judiciary (5/10/09)
Washington Post: Obama Enlists Bidens Expertise About High Court (5/11/09)
AP: Obama to talk court nomination with Senate leaders (5/11/09)
Washington Post: Hispanics See Stars Aligned on High Court (5/12/09)
Los Angeles Times: Two roads to the Supreme Court (5/12/09)
Washington Post: Obama Makes Empathy a Requirement for Court (5/13/09)
AP: Obamas court search influenced by his own life (5/13/09)
Birmingham News: Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions says hes open to a minority candidate for Supreme Court justice (5/14/09)
Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court candidate Elena Kagan has admirers left and right (5/14/09)
New York Times: A Premium on Secrecy in Vetting of Court Pick (5/14/09)
New York Times: A Judges View of Judging Is on the Record (5/15/09)
AP: Scotus prospect draws criticism from gay groups (5/15/09)
Wall Street Journal: Sessions Favors Judge for High Court (5/16/09)
Washington Post: Possible Court Pick Is Used to Dueling on Bench (5/16/09)
New York Times: Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight (5/17/09)
San Jose Mercury News: Two California Latino judges emerge as candidates for Supreme Court (5/17/09)
Washington Post: Gay Marriage Issue Awaits Court Pick (5/17/09)
National Law Lournal: What old sin will haunt the next nominee (5/18/09)
Christian Science Monitor: What another woman would bring to Supreme Court (5/18/09)
EDITORIALS
Chicago Tribune: Editorial--Supreme surprises (5/5/09)
Christian Science Monitor: Editorial--Obamas test of impartiality for Souters successor (5/1/09)
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Editorial--Add another woman to Supreme Court (5/15/09)
Washington Times: EDITORIAL--Souter the extremist (5/4/09)
Los Angeles Times: Editorial--Replacing Souter (5/2/09)
Los Angeles Times: Editorial--Toward a more civilized Supreme Court nomination process (5/14/09)
Lousiville Courier Journal: Editorial--A critical choice (5/15/09)
New York Times: Editorial--Choosing a New Justice (5/8/09)
New York Times: Editorial--Justice Souter Departs (5/3/09)
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Editorial--Obama's turn - Justice Souters retirement sets a new stage (5/6/09)
Portland Oregonian: Editorial--Obama's great Supreme Court opportunity (5/5/09)
San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial--Souters choice (5/4/09)
Wall Street Journal: Editorial--Succeeding Souter (5/2/09)
COMMENTARY
Boston Globe_Canellos--In replacing Souter Obama should look beyond courthouse_051209
Carson City Nevada Appeal: Farmer--Meeting quotas on the Supreme Court (5/17/09)
Chicago Tribune: Trout--Empathy in the court (5/5/09)
Colorado Springs Gazette_NOREEN--Brace yourself for activist judges_05150
Denver Post: Getches--Other diversity key for high court (5/17/09)
Detroit Free Press: deLespinasse--How should President Obama choose (5/15/09)
Detroit Free Press: Rosenberg--Order in the court Not Likely (5/18/09)
Detroit News: Berman--Powerful arguments back Granholm for Supreme Court (5/17/09)
Hartford Courant: McKenna--Best Pick For High Court Would Be Working Mother (5/17/09)
Houston Chronicle: Helen Thomas--A liberal woman would help balance Supreme Court (5/15/09)
NationalJournal_Taylor--12 Points To Consider In Replacing Souter_050109
NationalJournal_Taylor--Obamas Ideal Justice_050909
New York Times: Rosen--The Stealth Justice_050209
New York Times: David Brooks vs Gail Collins--Who Will Replace Souter_050609
New York Times: Carter--Let the Nominee Stay Home_051009
New York Times: Greenway--Obama's Choice (5/19/09)
Orange County Register: Ambrose--Rule of law trumps identity politics_050809
Orange County Register: Bock--Seeking empathy on the court_051009
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Henry--For the Supreme Court Keep it real_050609
Salem Spokesman Journal: Eachus--Obamas court appointment sure to be disputed (5/18/09)
San Diego Union Tribune: Navarrette--A Latino on the high court_050609
Slate: Bazelon--What Will Kill the Next Supreme Court Nominee_051209
Slate: Lithwick & Rosin--An Unnatural Woman_050509
Tallahassee Democrat: Lopez--Put Latina on the court (5/17/09)
Trenton Times: Mitchell--Sisterhood of the traveling robes (5/17/09)
USA Today: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Court needs another woman_050509
WSJ: Karl Rove--Republicans and Obamas Court Nominees_050709
Wall Street Journal: Schaeffer--When It Comes to Judges Pragmatic Means Unprincipled (5/9/09)
Washington Examiner_Rice--Miss J for the Supreme Court_051409
Washington Post: E. J. Dionne--An Honest Brawl Over the Court_051109
Washington Post: McManus--My Audition for the Supremes_050809
Washington Times: LONG--Opening of a sorry chapter_050409
Washington Times: Thomas Sowell--Empathy versus law_050909
Washington Times: TYRRELL--The snickering of liberals_050809
Washington Times: Wall--SCOTUS Slugfest Over Souter_051109