Terri Schiavo: Courts and Politics
(Sources: Miami Herald and FindLaw.com)
Florida House Bill 35-e, as amended By the Senate (October 21, 2003)
Gov. Bush's Executive Order 03-201 (October 21, 2003)
FL Supreme Court: Bush v Schiavo (September 23, 2004)
FL Probate Court: In re Guardianship of Terri Schiavo (February 22, 2005)
FL Court of Appeals: Denial of Appeal (March 16, 2005)
Schindler motion to USSC for stay pending appeal (March 16, 2005)
US Supreme Court: Denial of stay (March 17, 2005)
Committee on Govt Reform: Schiavo subpoena (March 18, 2005)
US Congress: S686 (March 21, 2005)
Schiavo parents' motion (March 21, 2005)
Schiavo husband's response (March 21, 2005)
Govt statement to USDC supporting Schindlers motion (March 21, 2005)
USDC Judge Whittemore's ruling (March 22, 2005)
Schiavo parents' appeal (March 23, 2005)
USCA 11th Circuit: Schiavo decision (March 23, 2005)
USCA 11th Circuit: Rehearing denial (March 23, 2005)
Schindler Emergency Application to USSC for Stay (March 23, 2005)
Schiavo opposition to stay by USSC (March 24, 2005)
US Supreme Court: Stay denied (March 24, 2005)
USDC Judge Whittemore's ruling II (March 25, 2005)
USCA 11th Circuit: Decision on Schiavo appeal for en banc hearing (March 30, 2005)
(All materials are from the New York Times unless otherwise indicated.)
Early Commentary
Dorf: How The Florida Legislature and Governor Have Usurped the Judicial Role (FindLaw)
Schiavo case puts human dignity on trial (Rocky Mt News)
Steinback: Schiavo case tests ideologies (Miami Herald)
March 17th
Debate Over Brain-Damaged Womans Fate Shifts to Congress
In Schiavo Feeding-Tube Case Notoriety Finds Unlikely Judge
Defede: If she could Schiavo would stop the insanity (Miami Herald)
March 18th
Schiavo's Feeding Tube Removed at Judges Order
Feeding-Tube Case Roils Washington and Florida
The Terri Schiavo Roundup (Slate)
Terri Schiavo Case (Discussion) (Washington Post)
March 19th
With Schiavo Subpoenas Lawmakers Leap Into Contested Territory
Despite Congress, Woman's Feeding Tube Is Removed
Medical Becomes Political for Congress
Thousands of Families Facing Similar Decisions (LA Times)
Dr Wolfson final report to Gov Bush (Miami Herald)
March 20th
Congress Ready to Approve Bill in Schiavo Case
House Members Hold Sunday Night Session on Schiavo Bill
Experts Say Ending Feeding Can Lead to a Gentle Deat
Congress Gives Parents a Voice in Schiavo Case (LA Times)
How the Private Became Political (LA Times)
Weary Mother Begs for Her Daughters Life (LA Times)
For the Vatican Schiavo's Case Hits Close to Home (LA Times)
Statement by President Bush (LA Times)
Emotions fill Capitol debate (Miami Herald)
March 21st
GOP Talking Points on Terri Schiavo (ABC News)
Congress May Focus on End of Life Issues
Beyond contempt (Denver Post)
Activist Legislators (Slate)
Bush Approves Schiavo Review in US Court (LA Times)
Editorial: The Midnight Coup (LA Times)
Editorial: Terri Schiavo and the Law (Wall Street Journal)
Griego: Schiavo case - What would you do or not do? (Rocky Mt News)
Editorial: Terri Schiavo's fate becomes federal case (Denver Post)
Why Schiavo is a Cause Celebre (Christian Science Monitor)
Is Congress overstepping its limits? Legal experts at odds (Miami Herald)
March 22nd
US Judge Hears Tense Testimony in Schiavos Case
In Texas Critics Question Bushs Life Culture
High Courts Right-To-Die Rulings Are Thin
Inside Look at Federal Appeals Court
How Family's Cause Reached the Halls of Congress
Editorial: A Blow to the Rule of Law
Editorial: Congresss Midnight Frenzy
Sustaining life (Washington Times)
Krauthammer: The only good outcome in Schiavo case is Terri's law (Houston Chronicle)
A Nation Gripped by a Drama of Life and Death (11 Letters)
Judge Raises Doubts About Schiavo Case (LA Times)
Some in GOP Fear Effort May Alienate Voters (LA Times)
Tough Hurdle for Judge in Spotlight (LA Times)
Texas Law Signed by Bush Enters Debate (LA Times)
Frist Treads a Delicate Path in Citing Medical Background (LA Times)
Scheer: Life Death and Cynical Grandstanding (LA Times)
Financial Equation in Saga Remains Unclear (LA Times)
State Physicians Group Condemns Involvement by Congress (LA Times)
Arbiter in the Middle Called Hard to Fool (LA Times)
Campos: Starving for diet of reason (Rocky Mt News)
Littwin: Schiavo's story takes a chilling twist into politics (Rocky Mt News)
Needless Delay in Schiavo Case (Rocky Mt News)
Excerpts from Judge Whittemore's feeding-tube ruling (Denver Post)
The Politics of Life in the Balance (Christian Science Monitor)
Congress and the Schiavo Case (Discussion) (Washington Post)
Brown-Waite breaks GOP ranks opposes Schiavo bill (Miami Herald)
Defede: Two Democrats show true grit in Schiavo case (Miami Herald)
Grimm: Crazies have a new target in Schiavo drama (Miami Herald)
March 23rd
A Political Victory That Wasnt
Bush Role in Schiavo Case Bothers Right
Bush Eyes Legal Handling of Schiavo Case
Key Dates in Schiavo Right-To-Die Case
Fried--Federalism Has a Right to Life Too
Fla Official Works to Pass Schiavo Bill
Congress the Courts and the Terri Schiavo Case (8 Letters)
Not Dead at All (Slate)
Schiavos Parents Appeal to the Supreme Court on Feeding Tube
Bush Exhausts Options in Schiavo Case
Florida Senate Rejects Schiavo Bill
Symbol and substance (Washington Times)
Parents Lose Appeal in Schiavo Case (LA Times)
Views of local clerics varied (Rocky Mt News)
End-of-life documents (Rocky Mt News)
Beyond contempt, part 2 (Denver Post)
Knight: A very bad civics lesson (Denver Post)
Who Speaks for Terri Schiavo (Christian Science Monitor)
Editorial: Terri Schiavo and Life (Christian Science Monitor)
Political Expediency Abounds in Schiavo Case (Washington Post)
Terri Schiavo Case--Guardian at Law (Discussion) (Washington Post)
Meyerson: Target of Opportunism (Washington Post)
Congress acted for crassest political reasons (Miami Herald)
Flashbacks: Whose Right to Die (Atlantic Monthly)
March 24th
Schiavo Lesson on Judiciary Trump Card
A Diagnosis With a Dose of Religion
Schiavo Case Highlights Catholic-Evangelical Alliance
Passing Buck on Schiavo Cheats Public
Dowd: DeLay Deny and Demagogue
Cohen: Where Are the Democrats? (Washington Post)
The Rights of Terri Schiavo (5 Letters)
Court Refuses to Intervene in Schiavo Case
A Collection of Reader Views on Terri Schiavo
Doctors Disagree on Schiavo's Awareness
Excerpts From Diagnoses in Schiavo Case
Gov Bush Frustrated by Schiavo Roadblocks
Michael Schiavo Fights to Fulfill Wishes
Parties Put Aside Fights for Schiavo Law
Poll--Evangelicals Oppose Govt on Schiavo
The modern mercy death (Washington Times)
Parent's Side Has Vilified Husband (LA Times)
Parents Take Schiavo Case to High Court (LA Times)
Diverse Faiths Find No Easy Answers (LA Times)
Doctor Says Examination Changed His Mind (LA Times)
Bush Speaks Out and Stays Silent (LA Times)
Editorial: Rehnquist's Test (LA Times)
Editorial: Terri Schiavo's Legacy (Wall Street Journal)
For Schiavo Republicans Invite Federal Activism (LA Times)
Narrower Interpretations Have Hurt Parents Case (LA Times)
Cassel: The Terri Schiavo Case - Congress Rushes In Where Only Courts Should Tread (FindLaw)
Griego: Deeply held philosophies, not politics, define life (Rocky Mt News)
Olbermann: Some truths in the Schiavo case (MS-NBC)
Defede--Scores of the vulnerable lost in debate on one (Miami Herald)
March 25th
Options and Time Running Out for Schiavo Parents
In a Polarizing Case Jeb Bush Cements His Political Stature
As an American Tragedy Unfolds (7 Letters)
Conservatives Invoke Case in Fund-Raising Campaigns
Neither Starvation Nor the Suffering It Connotes Applies to Schiavo
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear the Schiavo Case
Supreme Court Rebuffs Appeal in Schiavo Case (LA Times)
Case Proves Politically Touchy (LA Times)
Cohen: Why Schiavos Parents Didnt Have a Case (LA Times)
State of mind unknowns (Washington Times)
Man Tries to Steal Gun to Rescue Schiavo
Schiavo Parents Are Face of Public Battle
Schiavo Case Tests Government Principles
Spencer: Schiavo bill relieved only politicians (Denver Post)
Rivers: Too many masters in Schiavo case (Denver Post)
World divided on ethics of Terri Schiavo case (Christian Science Monitor)
Terri Schiavo's Unstudied Life (Washington Post)
Silver lining may be that rule of law was upheld (Miami Herald)
Editorial: A nation of laws and of separate powers (Miami Herald)
Politics distorts private tragedy of Terri Schiavo (Miami Herald)
March 26th
Fla Judge Nixes Schiavo Parents Request
Protests Outside Schiavo Hospice Chaotic
Schiavo's Hydration Level Raises Questions
Cruel, unusual (Washington Times)
Schiavo, the Courts and the Rule of Law
DeLay Quietly Steps Out of the Schiavo Spotlight
Doctors Feeding Tube Goes Beyond Purpose
Even as Doctors Say Enough Families Fight to Prolong Life
Judge Rejects Attempt to Reconnect Schiavos Feeding Tube
Schiavo's Condition Holds Little Chance of Recovery
Schiavo in Her Last Hours Father Says Amid Appeals
Behind Life-and-Death Fight a Rift That Began Years Ago
Attorneys: Schiavo Settlement Money Spent
Child Protesters Show Support for Schiavo
Schiavo Judge Protected After Threats
A Look at Terri Schiavo Case by Numbers
That's Life (The New Republic)
Local politicians become involved in Schiavo case (Miami Herald)
March 27th
Schiavo Nears Death in Florida After Legal Battle
Schiavo's Parents Give Up Their Federal Appeals
Governor Is Pressed on Schiavo as Legal Moves Dwindle
Schiavo's Parents Ask Supporters to Go Home
Did Descartes Doom Terri Schiavo?
Docs Say Schiavo Videotapes Can Mislead
The Dangers of Political Theater
A Most Personal Test for the Church's Rules
The Power of Images to Create a Cause
Rich: The God Racket From DeMille to DeLay
Sowell: Tragedy amid confusion (Washington Times)
Goldcamp: In search of justice (Washington Times)
Schoettler: Debate over Life, Death (Denver Post)
DeLay's Own Tragic Crossroads (LA Times)
A Family's Slow Descent Into Loathing (LA Times)
World Watching But No Consensus on Ethics of Death (LA Times)
Schiavo case bares political sea change (LA Times)
Life or Death: Love's Choice (LA Times)
Hiassen: Easy prey for exploiting politicians (Miami Herald)
Grimm: Compassionate conservatives? Uh, not exactly (Miami Herald)
Schiavo case a story that affects us all (Miami Herald)
March 28th
Congress Ready to Again Debate End-of-Life Issues
Schiavo Receives Last Rites Communion
Family Acrimony Marks Long Schiavo Case
Years Ago DeLay's Father Was Taken Off Life Support
Culture Wars Latest Chapter: Schiavo Case
Schiavo's Parents Dealing With Reality
Parents Appeal to Fla Governor to Help Schiavo
Protesters Have Hearts on Sleeves and Anger on Signs
Schiavo Protesters Take Fight Back to Washington
Hentoff: Terri's tragedy (Washington Times)
Easter Charade (Slate)
Imagine Terri Were a Toaster (Slate)
Deathbed Conversion (Slate)
Thinking about Terry Schiavo (Letters) (Christian Science Monitor)
March 29th
Schiavo's Husband Says Autopsy Will End Suspicions
Activists Make Point in Schiavo Case
Terri Schiavo and the Moral Divide (5 Letters)
Fein: Ploy chorus...law libretto (Washington Times)
Olbermann: Schiavo - Case Closed (MS-NBC)
Jesse Jackson Urges Fla Woman Be Kept Alive
esse Jackson Prays With Schiavo's Parents
Spouse As Next of Kin Law Has Many Roots
Judge Dread (Slate)
Charges of hypocrisy (Washington Times)
March 30th
Appeals Court to Consider New Petition in the Schiavo Case
US Appeals Court Refuses to Review Schiavo Case
Supreme Court Again Denies Request by Schiavo Parents
Schiavo Obit Mistakenly Appears on Web
Black Leaders Split on Schiavo Case
Inside a Hospice the Usual Serenity Despite Chaos Outside
First Lady Says She and President Have Living Wills
In Vermont a Bid to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide
Doctors Insert Feeding Tube Through Pope's Nose
Thomas: Lessons and lapses (Washington Times)
Kudlow: The way of suffering (Washington Times)
Kurtz: Three Ring Spectacle (Washington Post)
Why Oregon is at the forefront of change on end-of-life care (Christian Science Monitor)
March 31st
Bush and Congress Rebuked in Schiavo Case
Who'll Speak Against Extremism (5 Letters)
States Taking a New Look at End-of-Life Legislation
Key Dates in Terri Schiavo Case
Supreme Court Rejects Schiavo Appeal
Schiavo's Attorney Carves Out Niche
Pope's Living Will Wants Life Support to the End
Federal Judge Condemns Intervention in Schiavo Case
Unwitting disciples...medical unknowns (Washington Times)
Terri Schiavo 41 Dies in Fla Hospice (Washington Post)
Two Weeks After Feeding Tube Was Removed Schiavo Dies
Editorial: Et Tu Florida (LA Times)
Politicians involved may feel effect at polls (Miami Herald)
A tragedy Terri Schiavo finally at peace (Miami Herald)
Editorial: Theresa Marie Schiavo
Private Eyes (The New Republic)
A Life Ends and a Nation Pauses to Reflect (7 Letters)
Vatican: Schiavos Death Violation of Sacred Life
Terri Schiavo a Shy Woman Thrust Into Spotlight
Legal issues in case called routine (Miami Herald)
April 1st
Schiavos Case May Reshape American Law
Family Feud Continues Over Terri Schiavo
A Next Step Making Rules to Die By
Even Death Does Not Quiet Harsh Political Fight
Jeb Bush Wont Feel Impact From Schiavo
Schiavo Family Husband Spar Over Funeral
Priest to Launch Anti-Euthanasia Group
Media Denied Access to Schiavo DCF Records
Political Battle in Schiavo Case Rages On
Schiavo Dies Ending Bitter Case Over Feeding Tube
Terris death (Washington Times)
Editorial: The Schindlers Train (LA Times)
Editorial: Life and Terri Schiavo (Christian Science Monitor)
Two very different lives exposed by the media grip us all (Christian Science Monitor)
The Terri Schiavo legacy (Christian Science Monitor)
Editorial: After Terri Schiavo (Washington Post)
Editorial: This Is Not the Way (Washington Post)
Schiavo endured multiple tragedies (Miami Herald)
Her life, her saga, her legacy (Miami Herald)
Schiavo case exposes fault lines between social process conservatives (Miami Herald)
Siblings were asked to leave room (Miami Herald)
Case broke little new legal ground (Miami Herald)
Two sides at end: outrage and relief (Miami Herald)
Laws may clarify end-of-life issues (Miami Herald)
Revelations aren't likely (Miami Herald)
Final moments: A still room, a hug, then the last breath (Miami Herald)
For mourners time to weep pray (Miami Herald)
Lessons in keeping faith facing reality (Miami Herald)
April 2nd
On the Day After--Attending to the Details of Death
Schiavo Case Evolved Into Huge News Story
The Legacy of Terri Schiavo (4 Letters)
Diversity of views on Terri Schiavo case (Letters) (Miami Herald)
After Terris death rivals retreat (Miami Herald)
April 3rd
Schiavo's Remains Cremated as Autopsy Becomes Part of Feud
Thomas: How many will listen? (Washington Times)
Judicial aftershocks from the Schiavo case (Christian Science Monitor)
Some See Link in Deaths of Pope Schiavo
Bush allies Schiavo rift threatens his agenda (Miami Herald)
Defede: May a dreamful peace be yours, Terri Schiavo (Miami Herald)
Case exposes conservatives differences (Miami Herald)
April 4th
Schiavo Case Spurring Statehouse Debate
Did Lawmakers Go Too Far in the Schiavo Case? (LA Times)
For Texas baby death without political circus (Miami Herald)
April 5th
Frist Says Courts in Schiavo Case Acted Fairly
Hundreds Gather to Mourn Terri Schiavo
What Terri Schiavo's Case Should Teach Us (Atlantic Monthly)
The Public to Politicians: Keep Out (Atlantic Monthly)
April 6th
Lawmakers Debate Schiavo-Related Issues
Was the Schiavo memo a fake? (Washington Times)
Intervention OK in some right-to-die cases advocate says (Miami Herald)
Schiavo case could alter Senate judicial debate (Miami Herald)
April 7th
Martinez says his staffer produced Schiavo memo (Washington Times)
Counsel to GOP Senator Wrote Memo On Schiavo (Washington Post)
April 8th-13th
Lambro: Politics of life and death (Washington Times)
Schiavo memo trips up rookie senator (Miami Herald)
Saunders: Schiavo fallout fallacies (Washington Times)
Veciana-Suarez: No peace for those left behind (Miami Herald)
Terri Schiavo's legacy (Washington Times)
Defede: Mel Martinez offers evidence of his stupidity (Miami Herald)
Legislators to Take Up End-of-Life Measure (LA Times)
April 14th-18th
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