Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court today by a Senate vote of 68-31. Nine Repulicans joined all 59 Democrats present (Senator Ted Kennedy was absent) in voting yes. She will be sworn in on Saturday. Her first term will becin October 5....
I get a certain refreshed faith in the legal system whenever I see judges holding government officials accountable for truly meeting standards required by law, and especially when it comes to upholding prisoner rights. Hopefully it's not a rare event, but when a...
Lakeview Elementary School in Wilson County, TN just may have found their Goldilocks solution. In 2006, sued by parents for promoting religion, Judge Robert Echols ruled that the preferential treatment officials gave to the "Praying Parents" group was a...
A battle of seasoned advocates is shaping up over the prayers opening the Chesapeake, VA City Council meetings. With each side accusing the other of misrepresenting court precedent, the ACLU and Freedom From Religion Foundation are both crying foul, while the Alliance...
As I mentioned in the post below, one of the cases the Supreme Court will hear in the next term involves a large memorial cross on the Mojave National Preserve. In Salazar v. Buono, the plaintiff, a Roman Catholic former employee at the Preserve, objects to the...
No surprise here, but C-Span is confirming that Judge Sonia Sotomayor now has commitments of support from enough Senators to ensure her confirmation some time later this week. One of the cases she will hear in her first term is Salazar v. Buono, a case of tortured...
