Legalitiestag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-6124432009-06-08T20:53:26ZTypePadSupreme Court Puts Chrysler’s Sale to Fiat on Holdtag:typepad.com,2003:post-678623932009-06-08T16:53:26-04:002009-06-08T20:55:26ZJustice Ginsburg’s ruling today, putting on hold the sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat, does not mean that the deal is off. While the ruling may put the sale in temporary turmoil, Ginsburg's action is really the safe, prudent...Kristina WongWhite House Contacted Sotomayor Before Souter Announced His Retirementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-676399232009-06-04T15:35:51-04:002009-06-04T19:35:51ZThe Senate Judiciary Committee has released a completed questionnaire submitted by Supreme Court nomine Sonia Sotomayor. There's a lot to sift through, but here's one interesting bit: She reveals the White House contacted her about the "possibility of a future Supreme Court vacancy" four days before Justice David Souter announced he would resign. Theresa CookBecoming Nominee Sotomayortag:typepad.com,2003:post-672910832009-05-26T15:48:32-04:002009-05-26T19:48:32ZFrom the moment David Souter announced his retirement, his seat on the Supreme Court was Sonia Sotomayor's to lose. President Obama had been “very interested” in her from the start, said one top adviser, and almost immediately, his political advisers--led...Jan CrawfordJudge Wood Goes to Washingtontag:typepad.com,2003:post-670470792009-05-20T09:20:00-04:002009-05-20T13:20:00ZJust two days after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s sudden appearance in Washington set off a flurry of speculation about Supreme Court interviews, here’s something that actually could be significant: Federal Appears Court Judge Diane Wood, one of the leading contenders to replace David Souter, is in Washington today. Theresa CookObama: Fortifying Bush's policies on terrortag:typepad.com,2003:post-669808252009-05-19T09:24:03-04:002009-05-19T13:24:03ZThere's a must-read piece in The New Republic this week by Jack Goldsmith, the former head of the Office of Legal Counsel, outlining specific differences in the Bush and Obama approaches to the war on terror. In the article, Goldsmith...Jan Crawford The Pitfalls of Politicstag:typepad.com,2003:post-669471352009-05-18T21:29:25-04:002009-05-19T01:29:25ZPresident Obama, like Bill Clinton before him, has indicated he would like to tap a politician for the Supreme Court—someone like the iconic and influential Chief Justice Earl Warren, the former governor of California. But there are two big problems...Jan CrawfordA Stealth Nominee?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-666988112009-05-12T17:17:42-04:002009-05-12T21:17:42ZWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs revealed a little more than usual today when asked about the process for selecting a Supreme Court nominee. He was asked a relatively innocuous question about whether the White House will be able to...Jan CrawfordWho's on the Way to the Court: Chart the Coursetag:typepad.com,2003:post-666822032009-05-12T10:32:19-04:002009-05-12T14:32:19ZWhen selecting a Supreme Court nominee, White House officials essentially plot the prospects out on a graph. On the x-axis, you measure how closely the nominee fits with what you want in a justice; on the y-axis, you measure how...Jan CrawfordA Justice Who Has Juggledtag:typepad.com,2003:post-665349652009-05-08T08:38:42-04:002009-05-08T12:38:42ZI found myself praying for sun today making the kids’ breakfast--a dozen second- grade boys are descending at 3:30 for my son’s birthday party, which by all accounts should be outside in a moonbounce and not, under any circumstances, indoors....Theresa CookWhite House Formalizes Supreme Court Short Listtag:typepad.com,2003:post-665133012009-05-07T16:43:29-04:002009-05-07T20:43:29ZThe White House has formalized its short list of Supreme Court contenders and asked six prospects to provide personal background information, with an intensive vetting process now underway, according to sources close to the process.Theresa Cook