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Obama Has Historic Opportunity to Establish Legacy of Justice May 1President Barack Obama has the first real opportunity to establish a legacy that will extend far beyond his presidency. He made the Supreme Court a major feature of his campaign and won a strong mandate in November. He has expanded upon his mandate in his first 100 days and should now make a bold choice for the Supreme Court. Read More Take Action

Obama Wins Mandate on the Courts A memo from Kathryn Kolbert on how the November election "delivered a sweeping mandate for President-elect Obama to appoint federal judges who are committed to core constitutional values." Read more

Beyond the Sigh of Relief: Justices in the Mold of Brennan and Marshall On December 9, 2008, People For President Kathryn Kolbert held a conversation at the National Press Club with Julius Chambers, Dahlia Lithwick, John Payton, and Jamin Raskin on the future of the Supreme Court. Read more

Attacks on DOJ Nominees Signal Right's Judicial Nominations Strategy Right-wing political and legal organizations have unleashed a coordinated campaign of over-the-top attacks on the qualifications, records, and fitness of President Obama's nominees for important positions in the U.S. Justice Department. Right Wing Watch In Focus exposes the real reason why. Read more

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Don’t Believe the Right’s Propaganda on the Supreme Court

With everyone talking about the retirement of Justice David Souter, the Radical Right’s propaganda machine is set to max.

Right Wing Watch is reporting on the Right’s reaction. One of the more laughable claims comes from Wendy Long of the Judicial Confirmation Network:

The current Supreme Court is a liberal, judicial activist court. Obama
could make it even more of a far-left judicial activist court, for a long time
to come …
Calling the current Court liberal is like calling Mitt Romney consistent – you can’t say it with a straight face. In fact, no less an authority than Justice John Paul Stevens has pointed out that “every judge who’s been appointed to the court since Lewis Powell has been more conservative than his or her predecessor,” with the possible exception of Justice Ginsburg.

But, for the sake of argument, let’s review some of the highlights of the current “liberal” Supreme Court. Read on>>

 

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